Management Accountant
Job Description
PQ/Finalist Management Accountant - £50,000-£60,000 - London
Your new company
You will work for a thriving media entertainment business with offices headquartered in the heart of central London. This business partners with performers, writers, directors and producers all over the world.
This is an exciting newly created position due to business growth, in which you will work within a direct finance team of five people, supported by a wider team of circa 15. You'll have the opportunity to take responsibility for the preparation of monthly management accounts for existing and newly acquired business entities. Responsibilities will include (but not be limited to):
- Produce monthly financial packs for group entities in line with UK accounting rules, covering performance, position, cash activity and key reconciliations.
- Build and maintain detailed working files that support the monthly numbers, ensuring accuracy across all core statements.
- Keep inter-entity balances aligned and fully matched, resolving discrepancies promptly.
- Prepare forward-looking cash and performance projections to support planning and decision-making.
- Monitor day-to-day cash activity and highlight emerging trends or pressures to senior leaders.
- Manage billing, supplier payments and staff-related spending reviews, ensuring correct tax handling.
- Oversee payroll checks, statutory deductions, pension uploads and annual benefit-related submissions.
- Complete periodic tax filings and maintain required registrations for payroll and indirect taxes.
- Support statutory reporting, government submissions and audit requests with well-prepared schedules.
- Assist with client-fund movements, including multi-currency transfers, and handle operational admin such as insurance renewals.
You will be a resilient Management Accountant, up for a challenge and keen to bring your ideas to the table.
Essential, non-negotiable requirements:
- You will be a part-qualified (PQ) or finalist level (ACCA/CIMA) accounting professional.
- You will have strong knowledge and experience of UK GAAP.
- You will have recent, relevant experience working in a full end-to-end Management Accountant role.
- Sage 200 system
- Media/Creative industry background
*** This is a full-time office-based role 5 days per week. Hybrid working is not offered ***
Benefits include:
- Study support
- Discretionary annual bonus (based on personal and company performance)
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Company pension
- Private healthcare (after two years' service)
- Employee Assistant Programme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eye test contribution
- Dog friendly office!
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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