Charcoalblue is looking for a commercially minded Finance Manager to join our team in a high-impact role supporting finance operations in this growing international business. You are a high-caliber professional who enjoys business partnering and is equipped to manage both sides of the finance coin: maintaining impeccable financial control and compliance, while providing meaningful analysis to inform our international growth strategy.

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will play a central role in delivering accurate reporting, improving financial processes, and providing insight that supports better decision-making. You will also work closely with colleagues across the business and contribute to planning, audit, and growth-related activity, making this a varied and visible position with real scope to add value.

What you’ll be doing

• Overseeing financial reporting including management accounts

• Overseeing core finance operations, including ledgers, reconciliations, cash handling, payroll, and compliance processes

• Providing clear financial analysis and commentary to support senior stakeholders and business unit leads

• Supporting budgeting, forecasting, audit activity, and wider group finance planning

• Helping improve reporting quality, strengthen controls, and drive process efficiency across the finance function

• Contributing to growth initiatives through analysis, modelling, and support for expansion activity where required

What we’re looking for

• A qualified accountant or studying towards fully-qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with management accounting experience

• A finance professional who is confident managing month-end, reporting, and financial controls

• Experience working in a multi-entity and/or international environment

• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to turn financial data into practical insight

• A proactive and collaborative approach, with the confidence to work across finance and non-finance teams

• Someone who enjoys improving processes, taking ownership, and helping a business scale effectively

This role offers the opportunity to step into a broad and influential finance position with exposure to operational finance, reporting, planning, and business support across an international group. If you are looking for a role where you can combine technical strength with commercial insight and make a visible contribution to a growing business, we would welcome your application.

What’s in it for you?

This is a permanent, full-time role with flexibility built in. You’ll be London-based, with flexible hours between 8am–8pm, Monday to Friday, and enjoy a hybrid setup with the ability to work from home up to 3 days per week, balanced with in-studio collaboration, site visits, and project meetings.

• Ability to request an unlimited number of days off under our “Take What You Need” leave policy

• Studio closure over Christmas and New Years

• Annual company bonus scheme

• Pension auto‑enrolment

• Monthly live event tickets allowance to stay inspired by the industry we design for

• Home working contribution towards internet and utilities

• Private Health Insurance after two years for you and your dependants

• Laptop and peripherals provided

• Company mobile phone scheme

• Cycle to Work Scheme and benefits platform

As you grow with Charcoalblue, so do your benefits – we’re in it for the long term.

Start Date

July 2026

Salary

The salary range for this role is £42,500 - £55,000 per annum for a 40-hour week.

Please state your salary expectations in your application in line with your experience.

Charcoalblue intends to offer the selected candidate base pay within this range, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience. Base pay is one part of the total rewards that Charcoalblue provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Charcoalblue provides a robust benefits package to help support you physically, financially, and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit our website’s careers page for more details.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Overview

We are committed to becoming an increasingly inclusive organization. We continuously work to eliminate unfair and discriminatory practices within the company while encouraging full and equal contributions from our diverse community.

Our mission is to foster an inclusive ethos by creating a welcoming work environment across our global practice. We provide recruitment opportunities that are open to all and encourage applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds to ensure our global team reflects the clients we collaborate with and the communities we serve.

If you require this application in a different format or need support during the application process, please contact Natalia Abril at natalia.abril@charcoalblue.com or via telephone at +44 (0)20 7928 0000. If you have any questions about accessibility or how the role may accommodate your personal circumstances, please reach out.

Charcoalblue strives to provide an environment free from discrimination and is committed to ensuring that all clients and customers can access the services and products we offer, across our three regions. We believe that all individuals – employees and clients alike – are entitled to be treated with respect and dignity.