Job Description

Your duties will be wide and varied. They will include: monthly and ad hoc cost analysis, maintaining robust balance sheet reconciliations – investigating and resolving anomalies; liaising with auditors and support external reporting as necessary and working closely with the business to understand key drivers for monthly performance and future budget/forecast cost tracking.

• Preparation of monthly management accounts across Marketing, Creative & Operations areas
• Understand the nature of transactions and identify appropriate accounting treatment (referring to contracts if necessary)
• Posting of month end journals and understanding the impact on both P&L and balance sheet
• Maintain month end reporting models ensuring data accuracy
• Maintain robust balance sheet reconciliations – investigating and resolving anomalies
• Prepare monthly P&L summaries with insightful commentary. Investigate variances to forecast and understand key drivers of performance
• Continuously drive improvements for an efficient month end process
• Proactively business partner stakeholders, providing support in all aspects of financial management (e.g. developing excel budget trackers, advising on PO coding)
• Liaise with auditors and support external reporting as necessary
• Prepare regular forecast updates and annual budgets, with insightful commentary
• Work closely with the business to understand key drivers for monthly performance and future budget/forecast cost tracking. Be proactive in evaluation and communication of risks and opportunities to forecasts.
• Ad hoc analysis as required

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities