Finance Manager

The HDY gang is getting bigger

Are you a true HDY’er?

Please note all candidates for this role will need to be a UK resident, or have current Right to Work in the UK documentation to be considered for the role, and will be required to work from our Birmingham office twice a week.
We’re currently on the lookout for a fantastic Finance Manager to join our growing team!

We need someone with passion and determination, because after all, HDY is far from normal. It’s not just any old job, it’s somewhere that we insist everyone to Be More Kid.

So, before you think about applying with a copy and pasted application form, we will let you into a little secret… We want to see how you stand out from the rest from the get go.

• Hybrid working
• 36 days off a year (including bank holidays)
• Maternity, paternity & bereavement leave (subject to eligibility)
• Access to free mental health services
• Access to eyecare vouchers
• Involvement with community partnerships and time to volunteer with charity organisations
• Breakfast and lunch buffet every Tuesday in the office
• A bunch of discounts at Digbeth venues
• Invites to our legendary Summer bash and Christmas party
• Spin the wheel to win fabulous prizes in our monthly gatherings
• The chance to tick something off your bucket list with a HDY-the-hell-not day
• Possibility of three month unpaid sabbatical after five years of service
• Annual pay rise (at Director's discretion, subject to eligibility)

Oh, and did we mention we’re a pooch friendly office..? Read more about why HDY is an awesome place to work here.

A glimpse at the role

As Finance Manager, you'll be responsible for making sure HDY Agency's money matters are in order.

What you’ll be getting your hands on

• Managing and assisting with the monthly reporting, budgeting and re-forecast processes with the SLT (Senior Leadership Team)

• Managing debtors and updating the Senior Leadership Team on outstanding debt

• Monitor the day-to-day financial operations within the company, such as payroll, invoicing, budgets, forecasting, and other transactions via Synergist and Xero

• Maintain and improve financial policies and procedures for the company and identify and address account discrepancies

• Monitoring cash flow/debt for the business and producing accurate financial reports to specific deadlines.

• Managing relationship with the Accountants to ensure nsuring the business meets all its statutory and compliance obligations, including statutory accounting and tax issues

• Managing staff pensions

• Looking for cost-reduction opportunities and strategies to minimise financial risk to the business

• Developing relationships with external contacts such as Accountants, auditors, solicitors and HM Revenue & Customs.

• Acting as the business’s main point of contact with the Board level Accountant /3rd party financial partners

Who you’ll get to work with...

You’ll sit in the agency's Operations Team, and work closely with the Managing Director, Co-Founders, Senior Leadership Team and Financial Director.

What we’re looking for…

• You have 4+ years experience as a Finance Manager from a marketing agency environment
• You have experience with agency timesheets, agency billing systems and working with client service and delivery teams to optimise our billing strategy
• You aren't afraid to make strategic recommendations to improve the trading and profitability of the agency
• You have experience presenting financial data in an engaging and accessible way
• Experience with international trading (US specifically) is not required but would be nice to have