Description
Lightroom is seeking a Finance Manager as part of the next stage of organisational growth. We are looking for someone with good attention to detail and systems building experience to help embed new processes and reporting as part of the transition to a new finance system.
Lightroom is seeking a Finance Manager as part of the next stage of organisational growth. We are looking for someone with good attention to detail and systems building experience to help embed new processes and reporting as part of the transition to a new finance system. The right candidate will have a sense of curiosity about the business as a whole and an appetite to work with budget holders to ensure we can all make the right decisions for the business. Everyone across the company works at both the strategic and operational levels. If this sounds exciting, we want to hear from you!
Skills & Experience
- Strong organisational and administrative skills
- Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written and an ability to convey complex and detailed information clearly, coherently and in an orderly fashion to people with a range of financial experience
- Ability to build positive working relationships with internal and external contacts
- An ability to work collaboratively
- A proactive approach to solving problems
- An ability to manage dynamic and changeable workloads in a fast-moving business
- An accountancy qualification or equivalent experience (5 years) at Finance Manager level particularly in respect of financial accounting
- Working in an arts or media business with ticket sales or similar income profile
- Calculation of royalties to IP holders
- Working internationally
- Understanding of the creative industries
- Responsible for the day to day processes of the Finance Dept of Lightroom including looking after Accounts Payable, recording ticketing and ancillary income, and checking bank reconciliations.
- Maintain strict control over invoicing, debtor collection, accounts payable activities, assisting the Finance Director with cash management.
- Ensure the timely preparation of actual figures for monthly management accounts including P&L, Balance Sheet and Cashflow, discussing financial variances and trends with the Finance Director to enable accurate forecasting.
- Supporting department heads with financial reporting and cost management - generating the reports they need to make informed decisions, including stock reconciliations for our Ticketing, Retail and Bar departments.
- Working with the Finance Director on financial reporting to intellectual property
For a full list of responsibilities please see the Lightroom website
To apply, please submit your CV and Cover Letter via the link under the advert for this role or on the Lightroom website. Your covering letter should detail how you meet the criteria within the person specification and why you would like to be considered for the role. We also kindly request that you fill in an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form either via this link or the web page. Should you wish to reach out for an informal conversation about the nature of the role, please contact our Stage Door team via 0330 500 2148 who will direct your call accordingly.