Finance Manager

Employment type: Permanent
Salary: 65k/year - 75k/year

A leading Out of Home media owner and infrastructure company operates more than 33,000 advertising sites in the UK. A team of over 600 people work across multiple locations nationwide, delivering large-scale advertising campaigns.

The organisation’s mission is to create the future of media by transforming its estate through data-driven innovation and infrastructure. Its purpose is to provide both a platform for brands and a platform for positive impact, supporting advertisers while contributing to the wider community.

About the role

A Finance Manager is required to join the finance team, reporting to a senior finance leader. This is a central role within financial operations, where technical expertise will shape management accounting quality, alongside responsibility for leading a team.

This position would suit a qualified accountant who is comfortable reviewing complex journals, coaching a team, partnering with stakeholders, and driving process improvements.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading a team of four (two senior management accountants and two management accountants), supporting development and performance
• Owning the period-end timetable, ensuring processes run smoothly and deadlines are met
• Reviewing and challenging journals across multiple accounting standards, including fixed/variable rent, revenue, operating costs, accruals, prepayments, and provisions
• Partnering with commercial finance and planning teams to review results, investigate queries, and manage final adjustments
• Ensuring balance sheet reconciliations are completed, reviewed, and understood each period, with issues resolved monthly
• Maintaining a risk and opportunities log and keeping senior finance stakeholders informed
• Managing revenue share processes, including audits and external submissions
• Liaising with internal and external auditors across audit cycles
• Supporting the design and implementation of new systems and processes, ensuring documentation is maintained

Knowledge and skills

• Qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA or ACCA); industry experience preferred
• Experience managing, coaching, and developing a team
• Strong technical accounting knowledge across relevant standards
• Controls-focused mindset with the ability to identify and implement improvements
• Confident communicator able to influence stakeholders at all levels
• Commercially aware, proactive, and comfortable working to tight deadlines
• Experience using technology to improve processes
• Strong ERP systems experience and advanced Excel skills



What’s in it for you

• Hybrid working (office and home split)
• 33 days annual leave including public holidays
• Pension contributions up to 8%
• Healthcare plan
• Life insurance and income protection
• Cycle to work scheme
• Travel loans and retail discounts