Save Job Back to Search Job Description Summary Similar JobsExcellent opportunity to join a highly successful and well known businessGreat hybrid working modelAbout Our ClientAn exciting, well established West London business.Job DescriptionDay to day management, support & development of a team of 2 people, including hiring, objective setting, performance management, guidance, and training.Ensuring quarterly close activities are completed in an accurate and timely manner e.g. monitor the timely completion of the team deliverables checklist & facilitate fast issue resolution.Ensuring overall preparation of reporting packages & financial reports, such as income statements, balance sheet flux schedules and impairments are completed on a timely basis & all issues & variances are followed up on where required.Reviewing & approving key close postings and deliverables before period closeWorking closely with local, EMEA & US teams on a daily basis to bridge knowledge gaps, facilitate rapid issue resolution, implementing new systems, processes and facilitating change management.Approval of all journals & intercompany invoices over $1m.Approval of all monthly & quarterly Balance Sheet reconciliations.Maintaining status of an EMEA centre of excellence & liaising with EMEA & US teams on a daily basis to ensure accounting, tax & legal compliance.Ensuring compliance with accounting policies for EMEA internally developed content, third-party acquisitions, pre-buys (original acquisitions) US content, contributions, interstitials, development & pilot & content produced for third parties.Approving in the system set ups for assets, liabilities, amortisation, collapsing assets & AP payments on an ongoing basis as well as advising the team on efficient issue resolution.Preparation of the EMEA BS Flux, investigation of variances & providing feedback to the US corporate & EMEA leadership teams.Review of the EMEA Media P&L Flux, for all material LOBs, investigation of variances & providing feedback to the US corporate & EMEA leadership teams.Attending & leading quarterly close calls to ensure the leadership team receive timely & accurate updates on close numbers.Leading business partnering with local Finance, US controllership & other various teams to drive out change, add value and maintain commercial awareness.Liaising with external Auditors on a regular basis, including attending the audit calls.Ensure compliance with Sarbanes Oxley & Disney Minimum Control Standards e.g. journal log.Identify & drive areas of improvement within current processes with the aim of maintaining the current high standard of service provided in a more efficient manner.Legal entity rationalisation i.e. mergers and transfers of business.The Successful ApplicantQualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA with a minimum of 5 years' post qualified experienceAdvanced excel skills.SAP experienceStrong attention to detailAbility to analyse information critically & ask questions.Adaptable & ability to manage to tight deadlinesStrong interpersonal skills to establish effective working relationships across all levels of the organisation.What's on OfferHybrid working - 3 days in the office in West LondonPension contributionBonus scheme DiscountsContactAndrea KelsallQuote job refJN-042025-6727465Phone number+441932264027Job summaryJob functionFinanceSubsectorFinance Manager/ControllerSectorMedia & AgencyLocationWest LondonContract typeTemporaryConsultant nameAndrea KelsallConsultant phone+441932264027Job referenceJN-042025-6727465
