Job Description

The Finance Operations Manager will:

• Oversee all customer distributions and proactively report back to Finance Director
• Attend all weekly specialist meetings for all customer distributions
• Effective planning and scheduling of each royalty payment to each client, producing timelines and impact analysis
• Conducting attentive quality assurance (QA) checks on all customer distributions
• Optimisation and streamlining of internal distribution processes, procedures and systems to ensure the team are working effectively and within a control focussed environment.
• Deputise for FD when required to discuss performance with stakeholders
• Responsible for ensuring distribution queries are responded to promptly and accurately.
• Monitor the balance sheet ensuring Royalties schedules are adhered to
• Improving the delivery and assurance processes
• Investigating and validating the reasons for discrepancies e.g. Volume discounts, Commission rates, bespoke manual requirements, taxes.

Requirements:

• Qualified Accountant with significant post qualification experience (3-5 years)
• Demonstrable experience in an Operational Finance Role
• Royalties and/or Media experience is essential for this role
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment, including implementing strong process and controls
• Excellent Stakeholder Management Skills
• Project Management Experience
• Problem solver, strong team player and works well in a pressurised environment
• Confident and personal nature
• Ability to build relationships with internal and external customers

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Qualified Accountant with significant post qualification experience (3-5 years) • Demonstrable experience in an Operational Finance Role • Royalties and/or Media experience is essential for this role • Experience of working in a fast-paced environment, including implementing strong process and controls • Excellent Stakeholder Management Skills • Project Management Experience • Problem solver, strong team player and works well in a pressurised environment • Confident and personal nature • Ability to build relationships with internal and external customers