Job Title:
Finance Manager

Video / Film Tech production company

Reports to: Global Group Financial Controller

Remuneration : £50,000-£55,000

Based in: London

Summary:

Our Client is a private equity backed Video/Film production agency often working within the music arena or with film production companies. They are at the cutting edge of digital tech developments creating amazing productions/events.

The position will be ideal for a qualified accountant looking to join a fast-paced and dynamic finance team. This is a commercially focused role in which you will have the opportunity to develop your leadership skills and play a significant part in shaping the future strategy and growth trajectory around the business.

This position will be ideal for a technical minded accountant who has worked in the IT or Video/Film production industry and who is ambitious to grow and develop within the company.

Responsibilities:

• Managing the team across the month end close for the Group of Companies for 8 entities, across 4 geographies, producing entity management accounts.
• Overall ownership of group payroll process across the geographies working with HR to ensure accuracy.
• Management of one Credit Controller and Finance Assistant.
• Key role in the completion of annual statutory financial statements.
• Ownership of the weekly cash flow preparation for the group managing the teams tasks within the process.
• Liasing with auditors during year end and interim audits.
• Overall ownership of VAT/Tax reporting to authorities across our geographies.
• Working closely with Operations team to manage the stock accounting and ensure accuracy.
• Working with the China team to ensure monthly numbers are reviewed and reconciled between UK Netsuite and China books
• Assisting the FC with variance analysis and ensure BS reconciliations are completed and documented each month-end appropriately.
• Overseeing the team in processing of AP, AR, bank transactions in NetSuite.
• Assisting FC in approving purchase invoices on a regular basis ensuring correct coding.
• Ensuring credit card reconciliations are updated by the team and the overdue list is published to functional heads.
• Support the FC, Head of F&A and FD in adhoc tasks as required.

Requirements Desirable:

• Qualified ACCA, CIMA, ACA.
• University Degree Minimum 2.1
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, Word
• Google Suite - Sheets, Docs
• NetSuite and Salesforce experience preferred.
• Strong Analytical and decision-making skills
• Experience working in Private Equity and B2B environment is desirable.
• Minimum of 2-3 years within a business partner, management accounting role.

Personal Skills:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with presenting experience.
• Experience within a Private Equity backed business is highly advantageous
• Able to demonstrate initiative and work to tight deadlines.
• Keen to learn new skills, processes and systems
• Ability to work flexibly within a team, in a faced paced environment
• Results-driven with high attention to detail.

Due to the high level of applications being recieved if you do not hear from us within 5 working days please assume your application has not been succesful , usually due to non sector exposure , lack of qualifications or lack of correct skills.