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Financial Accountant - Publishing

  • Location: London
  • Salary: £45,000 per annum
  • Job Type:Contract

Posted 11 months ago

  • Sector: finance
  • Type: hybrid
  • Contact: Mike Foster
  • Contact Email: mike.foster@handle.co.uk
  • Duration: 12 months
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Expiry Date: 05 November 2023
  • Job Ref: BBBH108124

Financial Accountant - Publishing

Great opportunity for a part qualified of fully qualified Financial Accountant looking to gain experience in the media & publishing industries.

This position addresses tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including all Corporation Tax and VAT preparation and payment, general ledger preparation, financial reporting, and involvement with the year-end audit preparation.

  • Responsible for monthly general ledger reporting, balance sheet reconciliations and Capital Expenditure monitoring and analysis.

  • Involvement in the preparation of the group consolidation and year end statutory accounts for the parent company and its subsidiaries.

  • Reviewing the corporation tax computations for accuracy and completeness and liaising with external advisors to ensure that submissions are timely.

  • Responsible for US GAAP pension reporting in the general ledger.

  • Ensuring that intercompany, royalty and fixed asset and intangibles amortisation accounting is accurate.

  • Preparation of the tax returns including PSA and VAT.

ABOUT YOU

  • Experience in working with busy financial accounts function with responsibility for balance sheet control, VAT, tax compliance, fixed asset and intercompany accounting.

  • Experience in the preparation of year end statutory accounts.

  • Experience of defined benefit pension scheme accounting.

  • Qualified or part qualified accountant from one of the main accounting bodies.

  • This role will have contact with senior members of staff and will require strong interpersonal communication skills both written and verbal.

Are you a team player? Can you meet multiple deadlines? Do you wish to learn and develop your career? Then this is the role for you.