Finance & Performance Lead
Join Conductr as we scale, tackling complex challenges and driving financial excellence across diverse, large-scale projects. We’re looking for adaptable problem-solvers who thrive in dynamic environments and enjoy collaborating across teams to navigate an ever-evolving landscape.
About Us:
CONDUCTR is a dynamic collective of designers, technologists, media experts, producers & engineers. The vision is simple – fuse the creativity of a design studio, with the innovation of a tech lab, to create a one-stop shop for extraordinary guest-centric, 360 attraction experiences.
Responsibilities
Financial Strategy and Planning
- Work closely with the FD/CFO to shape and refine financial strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and international expansion plans.
- Develop financial models to support decision-making across product and consultancy revenue streams.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning, ensuring financial strategy supports growth across multiple markets.
- Identify trends, risks, and opportunities, providing strategic insights to enhance financial performance.
Financial Operations and Reporting
- Oversee the monthly financial close process, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.
- Design and implement a structured monthly reporting framework, ensuring consistency across all business units, including UK and US operations.
- Develop a management reporting pack that delivers financial insights, KPIs, and trend analysis for the FD/CFO and leadership team.
- Ensure revenue recognition processes accurately reflect the complexities of long-term consultancy contracts, multi-currency transactions, and cross-border revenue streams.
- Work with operational teams to track profitability, cost control, and resource utilisation across geographically dispersed projects.
- Enhance financial visibility through data-driven dashboards and automated reporting solutions.
Commercial Finance and Business Performance
- Support the FD/CFO in refining financial reporting structures, ensuring they evolve with the business’s changing needs across multiple locations.
- Collaborate with commercial teams to develop pricing models, structure contracts, and optimise margins, considering international tax and financial implications.
- Develop and refine performance metrics and KPIs to support data-driven decision-making.
- Conduct profitability analysis across products and projects, identifying opportunities for efficiency gains and cost optimisation.
- Work closely with project teams to analyse the financial performance of both existing and upcoming projects, providing data-driven recommendations.
Scaling Finance and Process Automation
- Partner with the FD/CFO to improve finance processes, ensuring scalability as the company expands across multiple regions.
- Evaluate and optimise financial systems, automation tools, and reporting platforms to enhance data accuracy and accessibility.
- Streamline financial reporting and operational processes to improve efficiency across an international business model.
You should have:
- A qualification as a fully Chartered Accountant (CIMA or ACCA).
- At least five years’ experience in FP&A, commercial finance, or a similar role within a fast-paced, growth-focused environment.
- Strong financial modelling, forecasting, and strategic planning skills.
- Expertise in revenue recognition, contract-based financial management, and project costing across multiple geographies.
- Experience in developing monthly financial reporting schedules and management packs for leadership teams.
- Ability to collaborate with the FD/CFO, project teams, and business stakeholders to refine reporting and drive performance insights.
- Hands-on experience with financial systems, automation, and data visualisation tools such as Power BI, Tableau, SQL, or NetSuite.
- Experience managing multi-entity financial operations and handling cross-border financial complexities.
It would be great if you have:
- Experience scaling finance operations in a technology, product development, or consultancy-based business.
- Knowledge of project accounting and cost tracking for large-scale consultancy engagements.
- Background in owner-managed or entrepreneurial environments with a hands-on approach.
- Exposure to international finance, multi-currency reporting, and cross-border financial planning.
What We Offer:
- A competitive salary and benefits package.
- A vibrant, inclusive, and dynamic work environment.
- Opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- A chance to be part of a forward-thinking team making a real difference.
This is not a role where everything is set in stone—we are building something dynamic and need individuals who can adapt, problem-solve, and thrive in an evolving landscape. If that sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.
Our Values
- We go above and #beyond.
- We work as a #team & make it fun.
- We creatively #kick-ass.
- We #do it efficiently, on time & on budget.
- We deliver work that makes us #proud.
Does this sound like the job for you?
Simply email your CV and details to jobs@conductr.co.uk