Finance Manager | Modern Art Gallery | London

Harmonic are delighted to be recruiting for one of the UK's biggest success stories in the Art industry, who are looking for a Finance Manager.

The Business:

They are a rapidly growing Contemporary Art Gallery based in Central London, who have interests in Art, Ecommerce and Events. The business has a diverse portfolio of ventures all of which are successful in their own right, with their flagship Gallery being the largest generator of revenue. The business take a modern approach to work-life balance with the option for a hybrid working from home setup.

With a Turnover of around £15 million and growing year-on-year, the business is on an exciting growth trajectory, thus making it a fantastic time to join. This presents a great opportunity to join one of the high-growth disruptors in the Art industry and play a pivotal role in their future strategy and success.

The Role:

As the Finance Manager you will be reporting directly into a talented Finance Director, who has a fantastic track record of developing and mentoring colleagues. You will be responsible managing a finance team of two Finance Assistants. There is fantastic progression on offer with a clear pathway to Head of Finance in 12-18 months.

This is a broad position which will include leading on the management accounting, month-end as well as the commercial finance piece. The FP&A work will include forecasting, budgeting and commercial analysis on profitability. As such you will work closely business partnering with the Gallery directors to develop and advise on the commercial & financial strategy.

Duties:

As the Finance Manager, your duties will include but not be limited to

• Driving month-end processes.
• Producing Monthly Management Accounts with insightful analysis.
• Providing informative Management Information.
• Managing and developing a team of two Finance Assistants.
• Leading on the budgeting and forecasting for the business.
• Business Partnering with the Directors to work on the commercial and financial strategy.
• Driving improvements and efficiencies through the business to improve profitability.
• Responsibility for balance sheet reconciliations.
• Any ad-hoc duties supporting the Finance Director.

What we need to see (essential):

• ACCA/CIMA (Part-Qualified or Qualified)
• Good knowledge of XERO
• Prior experience in a fast-moving, creative environment
• Great communication skills

What we'd like to see (bonus):

• Experience within a gallery
• Managerial experience

Salary: £50,000 - £65,000

Bonus: Annual Bonus

If this is something of interest, please get in touch at or please apply online.

Due to the high volume of applications we are receiving, if you haven't heard back from us please assume your application was unfortunately unsuccessful on this occasion.

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