Finance Administrator - Entertainment

Handle Recruitment Limited; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity with a global entertainment client for a Finance Administrator who thrives in a dynamic environment. This hybrid role involves monitoring financials for film marketing campaigns, resolving discrepancies, and collaborating with teams across various functions. The ideal candidate will possess strong finance administration skills, advanced Excel capabilities, and a keen eye for detail. Join a forward-thinking company that values diversity and inclusion, where your contributions will help shape the future of media finance. If you're organized, motivated, and ready for an immediate start, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance administration, ideally in media or film.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and strong numeracy.

Responsibilities

• Monitor financials of film marketing campaigns and resolve discrepancies.
• Process goods receipts and manage POs for publicity activities.

Skills

Finance Administration

Microsoft Excel

Numeracy Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Job description

Finance Administrator - Immediate start

Iam looking for a Finance administrator to join a global entertainment client initially on a temporary basis that may lead into a permanent position. This role works with 2 busy teams and you would need to be an organised and motivated self starter.

Your main duties will include;

• Monitor the financials of film marketing campaigns, ensuring accurate tracking and alignment with reconciled media plans.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies between invoices, reconciled plans and POs through effective collaboration with internal teams and external agencies.
• Process goods receipts for marketing POs against reconciled media plans and budgets, ensuring alignment within the team and vendor expectations.
• Raise and manage all POs for the Publicity department in the UK & Ireland, ensuring they are created in advance of publicity activities and services being provided.
• Work with senior leaders and cross-functional teams across the UK, EMEA, and global markets to align project budgets, resolve operational challenges and ensure seamless workflows across finance, publicity, IT, legal and HR.
• Analyse previous campaign budgets to enhance accuracy in future budget planning and inform decision-making.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to manage vendor relationships, focusing on procurement compliance and efficient vendor onboarding.
• Collaborate with the events team to set up vendors, arrange upfront payments, and record budgets requiring contributions to ensure project costs are accurately captured.
• Reconcile budgets post-event comparing spend vs actuals, breaking down all incurred costs, and associated POs and highlighting over or underspend.

What skills do I need?

• Work experience in a finance administration role is essential, ideally within film distribution, broadcasting or a media environment.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong numeracy skills and attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in financial processes.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to address complex issues and implement effective solutions.
• Highly organised, with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication and multi-tasking skills, with confidence in managing internal and external relationships.

This role is a hybrid role with my clients office being located in Central London. This role is for an immediate start.

Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.