Assistant Accountant, Media & Advertising Agency, Paying £30,000 - £35,000, Central London
An established and growing organisation within the
media and advertising
sector is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented
Assistant Accountant
to join their finance team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional looking to build their experience within a dynamic, creative industry.
This role will involve working closely with the Head of Finance to provide financial insights and drive business performance.
Please note having previous experience within
Media or Marketing
is
advantageous.
This is a great opportunity for someone looking for a broad role in a highly successful and growing business.
Key Responsibilities:
* Business partnering - work closely with Account and Digital teams, to provide financial insights and solve queries
* Run bi-weekly/monthly Finance reports for example cash forecast, bank reconciliations, AR and AP reports.
* Receive and post all incoming supplier and intercompany invoices to DS accounting.
* Management of internal expenses and post expenses to DS accounting.
* Raise payment requests for suppliers, intercompany and expenses to be approved
* Raise client invoices to direct and indirect clients.
* Prepare monthly working capital analysis
* Deliver client and company reporting reports within deadlines
* Maintain commercial finance trackers for revenue recognition
* Prepare monthly revenue accruals are correct as per the revenue tracker
* Prepare monthly cost accruals are correct as per expected cost recharges monthly and quarterly.
* Post journals for revenues, accruals and IT leasing.
* Prepare the P&L at month end and with support of head of finance identify and explain variances
* Prepare the B&S at month end and with support of head of finance identify and explain variances.
* Process improvement: adapt processes where they are not leading to the desired outcome.
Requirements:
* Previous experience in a similar accounting or finance support role
* Solid understanding of core accounting principles, including revenue recognition and month-end processes
* Strong Excel skills and familiarity with accounting systems (
Dynamics Software
is ideal)
* High attention to detail and strong organisational skills
* Proactive attitude with the ability to work independently and within a team
* Actively studying towards a recognised accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) is advantageous
* A clear understanding of the importance of confidentiality.
* Previous experience within the Media/TV sector
.
If this sounds like you please do get in touch here or via my email
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