Our client, a well-established talent management company with a focus on entertainment, is seeking a Management Accountant to work within the Finance Department and liaise with Artist Managers. This role is based full-time in their central London office.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Working within the Management department and liaising with Artist Manager and their Assistants daily.
- Preparing monthly management account, to include variance analysis (budget and PY) and associated commentary on key drivers.
- Understanding internal income drivers and liaising with other Management Accountants in the team.
- Monthly reconciliation of COS working with the client payment team to understand variances and identifying errors.
- Preparing monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including clear downs and full reconciliation of all GL codes.
- Assisting with preparation of annual budget and re-forecasts.
- Monitoring cash-flow and forecasting.
- Ensuring sufficient cash is held for payment of overheads.
- Monitoring timely payment of recharges across the group.
- Overseeing group companies' overhead costs, audit accruals etc.
- Controlling of management debt.
- Coordinating meetings with Management Assistant and client payments team.
- Drafting debtors reports on a monthly basis.
- Serving as the main point of contact for auditors for the management business.
- Overseeing the preparation of the annual financial statements.
- Posting corporation tax journals and reconciliation of numbers.
- Conducting quarterly VAT returns for the group.
- Assisting with preparing annual P11D/PSA returns for review.
- Reporting RBS to the bank, on a monthly and quarterly basis.
- Authorising payments.
- Handling credit card administration.
- Maintaining quarterly Directors' current account reporting.
- Managing intercompany recharges and WIP.
- Maintaining a robust financial controls' environment.
- Regularly reviewing processes and controls to identify efficiencies.
- Serving as the main point of contact for any queries in relation to client income and client cash from key stakeholders and overheads.
- Conducting routine brand analysis.
- Providing ad hoc entity specific project reporting and analysis.
- Managing a Finance Assistant to ensure the accurate and timely posting of purchase and sales ledger transactions.
- Ensuring the Finance Assistant is able to complete timely payment runs, credit card reconciliation, travel invoicing, and bank reconciliations.
- Supporting and developing junior members of the Finance team.
Requirements:
- Previous Management Accountant experience.
- Able to self-review of work.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Strong time management and prioritisation of tasks.
- Able to manage expectations of stakeholders.
- Able to communicate and respond to emails in a timely manner.
- Experience with reviewing process improvements and enhancing the quality of information.
- Good understanding of conceptually why activities are done, not just processes.
Please note that due to the volume of submissions, only successful candidates who meet the exact requirements will be contacted. If you have not heard back within 10 days of submission, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
The Music Market/Arts and Media are an equal opportunities employer who supports diversity in the workplace.