Finance Manager

We’re looking for a Finance Manager to join Paradise and take ownership of the agency’s day-to-day finances.

The role has two sides. You’ll work with our CFO and external accountants to keep the books in good shape, stay ahead of our commitments and give leadership a clear view of the agency’s financial health. You’ll also work with Client Services and speak directly with clients’ finance teams to make sure the work we deliver is billed on time and payments come in when expected.

You’ll be hands-on with the detail and comfortable talking it through with people across the agency. On any given day, you might reconcile the bank, work through the quarter’s figures with our CFO or help an account lead resolve a billing query before it holds up payment.

What you'll do:

• Run the agency’s day-to-day finances, from bookkeeping and bank reconciliations to expenses, supplier invoices and payment runs.
• Own the rolling cash flow forecast, keeping track of what’s due in and out and giving the CFO and leadership an early heads-up when cash looks tight.
• Run month-end, support management accounts and quarterly reviews with the CFO, and work with our external accountants on VAT, payroll and year-end.
• Keep payment approvals, banking requirements and recurring finance processes clear and on track.
• Partner with Client Services from project kick-off to agree billing schedules, get purchase orders in place and make sure changes in scope and billable costs make it onto the invoice.
• Be a trusted contact for clients’ finance teams. Get invoices out on time, resolve queries, chase payments and keep account leads informed when payment dates slip.

What you'll bring:

• Hands-on finance experience in an agency, small business or project-based team.
• Confidence with bookkeeping, month-end, accounting software and spreadsheets, and the ability to build and maintain a cash flow forecast.
• Practical experience coordinating VAT and payroll and working with external accountants.
• The confidence to talk through the numbers with our CFO, work through a billing query with an account lead and call a client about an overdue invoice.
• A calm, organised approach and good judgement about what to handle, when to escalate and where a process could be simpler.