Senior Client Accountant

Senior Commercial Accountant - c£60k - Sports / Entertainment / Media -HYBRID

Ready to elevate your accounting career in the dynamic realm of Sports Entertainment & Marketing Production? Your gateway to innovation awaits at our cutting-edge creative marketing production agency, where we lead the charge in the worlds of TV, Film, Sports, and Entertainment marketing.

Reporting directly to the VP of Finance, you'll be instrumental in their financial success, taking charge of Gross Profit for our PR and Experiential projects.

Your Diverse Responsibilities:

• Strategic Financial Oversight:
  
  • Directly manage Gross Profit for international partnership projects.
  • Lead month-end accounting closures across all properties.
  • Maintain a watchful eye on project costs and perform variance analysis against forecasts.
• Meticulous Financial Mastery:
  
  • Skillfully navigate monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Oversee vendor payments, collaborating seamlessly with the group accounts payable function for timely AP transactions.
  • Innovate and strengthen controls for vendor creation, AP, and AR processes.
• Precision in Financial Planning, Reporting & Analysis:
  
  • Craft comprehensive gross profit forecasts for the PR business unit.
  • Collaborate intimately with Commercial colleagues to assimilate essential data into our advanced forecasting system.
  • Demonstrate expertise in periodic cash-flow forecasting.
• Strategic Business Partnership:
  
  • Organize and participate in meetings with business leaders
  • Soundboard ideas and projects with your financial expertise & analysis.
  • Maintain meticulous deal records.
  • Ongoing campaign & project support to non-finance teams
• Foster Team Collaboration & Excellence:
  
  • Lead engaging meetings with commercial teams to guarantee accurate cost reconciliation and timely rebilling.

Your Qualifications:

• Accredited in PQ/FQ CIMA/ACA/ACCA or equivalent.
• Infuse your work with a passion for the dynamic Entertainment & Sports marketing space.
• Showcase experience in month-end close procedures and journal entry postings.

What Awaits You:

• Immerse yourself in a vibrant team reshaping the landscape of sports marketing.
• Collaborate with globally renowned brands.
• Propel your finance career in an invigorating and dynamic environment.
• Contribute significantly to our agency's financial growth.
• Uncover abundant opportunities for ongoing professional development.

Ready to embark on this exciting journey? If you're an PQ/FQ Accountant with experience business Partnering clients, ideally gained within Marketing/Advertising/PR with an interest in sports & Entertainment, and a commitment to financial excellence, we're eager to hear from you.