Who are we?
A world where complexity is the only constant demands a new breed of company. Brave Bison is a different beast: a media, marketing and technology company purpose built for the digital era.
Our universe is made up of award-winning business arms Brave Bison, Engage, SocialChain and MTM. And we’re underpinned by leading marketing training practice, MiniMBA, as well as our very own social-first media network who deliver monthly views in the billions for some of the biggest channels in sport and entertainment across YouTube, Snap, Meta and TikTok.
We’re a global collective who live and breathe digital, working with some of the boldest brands in the world to capitalise on the complexity that defines the modern marketing landscape.
Our mission
New platforms, new behaviours, new audiences, new trends, new technologies, new regulations—our clients’ worlds get more complex daily. Their agency partnerships shouldn’t. It’s our job to cut through the chaos, make the complex simple and navigate a clear path to growth for them.
That’s why we make it our mission to capitalise on complexity for our clients—across consultancy, capability and execution—by crafting dynamic digital solutions that outpace tomorrow’s challenges.
Our values
We’re a proudly diverse business comprised of deep specialists across media, marketing, training and technology. Although our skills, backgrounds and beliefs may differ, we are united by four core shared values:
- Bold Curiosity.
We run at change and challenge convention because we love to push the boundaries of what the world thinks is possible. We champion discovery, go deep into our clients’ worlds and are always hungry to learn more about them, our specialisms and each other.
- Connected Clarity.
We are focused in our collaboration — joining the right dots between our clients, our partners and our herd of experts to deliver agile solutions at speed and scale. We set a shared ambition from the outset, are transparent at every stage and always strive to make the complex simple.
- Positive Encouragement.
We want to make working with us the best part of someone’s day. We lift one other up, find the fun in the day to day and are committed to ensuring everyone belongs.
- Constant Impact.
We believe in outcomes over outputs. We’re goal orientated, results driven and data-led. We show up with passion every day. And we’re always honing our craft.
Your role
You’ll be responsible for day-to-day central overheads accounting, recharges and reporting across a fast-growing, multi-entity group. Your role is key to supporting strong financial discipline, clear cost visibility and high-quality management information as the business scales. You’ll work closely with the Group Financial Controller and budget holders, acting as a trusted partner on central costs.
What You’ll Be Doing
Financial Reporting & Control
- Supporting the month-end close for central overhead cost centres, helping to ensure accurate and timely reporting
- Preparing and posting accruals, prepayments, journals and reallocations in line with group accounting policies
- Preparing balance sheet reconciliations for overhead-related accounts, including investigation and resolution of variances where needed
- Supporting year-end processes and external audit requirements relating to central costs
Business Partnering
- Acting as a finance partner to central function leads, advising on spend, commitments and financial implications
- Assisting with the budgeting and reforecasting process for central overheads, working closely with department leaders (e.g. HR, IT, Finance, Marketing)
Treasury & Cash Flow
- Supporting the preparation of short and medium-term cash flow forecasts for the group
- Supporting day-to-day treasury activities, including bank reporting and cash movements
- Helping to maintain accurate cash flow models and supporting analysis of forecast vs actual cash performance
Process & Systems Improvements
- Assisting with standardising overhead reporting and cost allocation methodologies across the group
- Working closely with the Group Financial Controller, identify opportunities to improve efficiency, automation and financial control
- Supporting finance systems improvements in a scaling environment
- Involvement in ad-hoc projects and analysis as required.
What You’ll Bring
- You’re a qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent), or qualified by experience.
- You have solid experience in management accounting, ideally in a multi-entity or fast-growth environment
- You have a strong grasp of accrual accounting and cost control
- You’re confident in Excel and comfortable working with large data sets
What You’re Like
- You take ownership and care about getting things right
- You’re proactive, curious and enjoy working in an environment that’s evolving
What you’ll get
Our people make us who we are, so to make sure we attract and retain the best and brightest in the industry, we offer an attractive benefits package.
But not only that, we are the UK’s first carbon neutral agency (a status we have held since 2018), with a serious commitment to monitoring and reducing the impact our work has on the planet across three core sustainability pillars of Greenhouse Gases, Waste & Recycling and Sustainable Consumption.
Then there’s a whole host of benefits – from discounted gym memberships and free eye tests to an employee pension scheme and enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption package. Here’s a snapshot of just some of the benefits we think you might also like:
- Dynamic working:To keep that work-life harmony in check, we're flexible on where and when you work
- Private medical insurance:To keep you fighting fit and give you and your family peace of mind.
- Income protection:We know it feels good to be covered, just in case.
- Calm Subscription:Now more than ever, it’s important to mind your mind!
- 25 days annual leave:This increases to 27 days after three years with us, and then increases every subsequent year up to a max. of 30 days
- Christmas closure:No need to save holiday days for the Christmas closure period. It's on us!
- Birthdays off:One extra day to celebrate your big day
- Summer hours:Between June and Aug we finish at 15.00 every Friday.
- Online coaching and mental health support:Unlimited via OpenUp
- Remote Working:Work abroad for up to one month a year.
- Performance & Salary: Reviewed twice a year for everyone.
Finally, we’re proud and committed to being an equal opportunity workplace, providing equal opportunities for all and treating all existing employees and all job applicants in the same way, regardless of their age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity status and marital & civil partnership status.
