Description

Halliday Marx have an exclusive Head of Accounts opportunity in a fantastic Production Media company

£80,000 – £85,000

Hybrid (3-4 days in)

Central London

Reporting to the Finance Director, this small, tightly knit company need a personality who will work as part of a team.

This is a varied and hands-on finance role, combining day-to-day management of the Finance team with responsibility for the financial reporting and accounting of productions.

Working closely with the Finance Director, the role will have visibility across a number of productions as well as regular interaction with investors, directors and royalty earners.

Duties

Production Accounting & Reporting

• Take ownership of the cyclical reporting of production accounts across all UK-based productions, ensuring financial information is accurate, complete and delivered on time.
• Review production costs to ensure expenditure is captured within the correct reporting periods and cost centres.
• Post payroll and reserve journals and review reserve accounts to ensure anticipated production costs are appropriately covered.
• Calculate royalty pools and manage the associated reporting to royalty earners, including self-billing where applicable.
• Prepare financial reporting for investors and directors where required.
• Manage the cyclical reporting of Productions, calculating royalty distributions.
• Calculate and distribute production profits on a quarterly basis.

Finance Operations & Team Management

• Oversee the day-to-day activities of the Finance team, supporting them in delivering accurate and timely processing.
• Manage key weekly finance activities, including payroll and payment runs.
• Review and authorise payments.
• Regularly review aged debtors, creditors and cash balances, identifying and following up on any issues.

Year End & Audit

• Prepare year-end schedules, reconciliations and supporting information for the annual audit.
• Act as a key point of contact throughout the audit process, responding to queries and coordinating information as required.

Wider Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Finance Director, highlighting any financial issues, risks or areas requiring attention.
• Provide support across a small number of HR and IT matters as required, adding further variety to the position.

You will be / have:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMQ or equivalent)
• Good all round experience in Financial accounting, tax and payroll.
• Strong Excel skills
• A thirst for bringing streamlined working practices to the department.
• A decent understanding of Corporation tax and relevant tax relief
• A team worker that is not afraid of a hands-on accounting as well as managing.