Group Financial Accountant - Sport
Global Sport company uniquely positioned to bring together technology, creative, agency, talent and media are looking for a qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA Group Financial Accountant to join their Central London team.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Group Finance
- Coordinate and communicate month end timetables to group
- Managing period close in Netsuite
- Intercompany reconciliation and elimination
- Prepare and maintain schedules for group balance sheet i.e. fixed assets, goodwill, intangibles, shares/investments, deferred tax, NCI
- Managing Netsuite and Adaptive chart of accounts
Reporting
- Coordinate and collate subsidiary submissions, review and query with subsidiaries, prepare reports
- Group month end P&L and balance sheet
- Group Cash flow consolidation
External Finance
- Preparation of support and notes for statutory accounts
- Review of subsidiary statutory accounts (with Group FC)
- Review of local GAAPs to AASB (e.g. lease calculations)
- Assisting with group audit queries
Other
- Ad hoc support across the Group's Finance, Legal and HR functions
Skills & Credentials:
- Qualified accountant with 0-2 years post-qualification experience
- Knowledge or experience of media and/or sporting industry preferred
- Previous experience within group reporting preferred
- Previous experience with Netsuite preferred
- Refined oral and written communication skills including email, phone, and video conferencing mannerisms
- Fluent written communication is particularly important with the ability to communicate financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
- Strong ability to convey ideas and technicalities with great interpersonal skills, particularly with senior members within the leadership team
- Stakeholder management skills, understanding the various audiences you will interact both internally and externally
- Ability to collaborate with various stakeholders where required to achieve common goals and meet timelines
- Exceptional organisation, particularly planning and delivering on time
- Ability to work autonomously monitoring deliverables and ensuring timely completion of projects as well as regular monthly tasks.
Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
