Financial Manager/Controller
Team:
- Operations
Location:
- Glasgow
Remote Status:
- Hybrid or Remote
Employment Type:
- Full-Time
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Email work@thirstcraft.com with your CV and covering letter please. In your cover letter, please include why you believe you are the right person for this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.
We would also appreciate you answering the following questions in the covering letter:
1 – Tell us about a time you implemented financial reporting or analysis that directly influenced leadership decisions. What was the impact?
2 – If we asked you to give us live visibility on client and project profitability, how would you approach it?
3 – What role should finance play in a creative agency that wants to scale internationally? How would you see yourself contributing?
We have big ambitions as an agency. Our vision is to be the best specialist drinks agency in the world – and to get there, we need financial clarity and commercial insight at the heart of our business.
We’re looking for a Finance Manager / Financial Controller (Hybrid role) to own the finance function end-to-end. This role blends hands-on financial control with commercial partnering: you’ll ensure our finances are rock solid, reporting is accurate and insightful, and leadership has the data needed to make bold, confident decisions.
You’ll report directly to the Managing Director, working closely with the senior team as a trusted partner. This is a rare chance to step beyond “back-office finance” and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of a creative agency with global ambitions.
Key Characteristics
Commercial mindset
Highly organised
Collaborative
Flawless attention to detail
Effective communicator
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Own day-to-day finance processes (AP/AR, payroll, expenses, reconciliations, cashflow)
Lead the month-end process, including revenue and cost recognition, accruals/deferrals, and balance sheet reviews
Ensure timely and accurate invoicing, payments, and collections
Manage cashflow monitoring, forecasting, and problem-solving
Oversee payment runs and banking processes
Maintain compliance with VAT, corporation tax, and payroll taxes
Support preparation of statutory accounts and ensure all reporting deadlines are met
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Partner with the MD and leadership team, providing financial insight that drives strategic decision-making
Build and maintain live reporting dashboards: budgets vs. actuals, client/project profitability, variance analysis and performance against key agency metrics
Support commercial planning: resource allocation, project budgets, and cost tracking.
Lead forecasting and annual budgeting processes, ensuring alignment with growth targets
Develop financial models to evaluate scenarios (new hires, new markets, investment decisions)
Provide proactive recommendations to improve profitability and efficiency
Manage foreign exchange and international finance operations, ensuring optimal structures across two offices
Develop and maintain financial models to support forecasting, budgeting, and support strategic decision-making.
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Regularly review and improve financial systems, processes, and reporting tools
Introduce best practices for financial management suited to a scaling creative agency
Act as the agency’s “financial conscience”, ensuring we invest wisely, manage costs effectively, and maintain control as we grow
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Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)
Proven experience as a Finance Manager, Controller, or hybrid role, ideally within a creative, design, or professional services agency
Experience managing P&Ls across multiple offices highly valued
Strong analytical skills: able to turn numbers into actionable insight
Commercial mindset: more than reporting – you challenge assumptions and drive smarter decisions
Proficiency with Xero and strong Excel/Google Sheets modelling skills
Excellent communicator, confident working closely with senior leadership
Organised, detail-driven, and proactive – you don’t just report the numbers, you make them work harder for the business
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- Competitive salary (£45,000–£65,000 DOE) + benefits
- Hybrid working, with flexibility and autonomy
- Contributory pension
- Enhanced annual leave entitlement of 36 days
- Enhanced family leave policies
- Private health care
- Access to our external coaching platform Sanctus Coaching
- Bonus of £1000 for each successful staff recruitment referral
- A pivotal role in an ambitious creative agency