A fast-growing creative agency specialising in high-impact advertising campaigns and production shoots is seeking a Fractional Financial Controller to join on a part-time basis (a few days per week). This is a rare opportunity to build the finance function from the groundup across both the London and France operations. You will be responsible for setting up robust financial systems and processes from scratch, establishing financial governance, and bringing structure to a fast-moving, creative environment. Alongside this, you'll play a key role in managing suppliers, improving cost control, driving operational efficiency, and supporting the strategic growth of the business across both regions.We are looking for someone who can be based in either in France full time or from London with regular travel to Paris! Key duties: Establish and implement end-to-end financial systems, controls, and reporting processes Build and manage budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow frameworks for UK and French operations Oversee supplier onboarding, contracts, payment processes, and supplier relationship management Identify and deliver cost-saving opportunities and efficiency improvements across production and agency operations Produce timely and insightful management accounts and financial reporting for leadership Support project and campaign costing, ensuring profitability across shoots and client work Ensure compliance across both UK and France financial and tax requirements (with external advisors where needed) Partner with leadership to support commercial decision-making and business scaling strategy Develop scalable finance processes to support future growth and potential headcount expansion Key skills: Qualified or experienced Financial Controller (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent experience) Strong background in creative agencies, production companies, media, or project-based businesses Proven experience building or overhauling finance functions or systems Strong understanding of job costing, project profitability, and supplier-heavy environments Experience working across multi-country or cross-border operations (UK and/or France exposure advantageous) Comfortable working independently in a fractional or part-time capacity Commercially minded with the ability to influence senior stakeholders Excellent communication skills with a practical, solutions-focused approach Apply today.
May 27, 2026
Full time
A fast-growing creative agency specialising in high-impact advertising campaigns and production shoots is seeking a Fractional Financial Controller to join on a part-time basis (a few days per week). This is a rare opportunity to build the finance function from the groundup across both the London and France operations. You will be responsible for setting up robust financial systems and processes from scratch, establishing financial governance, and bringing structure to a fast-moving, creative environment. Alongside this, you'll play a key role in managing suppliers, improving cost control, driving operational efficiency, and supporting the strategic growth of the business across both regions.We are looking for someone who can be based in either in France full time or from London with regular travel to Paris! Key duties: Establish and implement end-to-end financial systems, controls, and reporting processes Build and manage budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow frameworks for UK and French operations Oversee supplier onboarding, contracts, payment processes, and supplier relationship management Identify and deliver cost-saving opportunities and efficiency improvements across production and agency operations Produce timely and insightful management accounts and financial reporting for leadership Support project and campaign costing, ensuring profitability across shoots and client work Ensure compliance across both UK and France financial and tax requirements (with external advisors where needed) Partner with leadership to support commercial decision-making and business scaling strategy Develop scalable finance processes to support future growth and potential headcount expansion Key skills: Qualified or experienced Financial Controller (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent experience) Strong background in creative agencies, production companies, media, or project-based businesses Proven experience building or overhauling finance functions or systems Strong understanding of job costing, project profitability, and supplier-heavy environments Experience working across multi-country or cross-border operations (UK and/or France exposure advantageous) Comfortable working independently in a fractional or part-time capacity Commercially minded with the ability to influence senior stakeholders Excellent communication skills with a practical, solutions-focused approach Apply today.
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Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire
Senior Finance Officer Location: Letchworth Type: Fixed Term Contract (Minimum 12 Months) Salary: £32,000 Our client, a well-established organisation based in Letchworth, is looking to appoint a Senior Finance Officer to join their friendly and collaborative finance team. This is a varied role offering responsibility across payroll supervision, invoicing, month-end and reporting, whilst working closely with the Finance Officer and Management Accountant to support the wider finance function. The business offers a genuinely supportive environment, ongoing training and development, and the opportunity to join a close-knit team with a strong collaborative culture. The Role Working as part of a close-knit finance team, you will support the day-to-day running of the finance function, taking ownership of payroll-related activities whilst assisting with transactional finance and reporting processes across the business. Key Responsibilities: Supervising and supporting payroll staff internally and external payroll support providers Overseeing end-to-end payroll processing for 200+ employees Supporting with weekly timesheets, annual leave and sickness processing where required Reviewing overtime hours and payroll accuracy Managing payroll queries, contract changes and leavers Processing sickness documentation and supporting payroll reconciliations Acting as an escalation point for more complex payroll issues Processing purchase invoices Managing invoicing queries across multiple income streams Assisting with month-end duties including journals and bank reconciliations Supporting the Management Accountant with Board reporting and ad hoc projects Maintaining and updating budget data Exporting and analysing SAP reports for month-end processes Producing analysis and reporting for stakeholders across the business About You: Previous experience within a finance role covering payroll and transactional finance Experience supervising or overseeing payroll processes would be advantageous Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships across the business Good understanding of financial processes and procedures Strong Excel and general IT skills Experience using finance systems/databases, ideally SAP Highly organised with strong attention to detail Able to manage workload effectively and meet deadlines Comfortable working independently and supporting multiple priorities simultaneously What's on Offer: Supportive and collaborative working environment Ongoing training and professional development Company pension scheme Health & wellbeing programme Employee discounts and rewards scheme If you're looking for a varied finance role within a friendly and supportive organisation where you can make a genuine impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now or get in touch for a confidential conversation.
May 26, 2026
Contractor
Senior Finance Officer Location: Letchworth Type: Fixed Term Contract (Minimum 12 Months) Salary: £32,000 Our client, a well-established organisation based in Letchworth, is looking to appoint a Senior Finance Officer to join their friendly and collaborative finance team. This is a varied role offering responsibility across payroll supervision, invoicing, month-end and reporting, whilst working closely with the Finance Officer and Management Accountant to support the wider finance function. The business offers a genuinely supportive environment, ongoing training and development, and the opportunity to join a close-knit team with a strong collaborative culture. The Role Working as part of a close-knit finance team, you will support the day-to-day running of the finance function, taking ownership of payroll-related activities whilst assisting with transactional finance and reporting processes across the business. Key Responsibilities: Supervising and supporting payroll staff internally and external payroll support providers Overseeing end-to-end payroll processing for 200+ employees Supporting with weekly timesheets, annual leave and sickness processing where required Reviewing overtime hours and payroll accuracy Managing payroll queries, contract changes and leavers Processing sickness documentation and supporting payroll reconciliations Acting as an escalation point for more complex payroll issues Processing purchase invoices Managing invoicing queries across multiple income streams Assisting with month-end duties including journals and bank reconciliations Supporting the Management Accountant with Board reporting and ad hoc projects Maintaining and updating budget data Exporting and analysing SAP reports for month-end processes Producing analysis and reporting for stakeholders across the business About You: Previous experience within a finance role covering payroll and transactional finance Experience supervising or overseeing payroll processes would be advantageous Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships across the business Good understanding of financial processes and procedures Strong Excel and general IT skills Experience using finance systems/databases, ideally SAP Highly organised with strong attention to detail Able to manage workload effectively and meet deadlines Comfortable working independently and supporting multiple priorities simultaneously What's on Offer: Supportive and collaborative working environment Ongoing training and professional development Company pension scheme Health & wellbeing programme Employee discounts and rewards scheme If you're looking for a varied finance role within a friendly and supportive organisation where you can make a genuine impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now or get in touch for a confidential conversation.
