Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to work with one of the world's leading news and media organizations on a portfolio of award-winning, global, consumer-facing websites and products.

The role of the Senior Accountant will be to provide professional financial support to a range of stakeholders, effective control of financial processes and delivering operational excellence. This role will also contribute to the continuous improvement of finance and key processes.

Main Responsibilities

• Supporting the team leader and deputizing, as appropriate.
• Oversight and supervising the work of more junior roles in the team.
• Mentoring and coaching.
• Provide technical knowledge and insight to colleagues
• Support the development of a high-performance culture
• Improve efficiency and controls of financial processes, methodologies and environments.
• Develop, test and review new methods and practices.
• Explain and reinforce Finance policies and guidelines
• Provision of information, analysis and supporting commentary to a range of stakeholders.
• Review short term plans and assist in the production of budgets, extrapolation of trends and support the input of financial data.
• Review, analyze, monitor and update forecasts.
• Maintain short term financial plans, monitor and report actual expenditure against set budgets, assist with the closure of year end accounts and statutory reporting.

What you’ll get in return:

• Excellent career progression – the company offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organization.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Professional accounting qualification e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent and demonstrable relevant PQE
• Experience working in a global organization with regional/multi-site finance teams within the media sector and/or consumer facing business is desirable
• Experience of coaching and mentoring others in a finance function
• Significant experience of delivering a high quality accounting and reporting service.
• Experience in dealing with senior stakeholders with service delivery focus.
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence.
• Ability to take complex data/principles and to communicate these in an understandable way to wider team
• Knowledge of the theory and practical application of accounting principles and controls.
• Industry knowledge is desirable but not essential
• Ability to be proactive and work under pressure
• Ability to work with a continuous improvement mindset