Job Description

Join a leading entertainment company with various business interests including specialising in representing top-tier talent and producing high-quality, award-winning content across all platforms including film, television, and related media. This dynamic company is widely respected for its creative approach and commitment to nurturing breakthrough and established talent through both its respected management and production divisions.

As Finance Manager, you will play a critical role managing financial operations that underpin the business’s continued growth and success. Reporting to the Head of Finance, your role will be split approximately 50/50 between leading the client finance function and overseeing broader financial management activities.

To be a suitable candidate you will ideally be fully qualified accountant. Although relevant experience gained in a similar entertainment/media/ creative environment is essential. The company is preferably looking for someone with a client finance/accounting background from a talent management company but will also consider an individual who has led a team processing a high volume of transactions within the same industry.

If you’re looking for an interesting and varied role with a bit of a difference in a company with a great reputation within the Entertainment industry, this could be the role you’ve been looking for!

Key responsibilities include:

• Support month/year end close, bank reconciliations, budgeting, forecasting, group consolidations and annual audits
• Lead and manage a small team responsible for the client finance/payments, with overarching responsibility for ensuring precise invoicing, commission handling, queries resolution and timely processing of payments
• Ensuring full accuracy of VAT, withholding tax and act as senior escalation for payment disputes, invoice queries, and commission reconciliations
• Act as the interface between the wider business and client finance team, driving meetings to discuss commission reports, unpaid invoices etc
• Driving continuous process, systems & best practice improvements in client finance workflows, and driving any ad hoc projects to improve efficiency; delivery training as required around these
• Managing UK payroll preparation, pension administration, and related payroll queries alongside senior finance leadership
• Serving as a super-user for key financial systems including SAGE and Xero, leading on enhancements and training
• Preparation of accounts and tax for SPVs and subsidiary companies

About you:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with strong post-qualification experience
• Proven background in entertainment finance, ideally with direct client finance/payments experience in a talent management environment
• Experience managing and developing a small team in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Strong technical proficiency including a good working knowledge of accounting principles and the mechanics of VAT/withholding tax
• Experience of working in a high volume transactional environment (SSC experience would be beneficial)
• Advanced systems skills including Excel and accounting systems (SAGE, QuickBooks, Xero beneficial)
• Great team player, detail-oriented, process-driven, and highly organised with a proactive problem-solving approach
• Confident communicator able to work across teams, clients, and stakeholders with professionalism and clarity
• Motivated to make a tangible difference by supporting a creative business’s growth through robust finance leadership

Please note only suitable applicants will be contacted regarding this position.