Corporate Reporting Manager - TV & Film

Corporate Reporting Manager - TV & Film

Global TV & Film group are looking for an ACA qualified Corporate Reporting Manager to join their team and play a key role in Management of the Financial Accounting team and Lead the preparation of all local statutory accounts (14 UK based entities) and the preparation/review of 2 international statutory accounts, working with the Management Accounting team to ensure the accuracy of financial statements and ensure deadlines are met. and act as key point of contact for external & internal auditors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead in the preparation of all local statutory accounts, ensuring the timely and accurate preparation of accounts in accordance with UK GAAP (FRS 102) with support from the financial accounting team.
• Regular cash flow forecasting, monthly bank reconciliations and weekly bank reporting for UK entities/Group.
• Ownership of the actual, budget and forecast process for various lines of the P&L & BS, with a particular focus on Programming Assets & Liabilities
• Ensure strong internal control environment identifying weaknesses in current controls and recommending and assisting implementation of new and improved controls.
• Other ad hoc tasks when Statutory/SOX requirements are not in place
• This is a highly demanding role requiring adherence to tight deadlines, high standards and attention to detail, as well as planning, process management and influencing skills
• Manage a small team, providing guidance, leadership and coaching to ensure individual as well as company developments needs are met
• Support development of current internal processes and controls to improve efficiencies and ensure compliance with corporate governance

Skills & Experience:

• Qualified accountant, with upwards of 2 years post qualified experience
• Ideally from a TV, Film, Media & Entertainment background
• Confident communicator with strong inter-personal skills, effective in dealing with people at all levels.
• Experience of statutory reporting and audit experience
• Level headed and able to plan and communicate a process effectively, managing the process to its conclusion.
• Proactive and organised, ensuring deadlines are met. Comfortable working independently as well as part of a team
• Adaptable to a changing environment, able to deal with moving priorities and managing workload to ensure deadlines are met
• Strong Excel and data skills, competence in Powerpoint & Word
• Oracle experience preferable
• Highly numerate with attention to detail

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