Job Description

You will be a qualified Accountant with strong Management and Financial Accounting skills, along with finance systems skills, advanced excel skills with a great ability to analyse, manipulate and interpret data. Experience within a fast paced environment is a plus. With a high degree of flexibility to get involved and help to get things done. This position will report into the CFO. You will have an opportunity to work alongside all departments towards a common goal – to lead the way in Influencer Marketing!

You will be working across the business, supporting various financial and non-financial stakeholders with key decision making. There will be a good deal of ad-hoc projects as we expand our operations.

This role will be more transactional to begin with and incorporates the Management Accountant role. This will reduce as we introduce and automate the function/grow the business and the department around increased activity.
Key Responsibilities:

• Manage all accounting operations including Billing, AR, AP, Payroll, Cost Accounting and Revenue Recognition
• Full ownership of preparing and publishing monthly financial statements for management accounts and revenue reporting.
• Currently for two legal entities with different operating currencies, along with full ownership of consolidation.
• Using downloads from Xero (GL system) into a complex excel model with the ability to refresh formulas and update the model (when/if necessary) to reflect changes to the business operating model
• Produce the monthly P&L, balance sheet and statutory cash flow analysis with commentary.
• Ensuring we can analyze variances between trading and currency movements versus budget and budget currency exchange rate.
• Refreshing the full fiscal year forecast monthly for P&L, Balance Sheet, Statutory cash flow and closing year end cash at bank position
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
• Run and own the month end timetable and processes, adhere to tight deadlines for Board reporting
• Own, via analysis and forecasting, working capital both the immediate term needs and across the full year. Model different supplier payment models and the working capital requirements thereof
• Balance sheet reconciliations (including bank postings)
• Action monthly and quarterly tax and Vat returns
• Manage compliance of government/statutory reporting requirements and tax filing across our territories with the use of advisors
• Research technical accounting issues for compliance with the assistant of advisors when required
• Budget management and forecasting - taking the lead in budget management meetings with budget holders
• Business partnering with budget holders on a regular basis to assist with cost management, forecasting and the annual budget
• Support the FP&A Manager in the production of the annual budget and 3 year plan
• Drive improvements and efficiencies in financial processes to improve accuracy and reduce preparation time
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Run annual reporting, prepare audit files and associated schedules, and coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting
• Management of monthly payroll
• Constant improvement mindset, identifying areas of weakness and suggest improvements
• Additional finance duties as necessary

Benefits

• 25 days holiday a year (plus bank holidays)
• Activities to improve your mental and physical wellbeing
• You’ll be a key player in the next stage of growth for our company
• Headspace Subscription
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free breakfast (when in office!)
• EAP through Health Assured

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Qualified CIMA, ACCA or ACA c. 4 years post qualified experience
• Minimum 3 years management accounting experience
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience in fast paced business environment, working to tight deadlines
• Experience in consolidating accounts or ability to demonstrate the skill
• Multi-currency exposure
• Advanced Excel skills
• Analytical thinking – ability to manage, simplify, interpret and analyze large amount of data
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Be able to adapt and keep pace with a fast-moving environment that changes and flexes to meet business needs
• Knowledge of Hubspot
• Knowledge of Xero Accounting System
• International and specifically US experience