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Commercial Accountant

TN United Kingdom

London

On-site

GBP 35,000 - 55,000

Full time

16 days ago

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An established industry player is seeking a skilled Commercial Accountant for a 3-month contract in London. This role involves partnering with client teams to manage revenue forecasting and compliance with IFRS15 regulations. You will be responsible for ensuring accurate financial reporting, collaborating with project managers, and maintaining compliance during audits. If you have a strong background in commercial accounting and a passion for the media sector, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Experience in commercial accounting and revenue management.
Strong understanding of IFRS15 regulations and compliance.

Collaborate with teams on job/billing matters and revenue forecasting.
Ensure compliance with ICFR regulations and assist in audits.
Prepare revenue accruals and maintain accurate financial reporting.

Commercial Accounting

Revenue Forecasting

Client Management

IFRS15 Compliance

Financial Reporting

Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting

Professional Accounting Qualification (e.g., ACCA, CIMA)

Maconomy

Robert Half Finance and Accounting are recruiting for a Commercial Accountant to work for a Media business based in London for 3 months.

Responsibilities:

Commercial Partnering

Work with the client teams on all job/billing matters and collaborating with WIP manager to action.
Partner with team to ensure ambitious, but realistic revenue forecasting, coupled with accurate associated resource planning.
Management of net working capital across your portfolio of clients.
Ensure regular catch-up with the client project managers to understand the latest scopes, staffing, capacity planning and job progress on clients.
Review of scopes and providing approval from a margin perspective.
Working closely with Project Managers to ensure jobs are accurately reconciled on a timely basis.
Liaise with client leads on day-to-day client procurement.
Help client leads build a margin improvement plan and monitor progress against it.
Attending meetings with client leads to finalise monthly revenue and documentation in accordance with IFRS15 requirements, including preparation of revenue minutes.
Updating the revenue tracker and ensuring it is kept up to date and matches to Maconomy reporting each month-end.
Update the rolling and quarterly forecast trackers, as well as associated reporting requirements.
Prepare revenue accrual or deferral journals in a timely manner for month-end reporting.
Providing monthly commentary for aged Accrued Revenue and aged Deferred Income balances.
Ensuring timely reporting in adherence with internal timetables.

Compliance

Ensure compliance with ICFR regulations in relevant areas, particularly revenue recognition.
Assist in any ICFR, Internal and External audits, including client audits.
Understand client contracts and ensure all are aware of and adhere to key contractual points.
Preparation and maintenance of IFRS15 assessment and contract summaries for client portfolio.

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