Finance Manager

Projects move quickly here. Events land, content goes live, partnerships shift, and the numbers need to keep up. This media and events business is continuing to build out its portfolio across live experiences, content, and commercial partnerships, and they’re now looking for a Finance Manager to bring structure, control, and clear commercial insight as things scale.

The Role Reporting into senior finance leadership, the Finance Manager will take ownership of day-to-day finance delivery, ensuring management reporting is accurate, controls are robust, and stakeholders get insight they can actually use. The role offers broad exposure across events, media activity, and commercial teams in a fast-moving, project-led environment.

Key Responsibilities

Lead month-end close processes and produce accurate management accounts

Own budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management across events and media projects

Partner with operational teams to monitor costs, margins, and event profitability

Review project and event performance, providing clear commercial insight

Maintain strong balance sheet control and reconciliations

Support statutory reporting, audit preparation, and compliance requirements

Improve finance processes, reporting, and systems as the business scales

Manage and develop junior finance team members where applicable

Candidate Profile

ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified

Previous experience in media, events, or project-based environments

Strong technical accounting and reporting capability

Commercial mindset with the ability to support non-finance stakeholders

Confident communicator comfortable working in a fast-paced environment

Strong Excel and financial systems capability