Management Accountant

Management Accountant

I am looking for a Management Accountant to join my client who are passionate about entertainment, audiences, and the live experience and they value Creativity, Collaboration, Excellence and Respect.

This role is a Hybrid role with 2 days in the London office and 1 day in the Woking office with travel expenses to Woking covered.

Responsibilities and duties include but are not limited to:

• Preparation of monthly management accounts, challenging results to ensure accuracy and providing reporting and analysis as appropriate
• Be the main head office finance team liaison, finance team to ensure that data on the X3 accounting system is up to date and correctly coded and posted.
• Help with any queries, processes and systems, including creating the Fixed Asset Register on X3.
• Manage the preparation of the annual budget and forecasts, liaising with the finance team with the end goal of handing the budget preparation process over to them.
• A high growth; acquisitive company and it is expected that this role will grow and take on responsibility for productions/management accounts and integration projects with acquired companies and assets.
• Production accounting for theatre shows, including those from potential acquisitions.
• Assist with the year end Audit for them and other Production companies.
• Raise sales invoice to the production companies for weekly fees.
• Manage supplier/ client invoicing, payments, and recharges.
• Prepare biweekly cash flow forecasts for Productions.
• Production Investment analysis.
• Agree group monthly recharges.
• In busy periods help with the SPV production company weekly reporting.
• Cover payroll processing for the productions.
• Prepare VAT returns as part of a group wide submission.
• Bank reconciliations.
• Liaise with the Accounts Assistant, productions regarding debtors and creditors to ensure timely payment of bills.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• Ideally qualified or part qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or studying towards these
• Production accounting experience highly desirable
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience with an accounting system ideally Sage X3 & HMR payroll.
• Strong attention to detail
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment.
• Dynamic, enthusiastic, self-starter and willing to go the extra distance to make a difference.

Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.