Future PLC requires a Finance Manager for its UK Commercial Finance team. Future Plc is a global platform for specialist media, home to some of the world’s most famous website brands including Techradar, GamersRadar+, WhoWhatWear and Homes and Gardens.
What you'll be doing...
The role is responsible for ensuring the integrity of the UK Commercial Sales revenue, Cost of Sales and Overheads, leading the team producing the monthly financial management accounts, as well as performance analysis, and budgets and forecasts. In addition, this role will be the finance business partner to the UK Group Commercial Director as part of the senior leadership team (SLT).
Reporting into the Head of Finance for Media Commercial Finance, the Finance Manager will manage month end reporting & analysis, balance sheet controls for Future PLC UK Commercial, as well as being the key Finance business partner to the Head of UK Commercial and the lead sales directors.
There will be two direct reports.
Experience that'll put you ahead of the curve...
1. Qualified accountant, with greater than 1 year PQE (ACA, CIMA or ACCA)
2. Proven track record of managing, coaching and develop junior team members
3. You will need to be comfortable leading the monthly management accounts process for UK Commercial revenue, weekly & monthly forecasting process and oversight of year end close
4. Strong communication and business partnering skills with an aptitude for collaboration and share knowledge sharing
5. Strong analytical and problem solving skills
6. Ability to understand, review and improve processes and controls
7. Comfortable driving change across multiple functions and stakeholders
8. Confidence to challenge the status quo, balanced with providing guidance to the business
9. Positive mindset, proactive and with a can-do attitude
What's in it for you…
We have a number of awesome perks available to our staff. We offer huge opportunities to learn and develop, whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues. We have a fantastic culture where we really do care about our people and want everyone to succeed. Varied roles mean you’re not pigeonholed in to one finite area but get the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and experience
And to top it all off, not only do we offer unlimited holiday because we trust you to manage your workload and time but we also offer a share in our success whereby every colleague is eligible to join our profit pool bonus scheme - if Future hits their performance targets all colleagues may receive a bonus.
Internal job family level P5
The expected range for this role is £29,000 - £55,000
This is a Hybrid role from our Bath Office, working three days from the office, two from home
Who are we…
We’re Future. We’re 3000+ colleagues over 250+ brands speaking to 400 million people every month across the globe through websites, events and magazines. We’ve got ambitious plans that build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities and we’re looking for talented people who want to be a part of it.
Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future
We have a voice and we’re going to use it. We promote diversity and inclusion not just in our recruitment processes, but everything we do. We’re an equal opportunity employer and we will continue to ensure our recruitment process is free of bias and our workplaces are inclusive, positive, free of discrimination and respecting of all backgrounds and beliefs. Our culture is underpinned by our values and employees - current and future - are treated with respect and fairness.
Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made so we can give you the best experience!
Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.
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