A leading entertainment business are currently looking for a Finance Manager to join their team for 6-9 months to cover for a permanent staff member who is being pulled onto a project.
The role is a broad one encompassing financial reporting, FP&A and business partnering and our client would very much like to find someone with a strong training background (ACA from practice would be ideal) who has then gone on to work in a more commercially focussed role.
Key duties will include:
Reviewing month-end journals associated with brand and marketing looking at variance analysis against budget/forecast
Reviewing ongoing brand and marketing cost tracking in partnership with commercial teams
Support Director in oversight of Senior Analyst in managing day-to-day business partnering, accounting and budget/forecast modelling
Provide ad hoc support to Director with respect to the group's global brand profitability analysis
Pick up statutory accounts preparation ensuring that GAAP adjustments for stats are appropriately captured and supported
Own audit relationship