Management Accountant Twickenham, England
Job description
Reporting to a Finance Business Partner or Senior Management Accountant, you will initially be responsible for the management accounting of products within the Business Media Division of the organisation. You will be working with various stakeholders across the business, supporting them with analysis of budgets vs actuals.
Haymarket is a successful international specialist media company. We have over 60 market-leading brands in the consumer and B2B markets across the UK, US, Asia, India and Germany, connecting people and communities across digital, print, festivals, awards, conferences, and exhibitions.
As a global business operating in diverse markets, we are inherently multicultural and we are committed to attracting, developing and retaining talent who reflect the communities we serve. We equally recognise our broader responsibility to society as a whole and use our power and influence to drive diversity, equity and inclusion within our markets.
Reporting to a Finance Business Partner you will initially be responsible for the management accounting of products within the Business Media Division of the organisation. You will be working with various stakeholders across the business, supporting them with analysis of budgets vs actuals and providing insightful reporting. Duties will include:
Taking ownership for the management accounting from TB to P/L report for a group of products across a division.
Collecting, reconciling, checking and updating trading information and reports.
Reviewing and posting of accounting adjustments (accruals and prepayments).
Working alongside budget holders to arrive at forecasted figures on a monthly basis.
Checking, reconciliation and posting of forecast information for Costs and Revenues.
Accountable for Collating, production and distribution of monthly reports.
Responsible for the preparation of the annual Budget and other reporting templates
Partner the Business leads to ensure appropriate rigour in financial reporting.
Preparation of annual Budgets/Business Plans for a group of products across a division.
Create and nurture successful working relationships with key stakeholders, both internally within the team and across other business areas.
Attend and actively contribute to local business meetings.
Monitoring and policing of internal controls.
Continuously seek ways to improve internal financial reporting and control processes.
Positively challenge business assumptions.
Support the business in catering for uncertainty by performing scenario analysis where necessary.
Ad hoc duties as necessary (including audit queries).
Key Skills & Experience
Experienced with Microsoft Office, operating at an intermediate level within Excel.
Experience of dealing with large amounts of Data (segmentation and reporting on data sets).
Good experience of seeking and implementing ways to improve on current practice.
Must have a conscientious, accurate and methodical approach to work.
Good written and oral communication skills, e.g. articulate when communicating to partners and key staff, and able to present financial results to the function and wider business.
Able to adapt communication style to suit the audience.
A team player with a flexible and proactive approach to work with the ability to work autonomously.
Other Attributes
Confident Financial Professional.
Curiosity to find the story behind the numbers and an inquisitive nature.
Attention to detail and listening skills.
Excellent planning and organising skills – able to handle multiple tasks.
Shows commitment to the role and team.
Displays a willingness to learn and actively seeks new work and challenges.
Takes personal responsibility for maintaining personal development.
Prepared to be flexible during busy periods in order to meet necessary commitments.
Why work with us?
People are our greatest asset here at Haymarket Media Group. Haymarket is a media, information and data business, we use our expertise in media and information to inspire, inform and empower our clients, audiences and communities. We are a socially and environmentally responsible business. As we serve our audiences, clients and communities, we are committed to driving the meaningful change necessary to build a better world. The principles of diversity, inclusion, respect, responsibility and sustainability are at the heart of our business.
We’re hard-wired to produce remarkable content for our audiences, with over 16,000 companies around the globe turning to us to help their businesses grow. Join us and you will work on market-leading brands to help create powerful and lasting relationships that deliver real results, all while developing your own career.
Our conveniently located Twickenham HQ is home to around 600 employees with a vast array of careers from journalism, video, marketing, sales and events to technology, digital development and product management.
As well as being the home of English rugby, Twickenham has the benefit of being less than 30 minutes from central London but also enjoying its riverside location, proximity to Richmond Park and a buzzing social scene.
With flexible hours, great brands, and a modern open plan environment, we attract great people. There’s time for you to get involved in our extra-curricular activities too; from volunteering with our charity partners, going for a lunch-time riverside run, cycling around Richmond Park or after work fun!
Our team culture is friendly, vibrant and sociable. We nurture, support and reward our talent. We offer a market-leading benefits programme, tailored to individual needs and preferences. The range of benefits are vast and include a generous pension plan, life assurance, up to 30 days holiday and a fabulous income protection policy. Oh, and our annual employee party is pretty special too!
Our benefits include:
Competitive salary
Comprehensive training and career development programme
25 days holiday per year excluding bank holidays (increasing 1 day per year of service up to 30 days)
Flexible working schedule (core hours from 11-3)
Generous contributory pension scheme
Access to Perkbox
Health Cash Plan
Family friendly policies
Cycle to Work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Season ticket loan
Regular individual and team rewards and incentives for outstanding performance
We want to support our people to balance their personal and professional lives and we believe our range of benefits encourages this. We feel that nothing beats face-time with our colleagues and we’ve therefore adopted a blended working model where full time employees can expect to spend 3 days of their week in the office and the other 2 working at a location of their choice.
As a global business operating in diverse markets, Haymarket is inherently multicultural. Globally we are committed to attracting, developing and retaining talent who reflect the communities we serve. We equally recognise our broader responsibility to society as a whole. We will use our power and influence to drive diversity, equity and inclusion within our markets.
As such, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring that all candidates are given the same opportunity to succeed regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age or disability.
If you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to fully participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected].
Come and join us and see for yourself how Haymarket is a rewarding and exciting place to work.
