controller London, England
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A rare and exciting job opportunity has arisen in a TV and Film production company. They are looking for a qualified accountant to join their small finance team and take ownership of the monthly financial and management reporting as their Financial Controller. This is a very autonomous and flexible role that you can really make your own by way of improvement of processes and procedures as you see fit. As a small family-feel business, backed and working with a larger organisation you get the best of both worlds in a very exciting industry and will need to have worked in the TV/Film industry as an accountant previously. This is also a highly commercial role with lots of internal and external stakeholder management as well as being involved in the commercial ventures of the business from a finance perspective. The company offers a lot of work-life balance flexibility and has excellent personal and corporate benefits.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Preparation of monthly accounts.
- Ownership and management of the budgeting and Forecasting process.
- Review cashflows and manage cash collection and weekly payments.
- Preparation of monthly MI / Management reporting.
- Lead monthly production review meetings.
- Lead monthly Finance meetings with the board.
- Ensure accurate reporting, while pre-empting the reporting needs.
- Overseeing the work and line management of two members of staff.
- Preparation of group VAT return and corporate tax.
- Management of the audit process.
- Management of royalty payments and accruals.
- Hedging Currency.
- Dealing with Broadcasters UK and Internationally.
Skills and Experience:
- Fully qualified Accountant ACA, ACCA, or CIMA
- Previous relevant industry experience ideally Television Production Company experience
- Knowledge and understanding of distribution
- Demonstrable experience of managing teams
- Computer literate with advanced Excel skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
If you are a qualified accountant who meets the above criteria and have worked in TV production industry please apply for full details.
