Management Accountant

Broadwick Live; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the entertainment sector is seeking a passionate Management Accountant to join their Finance team. In this role, you will prepare management accounts, support strategic decision-making, and ensure accurate financial reporting for live events. Ideal candidates will possess accountancy qualifications and a close attention to detail, contributing to impactful financial insights.

Benefits

Study support for accountancy qualifications

Collaborative team environment

Opportunity to work with the music and entertainment industry

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Management Accountant or Assistant Management Accountant.
• Started accountancy qualifications with study support.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts for live events & music division.
• Manage business unit's debtors reporting and prepare VAT returns.
• Drive annual audit process and prepare year-end accounts.

Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

Accountancy qualifications (in progress)

Job description

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Role: Management Accountant
Reports into:Commercial Finance Manager
Location: London
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent ( hours per week)

Who we are:

Broadwick is a multifaceted international company with headquarters in London who create, develop, own and operate a diverse portfolio of venues, spaces, events and experiences.

We believe in redefining spaces and how people experience music, art, culture and recreation by breaking down the traditional barriers. Our history and heritage is deeply rooted in music, building a portfolio of 20 global festivals before selling the portfolio in 2019 to focus on our growing portfolio of venues that includes Printworks London, Depot Mayfield Manchester, Drumsheds London, Exhibition London and Magazine London.

Collectively we strive to push boundaries and disrupt the cultural landscape by combining big thinking, bold ideas and commercial intelligence to produce spaces and experiences for discerning audiences in inspiring locations.

Our team:

Broadwick’s Finance team are passionate about accuracy, beautifully presented data and driving insight into company performance. We love spreadsheets and KPI’s however we strive to understand the business further and partner effectively with key stakeholders. This enables everyone to understand the levers that impact the business the most.

We want to deliver best in class reporting and make sure there is enough control so the business can outperform its goals.

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for a passionate and motivated person to join the Finance team as a Management Accountant.

Our team is responsible for the numbers behind the art. We capture and report all the financial data for the various entities that make up Broadwick Live, which is used to aid the leadership team to make long term strategic decisions about the business.

What you’ll be responsible for:

Finance Management and Administration

• Prepare monthly management accounts for the live events & music division and develop relationships with business partners.
• Management of your business units’ debtors reporting.
• Preparation of balance sheet reconciliations.
• Overhead analysis (including prepayment, accruals, and variance analysis).
• Preparation of quarterly VAT returns.
• Revenue analysis.
• Owning relationships with ticket partners and other income streams, such as sponsorship and merchandise
• Management of event settlements with partners
• Reviewing quarterly FEU reporting
• Intercompany accounting and reconciliations.
• Maintaining fixed asset registers.
• Helping entertainment teams perform IR35 checks.
• Preparation of year end accounts and reports.
• Driving the annual audit process by leading internal data collection efforts and overseeing external auditor interactions.
• Supporting the wider team as required.

Team

• Working alongside Production Accountant and Finance Assistant.
• Communicating your training needs and actively participating in your own development in line with the line manager’s expectations.
• Creating a work environment that aligns with Broadwick values and principles.

Other

• Carrying out ad hoc duties when required to.

You’ll need to have:

• Previous experience as a Management Accountant or an Assistant Management Accountant.
• Started your accountancy qualifications (we provide study support after probation).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to adapt your messaging for different audiences.
• Basic Microsoft Office skills (Outlook, Word).
• The ability to be proactive and organised, as you will assist with managing multiple projects that the finance team are working on.
• The ability and keen appetite to take ownership of your designated tasks.
• Takes pride in creating clear, structured, and visually tidy working papers for both internal and external use.
• Previous experience with internal business partnering.
• A strong attention to detail.

Nice to haves:

• Knowledge and passion for the music and entertainment industry.
• Willingness to develop your financial understanding of how a business works.