Description

Halliday Marx are partnering with an exceptional Media firm to hire an Assistant Accountant on an interim basis for 5 months.

Hybrid working (3 days in the office)

Duties

• Manage the end-to-end process for issuing and receiving cash advances from the central cash float, ensuring all movements are accurately recorded and controlled
• Maintain and administer the cash management workflow, ensuring timely processing, appropriate approvals, and adherence to internal controls
• Prepare and submit expense transfer documentation for approval, covering transfers between individuals and between individuals and regional offices
• Act as a key point of contact to investigate, resolve, and follow up on expense transfer queries and discrepancies using the finance system
• Perform ongoing reconciliation of an international cashflow, providing interim financial oversight where required
• Produce and distribute a weekly commissioning and story spend report, maintaining accurate year-to-date tracking of costs
• Provide a high-level summary of expenditure to senior management, highlighting key variances, trends, and potential overspend risks
• Work closely with editorial and operational teams to confirm staff assignments, locations, and deployment dates for specific projects or stories
• Respond to staff and freelancer expense-related queries, directing them to the appropriate finance support channels where applicable
• At the conclusion of the assignment, deliver practical recommendations and observations to support improvements to existing financial systems and workflows

Requirements

• Highly proficient with SAP
• Immediately Available
• Month end and treasury experience
• Outstanding double entry bookkeeping
• Very comfortable with Accruals, Prepayments and Journals