Financial Accountant (Ticketing) – Maternity Cover
Location: Woking Head Office. This role reports to the UK Ticketing Finance Manager and works closely with the General Ledger team and Commercial Finance. The UK Financial Accountant will own technical balance sheet accounts across all UK companies, ensuring accounting processes and controls meet UK corporate standards and support the UK Financial Controller and UK Finance Manager.
Key Responsibilities
* Maintain ledgers for UK Ticketing companies by preparing weekly and month‑end accounting adjustments to ensure accurate information is reported in D365.
* Own a number of technical balance sheet accounts, applying consistent and effective methodology across all UK entities, and becoming a subject‑matter expert.
* Monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
* Support the UK Financial Controller and Finance Manager in producing the monthly Ticketing P&L and balance sheets.
* Gather and analyse information for inclusion in the UK’s internal and external reporting.
* Assist in the production of monthly reports for management in respect of the P&L by providing clear and articulate variance analysis on areas of responsibility.
* Provide ad‑hoc support to the business‑partnering team.
* Ensure that financial controls and processes are developed, documented and maintained for accountable areas.
* Identify financial control and process improvements and implement changes to strengthen the control environment and increase efficiency.
* Embrace change and act as an enthusiastic advocate of change.
* Assist in identifying operational and technical problems and suggest amendments to working practices and policies.
* Manage a Ticketing Assistant Accountant.
Qualifications and Skills
* Finalist or part‑qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or AAT Professional Diploma).
* Experience working in a finance function, including month‑end work and reconciliations.
* Enthusiastic, adaptable working style with a keen eye for improvement opportunities.
* Excellent Excel and IT skills; experience of D365 (Dynamics) is preferable.
* Strong intellect combined with attention to detail, well‑organised, process‑driven and delivery‑focused.
* Ability to work well under pressure and manage conflicting deadlines.
* Adaptable, keen to learn and open personality with a positive attitude.
Equal Opportunity and Disability Statement
We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and will offer an interview or recruitment event to disabled candidates who wish to participate. Where we receive more applications than we are reasonably able to interview, we will retain applications for the next available interview opportunity wherever possible.
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