London

Fixed term

Full Time

We are looking for a Financial Accountant to be part of our Finance team. The role is split into two main areas; providing accounting and analytical support to the Head of Finance and also supporting the owners of the overhead functions.

You will be required to support the Head of Finance to rigorously manage the balance sheet, working capital, the processes and controls and to ensure that the group is compliant with all appropriate legislation including VAT, WHT, corporation tax and transfer pricing.

This role will have strong links to the business heads looking after the support functions Finance, Legal, HR and Facilities.

This is a 4 month fixed term position, with the possibility to extend to 6 months. This role will be hybrid based in the London office, working on exciting, award-winning brands like Sky HISTORY and Crime+Investigation.

At Hearst Networks EMEA, we share stories that matter, inspiring and exciting our audiences with hit US franchises (The Curse of Oak Island, Pawn Stars), must-see docudramas (Royal Kill List and Colosseum), and original commissions (Sex: A Bonkers History with Amanda Holden, Royal Autopsy, Cops Gone Bad with Will Mellor). Over the past few years we’ve championed our own original programming and relished in the successes of recent series’ such as The Unbelievable with Dan Aykroyd, Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman, The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Royal Mob.

We welcome talented candidates with infectious enthusiasm who love what they do, and are ready to learn, develop and thrive. Here you’ll find a community of innovative, creative and inspiring people who aren’t afraid to embrace responsibility and try new things collaboratively, as a team.

We are a certified Great Place to Work® with a can-do, motivated culture that believes in working to live, not just living to work. Every employee has a voice and is encouraged to be themselves and be ambitious. With offices in Rome, Madrid, London, Warsaw, Munich and Johannesburg, we are a truly international organisation that celebrates difference and diversity.

As an inclusive employer, we value the diversity of our teams and want our workforce to reflect our wider society. We encourage and welcome applications from people from under-represented backgrounds and are keen to make sure we are inclusive and accessible to all. Pease do let us know if you require any adjustments or assistance for meetings and communications with you when you apply for a role with us.

• Assist with the preparation of the monthly management results, including updating the month-end model
  
• Ownership of the trial balance; including preparation and review of balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly basis
  
• Preparing and processing of the month end journals and reports
  
• Prepare the variance analysis and commentary for cost areas and work with budget holders to understand their results
  
• Review the T&E report to assist discussion with management
  
• Approval of T&E reports in Concur to ensure compliance with T&E policy
  
• Manage recharges, including invoicing of costs to wider group entities on a regular basis, ensuring the recharge control accounts are regularly reconciled with issues followed up and cleared
  
• Preparation of the weekly cashflow
  
• Preparation of the monthly, quarterly and yearly ONS returns
  
• Preparation of the UK VAT return
  
• Support the Head of Finance with the completion of the audit field work
  
• Assist with the first draft of the consolidated annual financial statements
  
• Prepare the supporting documentation and assist with calculations for the corporation tax computation
  
• Prepare the first draft of the annual calculation of PSA payment ready for review
  
• Support the financial planning process: budgets, quarterly forecasts & 5 year plan
  
• When appropriate, assist other members of the team with the approval and processing of supplier invoices relating to Finance
  
• Assist in identifying, developing and implementing process and systems improvements
  
• Ad-hoc support for Head of Finance where required
  

• Excellent communication skills (both face to face and written); ability to communicate effectively with non-financial colleagues
  
• Excellent time management skills; to confidently manage conflicting priorities and deadlines in a fast paced environment
  
• Confident at working autonomously and proactively
  

Essential Skills / Experience

• Part qualified ACCA, ACA or internationally recognised financial/accounting qualification
  
• Competent use of ERP financial systems, such as SAP, BPC, Concur
  
• Intermediate/advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables and look ups are essential)
  
• Excellent understanding and application of month end close and reporting
  
• Experience of working in a multicurrency reporting environment
  
• Proven experience in management of external audit
  
• Experience in financial statement compilation
  
• Understanding of accounting principles and applying that in practise – including knowledge of debits, credits, prepayments, accruals and commitments
  
• Highly numerate with demonstrable problem-solving skills to provide accurate, timely and relevant information to add value
  
• Ability to provide additional information when necessary before it is requested
  
• Keen attention to detail and the ability to review and interrogate information prepared by others
  

THINK NEXT

• Embrace and anticipate change
• Invent for tomorrow
• Challenge the status quo
• Identify future trends and seize opportunities
• Be ambitious, don’t be afraid to aim for bigger and better

OWN IT

• Commit to your idea and run with it
• Embrace responsibility
• Everyone has a voice at all levels in the organisation
• Be brave, be daring - overcome obstacles
• Acknowledge mistakes and learn from them

FIGHT AS A FAMILY, WIN AS A TEAM

• Be passionate about your ideas
• Challenge, collaborate and unite
• Celebrate everyone’s success
• Build friendships – we work at our best when we’re in it together

LOVE WHAT YOU DO

• When you love what you do, your enthusiasm is infectious
• Be proud of our brand and bring it to life
• Channel your heart and passion into everything you do

BE YOU

• Let your personality shine
• Be honest with yourself and with others
• Champion differences in people
• Keep developing your potential

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