Financial Controller

Financial Controller | 6-month FTC
Media | London | Up to £70,000 per year

We have an exciting opportunity for a Financial Controller to join a key client of ours within one of the largest global media networks. This will be a varied role, responsible for 4 P&L’s as well as looking at streamlining processes. Based in London, this Financial Controller position is offered on a full-time, 6-month fixed term contract basis.

Your New Role

Key duties of the Financial Controller can be broken into three distinct areas:

General Accounting, including Balance Sheet (core activities)

• Preparation of management information for key stakeholders, including the Central UK Reporting team and senior management, on P&L variances at month-end, reforecasts and on an ad hoc basis as required
• Responsibility to work with Finance Teams Offshore and across London to ensure consistent, accurate and timely reporting
• Review and finalise monthly management accounting for revenue, costs and expenses, accruals and prepayments, for multiple brands within tight deadlines
• Review and approve reporting on changes to revenue, costs and expenses, and balance sheet lines, Month-on-month, Year to date and against Forecast
• Review and approve balance sheet account reconciliations for high risk or subjective accounts to ensure all risk items are identified and actively managed 
• Review and approve balance sheet account reconciliations prepared by Offshore accounting teams to ensure risks and open items are being resolved
• Cash flow forecasting

Revenue Accounting

• Review of client revenues, which includes overseeing the accrued and deferred income balance sheet accounts
• Work with the business each month, to create reliable and accurate revenue accruals
• Continuous improvements in the processes for reporting Revenues

Credit Management/Debt collection

• Review unbilled amounts each month to follow-up with the Operations teams
• Review management of receivables and payables ledgers by Finance Operations to assess the need for provisions

Key Requirements

To fill this Financial Controller vacancy, the business is looking to hire a Qualified Accountant who demonstrates:

• Experience in completion of statutory accounts submissions
• Proven track record of process improvement in a complex environment
• Excellent IT skills and good levels of Excel knowledge
• The ability to deal with ambiguity and change and a willingness to collaborate across teams, brands and locations

Salary

On offer for the Financial Controller will be a pro rata salary equivalent to £65,000 - £70,000 per annum, dependent on experience.

Apply Now

If you would like to find out more about this exceptional Financial Controller position, please apply now.