Interim Management Accountant

I am currently working with a media company who is a joint venture between the BBC and ITV. They provide digital TV services across the UK, and are already installed in over 5 million homes across the country. They are based in Soho and are growing massively currently so are in need of an interim Management Accountant for an initial period of 4 months to join the team and work directly with the Head of Finance for the delivery of the monthly management information.

Key Responsibilities

• Management Accounts: support the Head of Finance with balance sheet reconciliations, the month end process and preparation of management accounts
• Reporting: assist business teams to report against respective budgets; P11D reporting; VAT Returns; and other regulatory reporting as required
• Year-end: preparation of year-end accounts and provide support during the audit process
• Fixed Asset Register: ensure capital expenditure is correctly recognised and treated within the fixed asset register and accounts
• End-to-end Accounts Receivable Process: managing the customer relationships from a finance and billing perspective, liaising with commercial teams to raise invoices in a timely manner, reporting on debtor control to relevant teams, proactively chasing debts and escalation as necessary
• End-to-end Accounts Payable Process: managing supplier credit control to ensure the business operates within the agreed supplier terms, preparing supplier payment runs and ensuring invoice/PO controls are adhered to
• Payroll: prepare the monthly staff payroll information and liaise with the external payroll consultant, providing support for employee benefit schemes (e.g. medical insurance, childcare vouchers and cycle to work scheme etc)
• Corporate Expenses: processing corporate card analysis and monthly staff expenses
• General Duties: point of liaison for bank and corporate card queries, and to contribute to ad hoc company projects and activities as appropriate

Key Responsibilities

• Minimum degree level education
• Qualified ideally ACA/CA
• Proven ability to multi-task and be able to prioritise accordingly
• Used to dealing confidently with a wide range of contacts including senior management
• Previous experience within a small company environment will be advantageous
• Knowledge of Sage 50 desirable
• Excellent level of expertise in core MS Office packages - Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Excellent communication skills and able to build relationships with different teams
• Being proactive and enthusiastic are essential
• Must be able to use own initiative, respond quickly to changing circumstances, handle conflicting demands, and enjoy multi-tasking
• Must be able to prioritise and think ahead in order to establish efficient and appropriate courses of action for themselves and others