Senior Finance Manager (Commercial) in Surrey

Bauer Media Outdoor is one of the UK’s leading Out of Home media owners and infrastructure companies, with more than 33,000 advertising sites in our portfolio. Our talented team of over 600+ people work in 14 locations across the country, creating and delivering some of the most memorable advertising campaigns in the UK.

At Bauer Media Outdoor our mission is to create the future of media, transforming our estate to the benefit of all our stakeholders, through data-driven innovations and infrastructure. Our purpose is to provide both a platform for brands and a platform for good, delivering on advertisers’ media objectives whilst having a positive impact on the world around us.

We're looking for a Finance Manager to join our finance team, reporting to the Deputy Financial Controller. This is a pivotal role at the heart of our financial operations — one where your technical expertise will shape the quality of our management accounting, and your people leadership will help a talented team thrive.

This role would suit a qualified accountant who's equally comfortable reviewing complex journals and coaching a team as they are partnering with commercial stakeholders and driving process improvement.

• Leading a team of four (two Senior Management Accountants and two Management Accountants) — supporting their development, performance, and day-to-day work
• Owning the period end timetable, ensuring management accounting processes run smoothly and deadlines are met
• Partnering with the Commercial Finance and FP&A teams to review period end results, investigate queries, and manage final adjustments
• Ensuring balance sheet reconciliations are completed, understood, and reviewed each period, with queries resolved on a monthly basis
• Maintaining a risk and opportunities log and keeping the Financial Controller and Head of Financial Reporting informed of developments
• Managing the revenue share process, including audits and council submissions
• Liaising with internal and external auditors across various audit cycles
• Contributing to the design and implementation of new systems and processes, and ensuring all procedures are documented and centrally stored

Qualifications:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA or ACCA)
• Experience managing, coaching, and developing a team
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, including UK and DE GAAP (FRS102)
• Solid ERP and systems experience, with strong Excel skills

Benefits:

• Flexible working (3 days in our offices and 2 days at home)
• 33 paid holidays including bank holidays
• Company Pension Scheme matched up to 8%
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Life Insurance and group income protection scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Travel/Season ticket loans and a whole host of discounts across hundreds of retailers

If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through telephone, email, or face to face. At Bauer Media Outdoor, we are committed to treating everyone with fairness and respect, regardless of their race, gender, age, ethnicity, background, sexual orientation, disability, or any other differences.