Finance Manager

After yet another successful year for this thriving and rapidly growing TV production company there is now a requirement for an experienced Finance Manager to join their busy and friendly team.
Reporting into the Financial Controller this role will manage a small team and have involvement with the finances for the corporate entities and the productions.
You will work closely with a number of non-financial colleagues and need to have excellent communications and the ability to easily build strong working relationships with others.

To be a successful candidate you will at finalist stages or recently qualified. You will need to have a strong financial background gained within the Television industry, or similar, and have a genuine interest to continue your career within the sector.

The role:
- Manage and oversee the work for 3 Accounts Assistants, including team reviews and individual goal setting;
- Full preparation of the management accounts;
- Annual budgeting and forecasting and reforecasting bi-annually;
- Maintain the fixed assets and the overhead accruals and prepayment schedule;
- Analysis of actual against forecast, providing detailed commentary;
- Support the monthly payroll and the annual P11d & PSA submissions;
- Review the ledgers and cash books for sign off and payment runs;
- Weekly cash flow forecasting including analysis of risk;
- Liaise internally regarding production agreements to ensure timely billing and contractual production deliverables are fulfilled;
- Preparation of monthly & quarterly VAT returns;

The person:
- Finalist/Recently Qualified Accountant (ACCA/CIMA or equivalent);
- Relevant experience ideally gained within a TV company or similar;
- Experience of working within a multi-currency environment;
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
- Experience of working within Factual/entertainment would be highly beneficial;
- Hands on, ‘can-do’ attitude with excellent attention to detail;
- Strong Excel skills with the ability to perform sum-ifs, VLOOKUP & Pivot Tables;
- Highly motivated and ability to meet & exceed deadlines in a busy environment.