Finance Director

Visualhouse; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000

Job description

Location: London

Reports to: Chief Operating Officer

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Visualhouse is an international creative agency focused on creating compelling brand stories for architecture, design, and the built environment. We work worldwide with leading architects, developers and designers on landmark projects. Each project is unique, and to each we bring passion and expertise with our multidisciplinary creative teams skilled in 3D visualization, still imagery, film and animation, as well as branding and interactive. Together, these disciplines form a cohesive and creative vision to produce compelling brand narratives for our clients. We have studios in New York and London.

We are currently looking for a Finance Director to join our London team to lead the finance function of the London and New York entities of Visualhouse. Reporting to the COO, the Finance Director's responsibilities will encompass: leading strategic planning across the London and New York studios; finance, cash flow and billing management, development of financial control and procedures; budget management; and reporting.

About the role: This role reports to the COO and is an influential leader in implementing efficient financial processes and procedures. This is a multifaceted senior leadership role which encompasses all areas of financial processing from administration through to strategy. This position is full-time on-site in our London Studio.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Management and reporting on Visualhouse accounts in the UK and US
2. Manage and develop financial processes and budgets
3. Oversee current financial strategy to improve cash flow and billing frequency
4. Process purchase ledger including supplier invoices, statements and reconciliation of accounts
5. Bookkeeping duties on a day to day basis, produce P&L reports, balance sheet risk analysis and tax returns
6. Liaise with external lawyers, accountants and contracted legal services related to client contracts etc
7. Analysis of client contracts and financial viability
8. Analyse and report on financial performance and efficiencies across studios and multi-disciplinary teams
9. Assist COO with HR initiatives to enhance people processes
10. Manage all accounts payable and receivable processes
11. Manage financial (Xero) software and processing
12. Management of monthly payroll payments
13. Produce monthly reports related to costs and profitability
14. Analysis of annual tax liabilities and oversight of transfer pricing initiatives
15. Manage office hard/software procurement
16. Prepare information for auditors and external accountants
17. Manage staff expenses
18. Manage, maintain and improve filing of all electronic and paper based documentation
19. Carry out other ad-hoc administrative tasks as directed by COO
20. Assist with month end and tax year reporting

Skills and Experience:

1. Senior financial management experience within the UK and US is essential
2. ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified accountant
3. 6 years experience of professional experience in a similar role
4. Extensive cash flow management is a must
5. Experience in an architectural, design, marketing or media industry
6. Demonstrable experience of reporting to senior leadership
7. Experience with HR management is ideal
8. Highly meticulous with a fine attention to detail
9. The ability to plan and deliver financial projects by developing effective strategies
10. Demonstrable experience of the ability to foresee and mitigate risks

Technical skills:

• Proficient with Xero
• Production of complex financial reports
• Familiarity with Google Suite (Gmail, Sheets, Docs) is highly desirable
• Experience with Rippling, Leapsome, and Float softwares is preferable but not essential

Offering:

• A competitive salary
• Generous holiday allowance
• Pension contributions
• Christmas closure
• Monthly team outings
• Health & wellness reimbursement

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain a wealth of experience. In addition, we are committed to the training and nurturing of talent and staff development. Our studio is an exciting and collaborative space where we promote and encourage creative and innovative thinking.

All candidates must be eligible to work in the United Kingdom.

Due to exceptionally high volumes of applications, we are only able to respond to successful candidates.

Strictly no agencies, please.