Posted 21 July, 2026
Finance Controller
Trace | Expert Accountancy & Finance Recruitment
London, ENG, GB
Full Time
Job Description
Financial Controller, Activation/Influencer Agency, part-time/flexi perm role We have an exceptional role for an experienced FM/FC/HOF to own their island, and lead the financial stewardship of an exciting and scaling marketing agency. No day will be the same, and you will be needed to own and tackle a real range of tasks, potentially some you were doing a few years ago. The benefit being a role, and team you can build in your own mould with prospects to grow with the founder and agency as they do. The role This is a newly created, hands-on role to bring our day-to-day finance function in-house. You’ll run the engine room: keeping the books accurate and up to date in Xero, managing cash and supplier payments tightly, and ensuring everything is reconciled and month-end ready. You’ll work directly with our Finance Director, who owns forecasting and produces the monthly management accounts, and alongside our external accountants. The priority is control, accuracy and staying on top of a high volume of daily transactions in a cash-conscious business — delivered efficiently across a four-day week. Key responsibilities will include:\n
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- Month end ownership & presentation to the Founder \n
- Support the CFO on team / project profitability \n
- Daily finance operations via zero \n
- Run the weekly payment cycle, prioritising payments against available cash \n
- Track production, events and influencer project costs against revenue \n
- Help manage deferred income and revenue recognition timing on multi-month projects \n
- Reconcile retainer billing each quarter \n
- Dext / expense lead \n
