Finance Director, B2B

Location

Bath, Somerset | United Kingdom

Job description

The Future B2B Division consists of more than 14 leading brands in B2B media across a breadth of vertical end markets. Key brands include SmartBrief, ActualTech, ITPro, Tech & Learning, TVTech, Broadcasting & Cable and more. The division is key to Future’s growth strategy.

With expert editorial teams across key B2B sectors, we are a trusted voice spanning various industries. From trade news, to hardware and software buying guides, to industry updates, we inform, educate and empower our B2B audience. We operate across channels - with key product lines in digital, print, events (both live and virtual), content marketing and more.

What you'll be doing...

The Finance Director B2B is a key senior finance position, reporting into the Group Commercial Finance Director with a strong dotted line to the CEO of the B2B business and B2B Sale leads. The Finance Director B2B is responsible for the financial stewardship and financial management of the B2B Division and will have a detailed understanding of the areas of the business, supporting decision making, creating and maintaining a robust control environment, planning, forecasting and creating insight to better understand the risks and opportunities, key business and sparring partner to the B2B CEO.

The Finance Director is the lead commercial business partner to the operational functions in the business as well as a key link between the finance department and the business.

The Finance Director is a senior leader driving and supporting continuing process improvement and best practice within both the Commercial Finance team and the wider finance function, responsible for managing a team of management accountants and commercial finance business partners.

Experience that will put you ahead of the curve...

• Commercial industry experience with an understanding of the media/B2B business a plus.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across Finance, business leaders and operational teams, including the ability to quickly absorb and apply new information.
• Proactive approach to work, with an enquiring mind with strong analysis, numeracy skills and the willingness to take leadership of complex/difficult tasks.
• Able to strike the right balance between challenge and support across the organisation at all levels.
• Effective prioritisation of workloads and initiatives which deliver results in a timely and relevant manner.
• Able to service business leaders in North America (Central Eastern Time GMT -5-7hrs) and adapt working hours appropriately.
• Effective management of conflict if required.
• Proven ability to present complex financial information to various stakeholders in the organisation in a clear and easy to understand format.
• Good knowledge of financial systems, financial reporting, internal controls.
• Strong G Suite or MS Office skills including Excel, Word and Powerpoint.
• At all times, demonstrate excellent commercial awareness, teamwork and flexibility.
• Qualified Accountant CPA/ACA/ACCA/CIMA.

Internal Job Family Level P2

The expected range for this role is £85,000 - £115,000, depending on experience.

This is a Hybrid role from our Bath Office, working three days from the office, two from home

Who are we…

We’re Future. We’re 3000+ colleagues over 250+ brands speaking to 400 million people every month across the globe through websites, events and magazines. We’ve got ambitious plans that build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities and we’re looking for talented people who want to be a part of it. 

Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future

We have a voice and we’re going to use it. We promote diversity and inclusion not just in our recruitment processes, but everything we do. We’re an equal opportunity employer and we will continue to ensure our recruitment process is free of bias and our workplaces are inclusive, positive, free of discrimination and respecting of all backgrounds and beliefs. Our culture is underpinned by our values and employees - current and future - are treated with respect and fairness.

Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made so we can give you the best experience!

Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.

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Salary

£85k - £115k per annum