Commercial Finance Manager, Central London - Media/Marketing, up to £45,000 plus benefits Commercial finance manager role available in a large media and marketing agency based in Central London. This person will be responsible for a portfolio of clients and will line manage a couple of junior analysts within the team. This role will report directly into the Financial Controller. Key

Responsibilities:
Projects and Process analysis Manage a portfolio of clients for all finance related matters Business Partner with Account teams in the form of Finance clinics, ensuring sufficient training is provided to team members using DDS and assisting with finance questions / queries. Help to design and implement controls and processes to mitigate risk Assist on automation projects, for example automating spend reconciliations Participate in implementing a new Starter, Finance induction programme Ensure timely billing of spend and fees Review and Manage Debtors, working with Shared finance credit control function and Account teams to ensure timely payment of debts Prepare and provide senior management with debt analysis reports Perform PO reconciliations on client portfolio Escalation contact for any payment problems with suppliers, bridging Shared finance, Account teams and suppliers to resolve Oversight of Intercompany Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable ledgers, ensuring approval to clear intercompany line items obtained in a timely manner Prepare timesheet analysis reports for use in client fee analysis Preparation of client facing documents Manage Client related Group reporting responsibilities Key Skills & Qualifications: Part Qualified/Finalist level ACCA/CIMA/ACA candidate 2-5 years experience within management accounting/financial accounting Approachable and happy to lead a team Happy being client-facing Trace is an innovative recruitment consultancy. Our person organisation fit profiling tool, the Predictive Fit Profiler, is helping us fit our candidates with our clients from a personality, behaviours, motivations and cultural compatibility perspective.