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About the Role

This role is a key position within RA's Finance team, supporting the Head of Group Reporting & Control in maintaining accurate financial reporting and strong financial controls. You will own the monthly close process, coordinate payroll and payments, and play a central role in tax compliance and cost control. You will lead a small team, providing hands-on support and training, while working closely with the Head of Group Reporting & Control to continuously improve processes and controls.

Responsibilities

Prepare monthly group management accounts and assist with the monthly management reporting pack.
Ensure accurate and timely reporting in line with group accounting policies.
Support group consolidation across all entities, including feeding and reconciling the consolidation model.
Drive the month-end close process across all entities.
Own the general ledger and ensure all balance sheet accounts are reconciled monthly.
Reconcile merchant/PSP settlement balances to the ledger, ensuring settlement funds in transit are correctly recorded.
Own intercompany reconciliation and elimination across all group entities.
Coordinate the payroll process with the Management Accountant.
Approve payment runs.
Execute treasury operations to ensure adequate funds for promoter payments.
Execute day-to-day foreign exchange conversion within policy.
Monitor cash flow and liquidity.
Manage debtors, ensuring robust collections processes and timely resolution of overdue balances.
Monitor debtor exposure and report on key risks and trends.
Ensure debtors management is aligned with promoter balances, with offsets accurately applied.
Improve processes and controls within the finance team.
Act with independence on automation projects and process improvements.
Own and develop ticketing settlement reconciliation and controls.
Integrate cost controls into the business in line with budgets and forecasts.
Identify opportunities to strengthen the control environment.
Manage the spend management platform's control environment and act as key relationship holder.
Act as a point of contact for future external audits.
Support the preparation of audit deliverables and documentation.
Prepare audit schedules and supporting workpapers.
Support the production of statutory accounts across the group's UK and overseas entities.
Own UK tax compliance (VAT, corporation tax, PAYE).
Coordinate foreign tax compliance across the group's overseas entities with external advisers.
Liaise with external tax advisors to manage compliance requirements and monitor changes in tax legislation.
Directly manage the Management Accountant, Accounts Assistant, and Credit Controller.
Provide hands-on support and on-the-job training to direct reports.
Set clear objectives and foster a culture of accountability and professional development.

Requirements

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA).
3-6 years' post-qualification experience in financial reporting and management accounts.
2-3 years in a finance manager/financial control (or similar) role.
Proven people management experience, with a track record of supporting and developing team members.
Experience owning a month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations across multiple entities.
High attention to detail and a genuine commitment to accuracy, quality, and continuous improvement.
Experience of client money, payment settlement, or a similarly control-sensitive reconciliation environment (desirable but valued).
Experience of high volume / low value B2C or B2B2C operating models (desirable).
Experience working in ticketing operating models (desirable).
Exposure to multi-currency treasury management and foreign tax compliance (desirable).
Familiarity with Quickbooks and Fathom (desirable).
Experience with accounting and financial system management (implementation, migration, optimisation, etc) (desirable).

Skills

Financial reporting
Management accounts
Financial controls
Month-end close process
Balance sheet reconciliations
Payroll coordination
Payment processing
Treasury management
Cash flow monitoring
Liquidity management
Debtor management
Credit control
Process improvement
Control environment development
Ticketing settlement reconciliation
Cost control
Spend management platform management
External audit support
Tax compliance (UK VAT, corporation tax, PAYE)
Foreign tax compliance coordination
People management
Team development
On-the-job training

Location

London

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

3-6 years' post-qualification experience
2-3 years in a finance manager/financial control role

Education Level

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)

Salary/Compensations

£65,000 to £75,000

Benefits

Generous annual leave policies
Flexibility in working arrangements (hybrid or remote options)
Matching pension schemes and/or 401k
Comprehensive staff wellbeing initiatives
Discounted Classpass memberships
Custom-fitted earplugs
Company-led social events
Team lunches
Discounts on RA merch
Paid annual volunteering allowance
Regular company-wide Q&A's with senior leadership
Ongoing virtual educational training sessions

About the Company

Resident Advisor (RA) is one of the world's longest-running music media brands and a cornerstone of the dance, electronic and DJ ecosystem.
The site's audience is over 7 million monthly users.
RA operates a complex global business spanning ticketing, media, events, agency services, and software.
RA became B-Corp certified in 2024.
As an independent company run by devoted dance music enthusiasts, our mission is to bring together the world's electronic music communities.
Our Global Content Network (GCN) and international teams help us establish connections with hyper-niche local scenes.
Our values include: Electronic music is art, celebrating progressive values, advocating for an inclusive and equitable electronic music community, honouring the past, present and future of electronic music, using innovation to empower the community, choosing honesty over gain and purpose over profit, and always being 'front left'.

Equal Opportunity

We especially welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, abilities, ethnicities, experiences, gender identities, and sexual orientations.
We aim for our team to reflect the communities we engage with.
We ensure everyone is valued and respected by actively promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in our workplace.
We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (see: https://ra.co/about/diversity).