Management Accountant

Endeavor; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading talent management company in London is seeking a Finance Associate for a 6-month fixed-term contract. The role involves managing financial processes, preparing reports, and liaising with stakeholders. Candidates should have a degree in finance or accounting and be ready to work in a dynamic environment. The position offers hybrid working with core hours between 9:30 am – 6 pm.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Part Qualified or Newly Qualified in CIMA/ACA/ACCA.
• High attention to detail and ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Managing income and expenditures for talent.
• Preparing multicurrency talent statements.
• Conducting variance analysis against budgets.
• Preparing financial month-end and year-end close processes.

Skills

Ability to work on own initiative

Strong communication

Attention to detail

Ability to prioritize workload

Proactive attitude

Education

Degree in Finance/Accounting

Studying for ACCA/CIMA

Tools

SAP

BPC Planning software

Microsoft Excel

Job description

What You'll Do

• Managing and reporting to talent or their representatives on income and expenditure
• Working with managers to ensure a smooth process throughout entire onboarding and booking process
• Preparing multicurrency talent statements
• Review and approval payment proposals for talent fees
• Answering client and talent queries (including tax enquiries)
• Monitoring receivables and liaising with IMG’s outsourced credit control team and internal talent agents to achieve timely collection
• Including weekly reporting of collections with commentary against forecast
• Invoicing income and expenses for clients, including recharges
• Facilitate set up of talent banking
• Management Accounting
• Analyse financial information to assist profitability and growth
• Continual monitoring of costs to ensure that we are staying within pre-determined budgets
• Variance analysis of actual results against budgets & plan
• Regular meetings with the business supported by monthly finance reporting pack identifying KPI’s
• Financial Accounting
• Ownership and responsibility for the financial month end and year end close process to agreed timetable including financial review with variance commentary
• Including Revenue Recognition analysis and journal entries
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations with full supporting for balances in line with group policy
• Oversight of vendor payments and liaison with group accounts payable function to ensure all AP payments are made on a timely basis
• Ensure sufficient controls are in place for vendor creation/AP and AR process & work to improve these processes
• Financial Planning, Reporting & Analysis
• Assist with the planning process including 3-year long term planning, budgeting, and quarterly forecasting
• Assist with preparation of gross profit & SG&A forecast schedules at divisional and client level for Fashion team. This involves liaising with commercial colleagues to ensure all relevant information is reflected in forecasting system (BPC)
• Weekly cash-flow disbursements and 90-day cash forecasting
• Arrange and attend meetings with business leaders to ensure Global CRM system is up to date to track all confirmed deals plus anything in the pipeline
• Taxation
• Working closely with the UK Controller and Tax team on any tax related matters including VAT
• Responsible for Foreign Entertainers Tax (FET) Returns quarterly, if applicable
• Other
• Working closely with the UK Controller and providing regular updates and raising issues promptly
• Ensure cash collections are maximized and work with WNS to improve debtor aging profile
• Assisting with audit requests in a timely manner
• Working closely with the UK Controller and Legal Counsel on all legal matters
• Constantly reviewing all internal working schedules and championing improvement and change
• Provide backfill support for the wider team on an ad-hoc basis

You may also be required to carry out any other duties which are within the scope and purpose of the job

Please Note e.g., shift(s)/ unsocial hours/ travel etc

The role holder will often be under pressure to complete tasks with strict deadlines

Must be prepared to work additional hours as required to meet deadlines

You Have These

• Degree (or equivalent) in Finance/ Accounting
• Studying/Aiming towards professional qualifications (ACCA/CIMA) Part Qualified/Newly Qualified (CIMA/ACA/ACCA or equivalent)
• Confident and willingness to challenge commercial stakeholders
• Flexible team player with the ability to work with commercial staff across the organisation, across different territories
• Must be able to work on own initiative to identify and resolve problems
• Strong communication and team working
• Proactive attitude
• High attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to prioritize workload
• High level of numeracy

We\'d Also Love If You Have These

• SAP, BPC Planning software, CRM, Analysis for Microsoft Excel, knowledge
• Passion for Fashion / The Modelling world

Working Conditions

Fixed Term Contract, 6 months

London, The Strand

Mon-Fri, Hybrid working - 9:30am-6pm