Finance Manager - Entertainment

Great role working within the commercial division of a globally renowned Television company. Managing a small team this position will have full responsibility for managing the finances of the Home Entertainment division. There will be a lot of interaction with the commercial team and requires someone who is commercially astute.

This is a great role for a qualified accountant who is 2-3 years PQE and is looking for the next step in their career.

The Role:

• Budgeting, forecasting and month end reporting for the UK Home Entertainment and archive sales
• Monthly preparation of the management and sales reporting packs for all divisions to include commentary against budget and forecast, investigating any discrepancies
• Business partner the commercial team for Home Entertainment to ensure optimisation of deals and revenue;
• Managing a small team to include training and development
• Prepare the Group Reporting Pack for Home Entertainment to include monthly actuals, quarterly forecasts and annual budgets;
• Ensure the royalty reports are up to date for licensees
• Work closely with the transactional teams to ensure revenue is costed, collected and allocated in a timely manner;
• Assist with process improvements and ad hoc projects.

The Person:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA or equivalent) with 2-3 years PQE
• Strong academics with an undergraduate degree
• Exceptional systems skills to include Advanced Excel;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with great relationship building skills;
• Strong people management skills;
• Commercially astute, highly motivated and organised;
• Experience gained within media or retail would be highly beneficial.