Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Think Jam is a leading entertainment creative agency serving top fandoms and franchises. They are seeking a Finance Manager to manage day-to-day finance operations, including financial accounting, management reporting, and compliance for their UK and US entities.
Responsibilities
• Financial & Management Reporting - support the COO in delivering complete, accurate and timely financial and management information, including:
• Month-end: Own the accruals-based month-end and year-end close processes including full reconciliations of balance sheet, P&L, bank statements and posting journals across UK and US accounting systems. Prepare management accounts, cash flow forecasts, and consolidated reporting for group review
• Year-end: Ensure compliance with UK GAAP/IFRS and statutory filing requirements including management of annual statutory audit processes
• Compliance: Coordinate external audits, tax filings, and other regulatory submissions including VAT returns, payroll reporting and annual year end filing
• External advisors: Manage relationships with local accountants, auditors, and advisors as required
• Operational Finance - oversee and manage our Finance Administrator and deliver all aspects of day-to-day operational finance, including:
• Bookkeeping: Ensuring all transactions are accounted for accurately and in line with our accounting policies
• Accounts Receivable: Ensuring invoices are raised and submitted to clients in accordance with contracts, and are paid in a timely manner
• Accounts Payable: Ensuring supplier invoices are processed, approved, and paid in line with company policy
• Payroll: Administering payroll for UK and US employees alongside the HR Manager, including coordination with external payroll providers and reconciliation of related accounts
• Expenses: Overseeing employee expense claims and reimbursements, as well as the use of company credit cards, ensuring policy compliance and correct coding of transactions
• Cashflow: Continuous monitoring of scheduled payments, cash balances and currencies
• Controls: Maintain and operate strong internal controls and support the development of scalable finance processes
• Systems: Manage the administration of our ERP systems and scheduled reports
• Commercial Finance & Business Partnering - support the wider business in delivering exceptional commercial results, including:
• Commercial Management: Support Account Management and Production teams to manage pipeline, booked revenue, estimated budgets, and work-in-progress
• Financial Planning: Collaborate with leadership on pricing, budgets, forecasts, and performance tracking, and ad-hoc reporting as required
• Insights: Provide commercial insights and recommendations to drive profitability and efficiency
Skills
• ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified with 3+ years' experience in accounting or finance
• Strong understanding of UK accounting standards, tax, and compliance requirements
• Experience with Small to Medium sized business accounting software, project management systems, and strong spreadsheet skills
• Analytical thinker with attention to detail and a continuous improvement mindset
• Comfortable working across time zones and collaborating with USA stakeholders
Benefits
• 28 days holiday per year
• Plus bank holidays, time off for birthdays, cultural/religious holidays, and charity work
• Bupa Health Plan
• Competitive parental leave package
Company Overview
• Think Jam is a creative marketing agency that focuses on content creation, global campaigns, communications strategy and consultancy. It was founded in 2004, and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://www.thinkjam.com.