Job Description

You will assist senior management to maximize earnings, optimize resource utilization, respond to competitive threats, and predict and avoid unplanned costs through continuous monitoring of business unit results and forecasts, targeted data analysis, and pro forma management reporting. 

• Design and ongoing controllership of cash processes including physical cash office at the Leavesden tour and cash management at all retail sites across the portfolio
• Ensure internal controls are adequately designed and functioning, including key controls as required. Maintain and update narrative documentation and key control matrices as required.
• Provide guidance and consult with corporate accounting teams to ensure compliance with GAAP, local GAAP, and Company policies and procedures in all areas of responsibility.
• Coordinate with Finance team and COE to ensure compliance with all local statutory tax, audit and legal matters.
• Work closely with the Finance Manager and Finance team to manage any internal or external audit requirements
• Optimize use of technology, including leveraging existing company investments in SAP and other applications, to raise productivity without increasing headcount. Identify, propose, review and/or implement cost effective continuous improvement opportunities in the context of the finance org design.
• Be the finance lead in implementation of new or upgrades to technology and software to support operations across all business areas, particularly ensuring adequate financial testing and reliable and accurate interfacing into SAP and generation of accurate management reporting.
• Closely support senior divisional management with ad hoc reporting and financial analysis. Respond to inquiries (both verbally and in writing) from senior management.
• Present the monthly results to Senior Management in Burbank at various meetings
• Review the Balance Sheet on a regular basis
• Work with us and local operating teams to ensure Debtors ledger is monitored closely, all debts are chased and any issues are raised to Management on a timely basis
• Work closely with us to ensure adequate functioning of P2P processes to support the business and support any clean-up initiatives required to ensure Balance Sheet is accurately reported.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience in a studio, visitor attraction, retail or related role working within a fast paced, rapidly changing business preferred
• Able to manage conflicting priorities and tight deadlines to ensure key deliverables are met
• Supervisory experience of more than one direct report
• External and Internal Audit experience
• Detail oriented with the ability to keep focused on the big picture
• Desire to produce accurate, reliable and high quality work in a timely manner
• Good knowledge of SAP
• Good working knowledge of Excel
• Previous experience of US GAAP desirable
• Previous experience of SOX audit and compliance is preferable.
• Strong analytical skills
• Genuine interest in dealing with personnel that possess varying levels of financial expertise
• Ability to lead projects and bring them to a successful conclusion
• Self-starter and innovative thinker
• Ability to work independently and knowledge of when to communicate updates
• Qualified Accountant – ACA, ACCA preferred. Minimum of 10 years PQE gained in industry