Management Accountant London, England
Job description
Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here.
Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are…
When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
Ricochet is owned by the Warner Bros Discovery Group of Companies and is one of the UK’s leading Television Production Companies who produce factual entertainment programmes for BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5 and ITV.
We have produced high quality factual, entertainment and daytime programmes for broadcast by every major network in the UK, many of which are successfully exported to the US and the rest of the world. Our biggest hit to date is Supernanny and our recent successes include Food Unwrapped, Superfoods: The Real Story, Britain's Favourite Dogs, Cowboy Builders, Family Finders and The Repair Shop. There’s nothing we like better than working with talented, creative people and our current development and production slates reflect our passion for great ideas, interesting people and top-notch story telling.
TVP UK HQ is the central business unit providing and coordinating key operational support, across post production services, IT, facilities, HR, and production participation accounting services to the WB International Productions UK production entities (Wall to Wall, Twenty Twenty, Ricochet & Renegade).
Your New Role…
The UK Hub Finance team covers all aspects of finance, from processing cycles, management accounts, statutory accounts, forecasting, tax, cash management, liaison with auditors and the WBITVP group.
The role will report into Senior Manager – UK Hub Controller (WBITVP) with secondary reporting to the Financial Controller, Ricochet and you will be required to go into the Brighton office 1-2 times a week. You will assist the Financial Controller in the preparation of the financial accounting and to ensure the smooth operation of the Accounts function. The Management Accountant Finance Analyst is responsible for overseeing and managing the workflow of the Production Accountant to ensure the accurate and timely delivery of internal management and group reporting.
Your Role Accountabilities…
Management Accounts Preparation
- Lead the process for the preparation on the monthly management accounts under applicable GAAP for Ricochet & WBTVPUK. Reviewing Actuals against current forecast and providing insightful variance analysis where required.
- Management and oversight of allocation process for WBTVPUK including calculating central cost recharges for facilities , HR , IT and assessment of costs against forecasts.
- Prepare monthly payroll recoveries journals and various reports and forecasts
- Review monthly payroll(s) prepared by head office and sign off payment via online banking system Barclays.net
Balance Sheet Control
- Ensure there are monthly reviews of the balance sheet, preparing reconciliations to an acceptable standard for both US GAAP reporting, tax and statutory purposes. Assist GBS in the clearance of reconciling items where required. Lead on the Balance Sheet review calls with GBS answering any queries.
Audit Lead
- Lead on the audit process for Ricochet & WBTVPUK taking responsibility for completing the ETB, identifying and preparing all required statutory accounting adjustments, coordinating all audit evidence requested by the auditors, first point of contact for the auditors and SME for audit questions.
Financial Reporting
- Quarterly update and complete the KPI and BS Flux reports for ITVP Senior Management review. Investigate and provide explanations for key movement in KPIs and detailed commentary on flux variances.
VAT Analysis
- Fill out quarterly commentary and analysis on why there are fluctuations in the amount of VAT input and output from quarter to quarter for the Corporate Finance team.
Other
- Responsibility for Ricochet’s credit card reconciliations, including assessment of expense receipts, coding and posting.
- Coordination and assistance of the AP process, including liaising with approvers and providing coding for entries for WBTVPUK.
- Maintenance of OIM accounts in SAP, liaising with EFS to ensure accounts are kept up to date
- Monitor cash levels on a monthly basis and prepare monthly cash clearing reports for WBITVP
- Maintain the fixed asset register in TVPUK adding items onto the register when invoices have been received and disposing of any items when necessary.
- Submit the monthly quarterly ONS surveys on the government portal, this involves providing information on staff numbers, capital expenditure, working practices etc
- Approve payments as required and act as point of contact for payment / vendor queries on SAP
General Accounting & Systems
- Reconciliation of various production related interfacing accounts in SAP
- Monitor Just Produce interface with SAP ensuring errors are corrected in a timely manner
- Prepare ad-hoc analysis when required
- Oversee process improvements to strengthen internal controls to mitigate risk of fraud and error, implement new process and control as directed by WBITVP ensuring compliance to best business practice, SOX framework and risk management
Qualifications & Experience…
- Recognised accountancy qualification with 1-3 PQE experience at mid-management level. Experience within a media production environment advantageous but not essential
- Strong attention to detail, problem solving, ability to make decisions, be self-sufficient and manage workload around tight reporting deadlines
- A lateral thinker, with the ability to provide solutions to complex issues
- Advanced Excel skills and IT skills are a must, with good systems experience, preferably ERP accounting software like SAP, Microsoft Dynamics or similar
- Good interpersonal skills, collaborative and able to build relationships with multidisciplinary teams
How We Get Things Done…
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
The Legal Bits…
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law. If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at [email protected].
