Job Description

Key responsibilities include monthly gross profit reporting and performance analysis, monitoring and reviewing inventory positions & various balance sheet reconciliations. The Finance department is integral to the operations and as such you will gain broad business knowledge and experience of commercial projects and initiatives at a strategic level.

• Preparing and completing month-end reporting requirements within provided deadline.
• Reconciling monthly Travel & Events gross profit, ensuring discrepancies are resolved in a timely manner.
• Carrying out month-end duties for our Italian entity.
• Preparing and distributing the monthly management pack for leadership meetings.
• Ownership of the monthly intercompany balances for both the UK & Italian office, liaising with our international offices on intercompany billing and loans.
• Liaising with departments to monitor and review Inventory positions monthly.
• Posting of foreign exchange journals.
• Reconciling various balance sheet and P&L accounts.
• Calculating and billing the monthly agency fees.
• Reporting on the Marketing budget (quarterly).
• Calculating TOMS figures (travel industry VAT scheme) and recording accruals and billings.
• Completing regular (monthly/quarterly/annual) business surveys and travel accreditation submissions.
• Support the Finance Manager in the preparation of monthly/yearly closings and year end audit.
• Provide analytical support to other countries and departments on an ad hoc basis

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proven experience in a previous management accounting role.
• Ideally part qualified (CIMA, ACCA etc.).
• Finance related degree/AAT qualification, or equivalent, preferable.
• Background in the Media industry desirable.
• Experience with Intercompany postings.
• Excellent attention to detail and an excellent communicator.
• Personal drive & initiative and works well in a fast-paced environment.
• A self-starter with the ambition to understand the company as a whole and not just their own role.
• Numerate and logical mind set with strong Excel skills.
• Effective at working alone and in a team