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About the Role
As a Commercial Finance Lead, you will own finance across the business, from day-to-day financial control to commercial decision support for sales and leadership teams. This is a broad, business-partnering role suited to someone comfortable with both financial details and strategic discussions.
Responsibilities
- Run the day-to-day finance operation: invoicing, payment runs, supplier set-up, and managing the external bookkeeper.
- Own the integrity of financial numbers in Xero and ensure timely, accurate billing aligned with project delivery.
- Own the working capital cycle end-to-end, including chasing outstanding invoices and managing supplier relationships and payment terms.
- Build and maintain a reliable 13-week rolling cash flow forecast, linked to the live pipeline, project delivery, and supplier commitments.
- Track revenue recognition against project milestones, monitor project margins, manage WIP and accruals, and ensure accurate project billing and reporting.
- Partner with the sales team to provide reporting, margin analysis, and decision support for profitable work.
- Own pipeline reporting, deal-level margin reviews, and assist with pricing on new opportunities.
- Track performance against quarterly targets, flag risks, and provide clear insights on revenue, margin, and capacity.
- Build and maintain weekly operational reporting.
- Act as a commercial sounding board for the leadership team, providing financial inputs for management meetings and strategic decisions.
Requirements
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or strong QBE with relevant experience.
- Background in a creative, influencer, or social agency (or wider professional services) with understanding of project margins, talent/production costs, and campaign-led billing.
- Strong commercial instincts; ability to interpret P&L, cash flow, and sales pipeline.
- Hands-on experience running credit control and managing a 13-week cash flow in a working-capital-sensitive business.
- Comfortable operating as the sole finance professional, demonstrating proactivity, organization, and self-prioritization.
- Direct, plain-spoken communication style, adaptable to both detailed and strategic conversations.
- Claude-savvy and AI-curious, with a desire to use AI tools to enhance efficiency and reimagine finance functions.
- Experience building workflows, drafting models, or streamlining reporting using AI is a plus.
- Confident in using Xero, HubSpot (or similar CRM), and Excel.
Skills
- Financial Control
- Credit Control
- Supplier Management
- Cash Flow Forecasting
- Project Accounting
- Commercial Finance
- Sales Support
- Operational Analysis
- Leadership Team Partnering
- AI Tools
- Xero
- HubSpot
- Excel
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Qualified Accountant or QBE
Education Level
- ACA, ACCA, CIMA
About the Company
- Butterfly Effect believes bold creativity transforms communities and brands.
- We are a creative house of community builders, conversation drivers, and chaos-makers.
- Our mission is to harness the power of culture, creativity, and strategic insight to elevate brands, shape conversations, and spark lasting impact.
Equal Opportunity
- Butterfly Effect champions diversity and inclusivity in every sense of background, experience, thought, and identity.
- We are a proud equal-opportunity employer and invite applications from people of all genders, ethnicities, experiences, and orientations.
- We are committed to building an environment where everyone can thrive and bring their full selves to their work.
- We aim to be the best place employees have ever worked, offering a supportive and empowering environment.