Finance Manager - 12mth Fixed Term Contract (maternity cover) London, United Kingdom

The Finance Manager is responsible for reviewing accurate and timely management reporting for Teneo Strategy Limited. They will be responsible for the wider Teneo Strategy Limited team and have day to day management of the Accounts Receivable and Payable functions across all entities. The Finance Manager will be supporting the senior finance team and working alongside the other finance functions of Teneo. The Finance Manager will report into a Financial Controller.

Responsibilities

• Main Finance business interface providing financial information to Senior Management Team, Global Teneo Strategy CFO and Global Counterparties in line with monthly internal and global reporting timelines.
• Manage month end timetable and compliance.
• Monthly Revenue recognition ensuring revenue is accrued at the point of delivery and revenue forecasts are current in line with business expectations for Teneo Strategy.
• Support and oversee intercompany reconciliations ensuring all transactions are recorded accurately between all Teneo entities.
• Bill intercompany overhead recharges monthly.
• Manage, review and provide Debtor & Unbilled AR Analysis to Managing Directors and Controllers on a monthly basis.
• Oversee and run complex client accounts, driving compliance with Atrium procedures, accurate revenue recognition, allocation of third-party and intercompany costs.
• Advise client-facing teams on contract-related matters, including supporting the finance controller on drafting contracts and overseeing procurement processes.
• Monitor WIP to ensure all third-party costs are billed back promptly to ensure good working capital management.
• Lead the AR team to ensure high-performance, proactive workload management, and exceptional service to client-facing teams.
• Act as an escalation point for more complex matters.
• Manage the credit control function and resolve high-level, complex debtor accounts.
• Oversee month end reporting and ensuring accuracy of the P&Ls, identifying potential risks and issues communicated to the CFO and Senior Management.
• Review and signoff monthly balance sheet control accounts in line with the month-end procedures.
• Report final local financials in line with month-end timelines.
• Support the Controllers and CFO in preparation of forecasts, annual budgets and cash-flows.
• Reviewing of monthly accounts across all Teneo Strategy subsidiaries.
• Review and submit quarterly VAT return in conjunction with the rest of the UK for the UK wide return.
• Resolve queries arising from the senior team and wider Teneo finance teams.
• Identify areas of ‘best practice’ throughout the wider Teneo business and ensure these are adopted or shared.
• Supporting audit processes for Teneo Strategy and managing timelines.

Business as Usual

• Ensure compliance with local regulatory and statutory rules within the prescribed timetables.
• Main bank interface ensuring accounts are consistently managed, review and approval of payments and expense runs.

Team Management

• Manage and support all finance functions, (accounts receivable, payable and management accounts) alongside Controllers, providing direction, mentorship, training and performance development to support their career aspirations in line with the company review process.
• Ensure the team continually improves their knowledge and understanding of financial control.
• Review and monitor daily and monthly tasks providing further training for areas of development; ensuring task lists are up to date and adhered to.
• Ensure accurate maintenance of all accounting systems and ledgers.

The Finance Manager should act with discretion, integrity and professionalism always and be a key source of financial support for Senior Management and the wider global finance team.

Requirements

• Ensures all reports, data and written work are accurate and timely.
• Great attention to detail and an understanding that quality and accuracy of work underpin good financial reporting.
• Proactively develops initiatives to improve internal financial systems with the objective of delivering an effective and efficient service to the business.
• Keeps up to date with contemporary trends and technology.
• Makes good decisions in a timely manner that reflect a full understanding of risks, costs and benefits.
• Clearly and comfortably delegates both routine and important tasks/decisions.
• Can skilfully and confidently negotiate both internally and externally.
• Strong initiative and adopts a proactive approach.
• Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Identifies issues and resolves promptly.
• Manages and prioritises workload of themselves and their team effectively.
• Experience working in a fast‑paced, multicultural environment.
• Proficient at Excel and other Microsoft office programs.
• Good analytic skills with experience of reporting to senior team members.
• Clear understanding of the finance function with experience working as a Management Accountant.
• Experience of NetSuite accounting software – preferred but not essential.

Relationship Building

• Creates an immediate, positive and credible impression on others.
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills with all levels of people.
• Develops and maintains strong relationships with colleagues, clients and external suppliers.
• Communicates effectively with colleagues, clients and suppliers.
• Seen as a cooperative team player, willing to resolve issues for the good of all.
• Leads and inspires team and encourages the best from everyone.

Culture

• Proactive growth mindset, with a ‘can-do’ attitude, willingness to go above and beyond.
• Proactively takes on the challenge of unfamiliar tasks.
• Calm and resilient, committed and enthusiastic.
• Consistently works as a team player to achieve shared values and common goals.
• Displays a healthy work‑life balance, while sharing the load if teams are under pressure.
• Actively participates in continuing professional development.

What we can offer

• Competitive salary (depending on experience).
• 28 days holiday.
• Discretionary bonus.
• Annual salary review.
• Pension (with company contribution: 5% of annual salary).
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave (depending on length of service) and shared parental leave.
• Group Income protection.
• Life assurance.
• Cycle to work schemes.
• Season ticket loans.
• Regular social, cultural and charitable activities.
• Flexible working, 3 days in the office with office laptop.