Finance Manager / Financial Controller - London

VISUALHOUSE is an international creative agency focused on creating compelling brand stories for architecture, design, and the built environment. We work worldwide with leading architects, developers, and designers on landmark projects. Each project is unique, and to each, we bring passion and expertise with our multidisciplinary creative teams skilled in 3D visualization, still imagery, film, and animation, as well as branding and interactive. Together, these disciplines form a cohesive and creative vision to produce compelling brand narratives for our clients. We have studios in New York, London and Barcelona.

Your Role at Visualhouse

Reporting to the CEO, you will act as an influential leader in implementing efficient financial processes and procedures. This is a multifaceted senior leadership role which encompasses all areas of financial processing from administration through to strategy. You will play a key role in leading strategic planning across the London and New York studios; finance, cash flow and billing management, development of financial control and procedures; budget management; reporting and supporting strategic decision-making as the business continues to grow internationally.

What You\’ll Own

Strategic & Leadership

• Lead the financial strategy across UK and US entities, partnering closely with the CEO and senior leaderships
• Own budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning
• Provide clear financial insight to support commercial decision-making, pricing, and project viability
• Oversee cash flow management and optimise billing cycles to support sustainable growth
• Identify financial risks and implement robust governance, controls, and mitigation strategies

Financial Operations & Control

• Oversee management accounts, reporting, and month-end close for UK and US entities
• Develop, maintain, and improve financial policies, processes, and internal controls
• Manage accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, expenses, and statutory reporting
• Oversee tax compliance, audit preparation, and transfer pricing considerations
• Own and optimise finance systems and workflows (Xero)

Commercial & Project Finance

• Review client contracts from a financial and commercial risk perspective
• Partner with project and studio teams to monitor project profitability
• Analyse financial performance across studios, disciplines, and geographies
• Produce regular reporting on costs, margins, and overall business performance
• Liaise with external lawyers, accountants and contracted legal services related to client contracts, etc

Operational Oversight

• Oversee bookkeeping and day-to-day transactional finance activities
• Manage supplier relationships and finance-related procurement
• Maintain accurate and compliant financial records and documentation

What You\’ll Bring

• Proven senior finance experience within UK entities; US entity exposure is highly desirable
• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified (or qualified by experience)
• Strong background in cash flow management and commercial finance
• Experience within architecture, design, creative, marketing, or media environments preferred
• Highly analytical, detail-oriented, and commercially minded
• Able to anticipate financial risks and confidently manage complexity across jurisdictions
• Comfortable operating in a hands-on, entrepreneurial, creative environment
• Strong working knowledge of Xero or similar accounting platforms
• Advanced financial reporting and analysis capability
• Proficient with Google Workspace (Sheets, Docs, Gmail)

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday allowance
• Regular team outings and studio socials
• Monthly wellness budget to support physical and mental wellbeing
• Ongoing training, development, and progression opportunities
• A collaborative, creative studio environment with international exposure