Management Accountant - Creative Agency - Central London
This management accountant will be responsible for analysing and providing accurate and timely revenue and direct cost data, for a portfolio of clients, partnering with the Client Services and Commercial teams.
You enjoy working in a fast paced, complex environment that is constantly changing due to the growth of the business.
Key responsibilities:
- Review transactional postings (billing and AP) for accuracy of accounts and cost centres
- Prepare and calculate monthly WIP and fee valuations
- Prepare and posting of revenue and cost of sales journals
- Monthly calculation of client rebates
- Maintain WIP valuation control document to ensure no changes made to 'closed' jobs
- Ensure that revenue and cost of sales are accounted for accurately and in accordance with company accounting policy
- Review and adjustments to monthly direct costs, including staff costs, freelance costs, intercompany recharges, commission and others
- Preparation of monthly MA pack, and subsequent reviews of client P&Ls
- Review of MA pack with FC, and processing of any necessary adjustments
- Preparation and upload of template to group consolidation platform
- Completion of group intercompany reconciliation templates
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Attend weekly intercompany task force meeting, aiding in reducing mismatches on intercompany recharges
- Attend weekly meetings with different client teams, to review and advise on forecasting
- General business partnering - support Client Services and Commercial Finance teams on ad hoc queries, offering guidance on best practice to ensure accurate profitability
- Advise coding for purchase orders when requested
- Organise intercompany billing to reduce balance sheet values
- Liaise with AP and billing teams to correct coding of transactions ongoing
- Ad hoc account reconciliations to aid Client Services and Commercial Finance teams with client profitability and billing/cost tracking
- Review of weekly group report, ensuring intercompany billing is completed quickly, and reconciled on balance sheet
- Preparation and review of quarterly reforecasts and annual budget, in conjunction with Client Services and Commercial Finance teams
- Annual audit assistance
- Quarterly VAT return preparation
- Other tasks/projects communicated by FC
Key skills:
- Part qualified CIMA/ACCA accountant
- Previous experience working within a Management Accounting position
- Experience with Revenue Recognition, Month End and Business Partnering is desirable
- A background within a Creative company is a bonus!
- Extremely personable, confident communicator and team player
- Excellent Excel skills
- Pro-active self-starter
- Proven adaptability in a fast-moving, ever-changing environment
- High Standard of integrity, confidentiality and discretion
Apply today!
Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the high volume of applications we receive we are unable to respond to everyone. If you have not heard from us within 5 working days of sending your CV then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for the position you have applied for.
