We are Brainlabs, the High-Performance media agency, on a mission to become the world's biggest and best independent media agency. We plan and buy media that delivers profitable and sustained business impact. And what’s our formula? Superteams of Brainlabbers, fueled by data and enabled by technology.
Brainlabs has always been a culture-first company. In fact, from the very beginnings of the agency a set of shared principles, philosophies and values was documented in The Brainlabs Handbook, helping us create our unique culture.
As with everything here we always seek to adapt and improve so The Brainlabs Handbook has been fine-tuned to become The Brainlabs Culture Code.
This Culture Code consists of 12 codes that talk to what it means to be a Brainlabber. It’s a joint commitment to continuous development and creating a company that we can all be proud of, where Brainlabbers can turn up to do great work, make great friends and win together.
Introduction to Brainlabs
Brainlabs are on a mission to build the world’s smartest experimentation-led marketing agency. We’re ever-growing, forever changing, and always testing everything we do. And every step of the way, we want to be the best growth platform for our people, achieve remarkable results for our clients, and be leaders of our industry.
Purpose of the role
We are looking for Finance Manager - UK Operations to own the opex portion of the UK Finance Operations team. This role is based in Bangalore and reports to the UK Financial Controller who is based in London. This role will utilise our Global Finance Capability Centre for transaction work and will maintain strong control over finance operations. .
We are an energetic team, constantly seeking out efficiencies and improvements in what we do and are at the forefront of helping the business drive growth. The hiring of a Financial Controller to lead the Operations team is a key part of this journey for Brainlabs finance to help us more effectively partner with the business and to bring more efficiency and control to our accounting as we scale.
Financial Operations - Responsible for the delivery of the day to day finance opex operations and processing of the entity accounting
- Responsible for the delivery of the day to day finance operations and processing of the entity accounting within the 3 regional entities, including but not limited to
- Accounts Payable - Maintain control and processing of accounts payable in a timely manner.
- Prepayments
- Accruals
- Bank reconciliations
- Intercompany
- Fixed assets and depreciation
- Payroll and staff costs
- Manage monthly recharges per the transfer pricing guidelines in place.
- Develop & maintain robust financial processes, controls and systems across P&L, Balance Sheet and Cashflow to ensure month end delivery within 4 working days
- Ownership of the balance sheet (excluding revenue and media) with clear and organised monthly balance sheet reconciliation
- Delivery of the opex audit process through timely delivery of information for UK items
- Submission of quarterly VAT return for UK entities
Financial Reporting - Prepare accurate and effective financial reporting for areas under your control
- Production of monthly staff cost per head reports, reconciling to TBs
- Preparation of monthly reporting including commentary of forecast and budget variance for staff costs, overheads and balance sheet
- Production of monthly balance sheet reconciliations as well as identification and escalation of issues identified
- Manage team inputs on prior week actuals and AP reports for the 16 week cash flow forecast
- Prepare weekly payment run data including commentary vs 16 week cash flow
- Input into monthly Overhead forecast, working with and building a strong relationship with the FP&A Business partner
Experience and personality
Experience: 8-10 years with team handling
Educational qualifications: Atleast CA Inter or CMA Inter
What happens next?
We know searching for a job is tough and that you want to find the best career and employer for you. We also want to ensure that this position is the best fit for both you and us. Therefore, you will participate in a comprehensive interview process that includes skills interviews with our team. The goal of this process is to allow you to get to know us as we learn more about you.
Brainlabs actively seeks and encourages applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and identities. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace: we are committed to equal opportunity for all applicants and employees regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during the application process, please let us know!
Please note that we will never ask you to transfer cash or make any other payment to us in order to apply for a role or to work for Brainlabs. Any such asks are fraudulent and should be reported to the appropriate authorities in your area.
