Assistant Finance Manager

The Telegraph; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent media company in the UK is seeking an Assistant Finance Manager to support financial accounting and reporting. This hybrid role involves collaborating with finance teams and requires ACA qualification and experience. Key responsibilities include balance sheet reconciliations, journal postings, and supporting audits. The company offers training and a variety of benefits to promote work-life balance.

Benefits

Medical cover

Parental leave (six months fully paid maternity leave)

Flexible benefits

Life assurance

Season ticket loans

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of post-qualification experience in a top-10 audit practice.
• Experience or exposure to the media industry is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and maintain reporting.
• Post journals within Financial Control.
• Support the Financial Control team with audits.
• Build relationships with finance colleagues to ensure accurate reporting.

Skills

Qualified accountant from an audit background

Financial reporting and control experience

Strong communication skills

Strong Excel skills

Proactive work approach

Interest in the media sector

Education

ACA qualified

Job description

About the Role

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast paced and challenging finance function as Assistant Finance Manager, where you will report to the Senior Finance Manager for Financial Control & Strategic Projects. You will support the day-to-day financial accounting as well as acting as an advisor, providing financial expertise to the business. You'll be one of the key contributors to month-end and year-end reporting (including audit) and collaborate with other finance teams to promote understanding of accounting policies and processes. This role will also handle ad hoc financial reporting projects.

This role will suit someone who is recently ACA qualified, ideally with experience or exposure to the media industry.

The role is hybrid based, with 3 days in the Victoria office.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for preparing balance sheet reconciliations and maintaining ongoing wider reporting on all balance sheet accounts and reconciliations
• Responsible for posting journals within Financial Control
• Support Financial Control team in devising & communicating accounting policies for key areas impacting the business
• Build strong relationships with finance colleagues around the organisation to ensure transparency and accuracy in reporting of numbers, risks and opportunities
• Supporting Financial Control team with the interim and year end audits and being a key contact for auditors
• Upkeep and maintenance of accounting manual
• Capex review and Fixed Asset Register maintenance and reporting
• Calculating depreciation and posting additions and disposals of fixed assets

Essential Skills

• Qualified accountant from an audit background within a Top-10 practice with 1-2 years PQE
• Preferably some experience working in financial reporting and control, specifically within FRS 102
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Strong Excel skills
• Proactive approach to work and problem solving
• Confident communicator with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly
• Keen interest in working within the Media sector

The nature of our industry means life at the Telegraph Media Group is fast-paced, demanding, and interesting. We also want it to be rewarding for everyone who works here by creating a suite of benefits that contribute to lifestyle choices and leisure activities. From dynamic working opportunities, medical cover, and parental leave (six months fully paid maternity leave and enhanced paternity/partner leave), to life assurance and season ticket loans, you can choose from a range of flexible benefits, designed to support your lifestyle and help you achieve a healthy work-life balance.

Training and development

With support from your manager and colleagues, you’ll also have access to a variety of training and development opportunities through The Academy. Covering a range of personal and professional skills, our courses enable you to develop an enjoyable and rewarding career.

Our commitment to inclusion

At Telegraph Media Group, we foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and we are committed to building a team that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives and backgrounds. We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

We are proud to be a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader as part of the government’s Disability Confident Scheme. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition and would like support in applying for any of our roles or if you require any reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process with us, please make us aware.

To find out more about Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Telegraph Media Group, and for more information on our purpose, beliefs, and people values, please visit our website.