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Management Accountant
Management Accountant
Management Accountant
Posted 2 days ago
- London, Greater London
- Any
- External
This job is with Mindshare, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.
Description
Position at Mindshare Worldwide Management Accountant Job title: Management Accountant Group: Mindshare Worldwide Reports to: Finance Manager Mindshare is a media services company that accelerates Good Growth for its clients. Our company values of energy, empathy and impact bind together our diverse global family of 10,000 people from every culture and with every specialist skill you can imagine. People at Mindshare create ideas and solutions that help not only our clients, but also the industry and the world.
You can check out some of our people stories and client work and awards on LinkedIn or Instagram or hear about the company in the words of our own people here.
What We Can Offer You At Mindshare Worldwide, we offer a competitive salary package, with 25 days holiday increasing with service to a maximum of 30 days, with the option to buy an extra 5 days per year. We also have an enhanced pension scheme, Bupa healthcare, a monthly wellbeing fund and early finishes on a Friday during summer. These are just some of the great benefits we offer.
Based ten minutes from London Bridge tube station, our office has a rooftop with 360 views of London - a great space to hang out with colleagues and friends!
We also offer an extensive training programme to help guide your career development, there's a wide range of options to suit everyone at all levels of your career.
Our Values & Behaviours Our new values, of Energy, Empathy and Impact not only align with our Good Growth ambition but represent our commitment and dedication to our people, helping them grow their careers, fostering creativity, embracing humanity, and changing the world. At Mindshare we are open to difference. We believe in being open and supportive of our people and all their differences to help them succeed. Be different at Mindshare and use your difference to shape the world through media.
The Role The main purpose of the role is to assist in the preparation of the monthly management accounts for reporting to both GroupM management and WPP group (EMEA). This requires detailed variance analysis and exception reporting and Liaising with Finance Plus on Payables, Receivables. To be successful in this role, engagement with various parts of the business is required, often at different levels of seniority.
The Ideal Candidate Essential Criteria Intermediate / advance level of Excel (knowledge of sumIFs, sumIF, Pivot tables, XLOOKUP is essential)
Organized with good attention to detail
Quick to learn and adaptable to changing work allocation and able to prioritise workload to meet challenging deadlines
Strong analytical and reconciliation skills
Strong communication & relationship building skills
Enthusiastic with a can do attitude
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Desirable Criteria Experience working with DDS / Media Ocean
Experience working with Cartesis / BFC
Media industry experience
Newly Qualified accountant or final stage of studying towards professional qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
Responsibilities Month-end process/ year-end & variance analysis
Calculation of accruals & prepayments of costs and inter-company, using IFRS principles. Prepare and post journals
Assist in preparation of monthly Management Accounts reconciled to TB
Monthly variance analysis (by comparing to budget/forecast) and exception reporting on both costs and revenue
Assist in preparation of the month end file ensuring compliance with IFRS.
Monthly & quarterly balance sheet reconciliations
Ensure all supporting schedules tie back to main P&L and Balance Sheet.
Action any queries post month-end; i.e AP mis-posting etc.
Assist with the SOX and year-end audit by providing all relevant information to the auditors.
Group / WPP reporting
Liaise with EMEA to resolve reporting queries
Submit commentaries to EMEA on a monthly basis
Deal with EMEA's new reporting requirements
Prepare and submit quarterly packages
Prepare and submit the year-end packages
Business Partnering
Business partnering through engagement with business on a regular basis including face-to-face meetings
Adding value to operational teams through analysis, reporting etc.
Other and periodic
Ensuring compliance with company policies and SOX requirements
Continuously reviewing current processes and making improvements to allow better control or improved efficiencies
Ad hoc projects as directed by FD/Finance Manager
Review of monthly payroll, when required to cover absence.
Liaising with transactional teams
(Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location) #LI-Promoted
#LI-DNI
Description
Position at Mindshare Worldwide Management Accountant Job title: Management Accountant Group: Mindshare Worldwide Reports to: Finance Manager Mindshare is a media services company that accelerates Good Growth for its clients. Our company values of energy, empathy and impact bind together our diverse global family of 10,000 people from every culture and with every specialist skill you can imagine. People at Mindshare create ideas and solutions that help not only our clients, but also the industry and the world.
You can check out some of our people stories and client work and awards on LinkedIn or Instagram or hear about the company in the words of our own people here.
What We Can Offer You At Mindshare Worldwide, we offer a competitive salary package, with 25 days holiday increasing with service to a maximum of 30 days, with the option to buy an extra 5 days per year. We also have an enhanced pension scheme, Bupa healthcare, a monthly wellbeing fund and early finishes on a Friday during summer. These are just some of the great benefits we offer.
Based ten minutes from London Bridge tube station, our office has a rooftop with 360 views of London - a great space to hang out with colleagues and friends!
We also offer an extensive training programme to help guide your career development, there's a wide range of options to suit everyone at all levels of your career.
Our Values & Behaviours Our new values, of Energy, Empathy and Impact not only align with our Good Growth ambition but represent our commitment and dedication to our people, helping them grow their careers, fostering creativity, embracing humanity, and changing the world. At Mindshare we are open to difference. We believe in being open and supportive of our people and all their differences to help them succeed. Be different at Mindshare and use your difference to shape the world through media.
The Role The main purpose of the role is to assist in the preparation of the monthly management accounts for reporting to both GroupM management and WPP group (EMEA). This requires detailed variance analysis and exception reporting and Liaising with Finance Plus on Payables, Receivables. To be successful in this role, engagement with various parts of the business is required, often at different levels of seniority.
The Ideal Candidate Essential Criteria Intermediate / advance level of Excel (knowledge of sumIFs, sumIF, Pivot tables, XLOOKUP is essential)
Organized with good attention to detail
Quick to learn and adaptable to changing work allocation and able to prioritise workload to meet challenging deadlines
Strong analytical and reconciliation skills
Strong communication & relationship building skills
Enthusiastic with a can do attitude
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Desirable Criteria Experience working with DDS / Media Ocean
Experience working with Cartesis / BFC
Media industry experience
Newly Qualified accountant or final stage of studying towards professional qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
Responsibilities Month-end process/ year-end & variance analysis
Calculation of accruals & prepayments of costs and inter-company, using IFRS principles. Prepare and post journals
Assist in preparation of monthly Management Accounts reconciled to TB
Monthly variance analysis (by comparing to budget/forecast) and exception reporting on both costs and revenue
Assist in preparation of the month end file ensuring compliance with IFRS.
Monthly & quarterly balance sheet reconciliations
Ensure all supporting schedules tie back to main P&L and Balance Sheet.
Action any queries post month-end; i.e AP mis-posting etc.
Assist with the SOX and year-end audit by providing all relevant information to the auditors.
Group / WPP reporting
Liaise with EMEA to resolve reporting queries
Submit commentaries to EMEA on a monthly basis
Deal with EMEA's new reporting requirements
Prepare and submit quarterly packages
Prepare and submit the year-end packages
Business Partnering
Business partnering through engagement with business on a regular basis including face-to-face meetings
Adding value to operational teams through analysis, reporting etc.
Other and periodic
Ensuring compliance with company policies and SOX requirements
Continuously reviewing current processes and making improvements to allow better control or improved efficiencies
Ad hoc projects as directed by FD/Finance Manager
Review of monthly payroll, when required to cover absence.
Liaising with transactional teams
(Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location) #LI-Promoted
#LI-DNI