Job Description

• Ensure that any process of decision making includes financial analysis. Managing the business financially and reporting label profitability
• Responsible for all finance related areas, which includes Reporting, Analysis and Forecasting
• Responsible for forecasting / budgeting of artist expenditure, approval/agreement of recording costs budgets. Reporting on historical expenditure
• Responsible for ensuring that our aged creditors are reviewed / reported and chased within the company to keep to a minimum.
• Manage relationships with key suppliers.
• Manage urgent payments process.
• Assisting staff with finance system issues where needed
• Forecasting / budgeting and approval of Departmental overhead budgets
• Responsible for ensuring that best use is made of resource which includes improving use of systems throughout the company.
• Responsible for all new systems implementations and improvements in current systems.
• Responsible for approvals of all IT access request
• Responsible for authorization of sales returns system, general sales, pricing and discount issues
• Main point of contact for audit queries with both internal and external auditors, including hard-close, year-end, Statutory accounts
• Adherence /improvement of business procedures and policies
• Responsible for preparation of ad-hoc analysis requested by business
• Responsible for ad-hoc training and queries requested by business
• Responsible for month end close process including commentaries on results and cash flow and Management Pack.
• Ensure the maintenance and upkeep of general ledger, to include reconciliations, calculation of provisions/accruals and general review of accounts, journal posting
• Ensure that all information provided to support P&L and Balance sheet amounts is accurate and adheres to accounting policies and that Month End figures are supplied correctly and to deadline
• Responsible for monthly and quarterly forecasting and maintenance of rolling forecast
• Responsible for initial preparation of annual budget and analysis and explanation of it
• Responsibility for ensuring that statutory accounts are completed based on economic accounts and statutory adjustments within deadlines

Benefits

• Group Personal Pension Scheme (between 3% and 9%)
• Private Medical Insurance
• 25 paid days of annual leave
• Interest Free Season Ticket Loan available
• Holiday Purchase scheme
• Dental and Travel Insurance options
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Cars
• Subsidized Gym Membership
• Employee Discounts (Reward Gateway)

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
• Good academic background & strong analytical skills
• Experience of managing month end – including understanding of a full profit and loss account and balance sheet and ability to judge the right commercial decisions to make
• Ability to implement business and operational systems
• Ability to work under pressure and experience working in a fast-moving environment
• Strong proven relationship-building skills
• Self-assured but diplomatic, able to act as the face of the Finance department
• Microsoft office
• SAP
• Business Objects
• Hyperion
• In-house packages
• Ideally experience working in a media or similar environment