Senior Financial Accountant

NBC Universal, Inc.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media and entertainment company in the UK is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant to ensure effective management of daily accounts and accounting processes. Responsibilities include managing the month-end close process, liaising with stakeholders, and preparing statutory accounts. Ideal candidates will be qualified accountants with strong analytical, communication, and Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel. This position offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic and growing environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA or equivalent).
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience managing accounts and reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day accounting processes to a high standard.
• Work closely with outsourced AP & AR providers.
• Prepare annual statutory accounts and liaise with audits.

Skills

Qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA or equivalent)

Strong Microsoft Office skills (particularly Excel and PowerPoint)

Proactive communication skills

Attention to detail

Strong analytical and reconciliation skills

Education

Accredited accounting qualification

Tools

SAP/BPC/AOE

Job description

The Senior Financial Accountant, EMEA is responsible for ensuring the day to day accounts and accounting processes are managed to a high standard.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with outsourced AP & AR providers to ensure accuracy, smooth operations, and timely escalations to the Financial Controller, EMEA.
• Assist with the month‑end close process and posting journals as required.
• Management of 1 Financial Accountant.
• Liaison with outsourced AP/AR/reporting functions during month‑end and quarter close.
• Support month‑end and quarterly Balance Sheet Reconciliations and variance analysis, for review by the Financial Controller and HQ corporate team.
• Prepare annual statutory accounts, including audit liaison.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business.
• Ensure teams raise PO's and process invoices correctly and provide training where necessary.
• Communicate required changes to processes.
• Assist with ad‑hoc queries and understand operations to ensure month‑end postings are accurate.
• Serve as key point of contact for the business.
• Provide finance support to commercial and legal teams.
• Overall responsibility for VAT process, including reviewing and sign‑off of outputs from internal VAT team including VAT returns.
• Review and process monthly/quarterly intercompany recharges.
• Maintain purchase order and purchasing group hierarchy.
• Work closely with FP&A team to review P&L transactions, compare to budget, analyse variances, and propose corrections and commentary.
• Work with outsourced billing and collections teams ensuring accuracy and timeliness of collections.
• Carry out ad‑hoc analysis/projects for Finance Controllership and FP&A teams.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA or equivalent).
• Previous experience of management accounts and reconciliations.
• Previous involvement in external audit processes.
• Previous managerial and leadership experience.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (particularly Excel and PowerPoint).
• A confident and proactive communicator with the ability to effectively interact with non‑finance personnel.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and reconciliation skills.
• The ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks in an often‑pressurised environment.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, changing and growing environment.
• Comfortable in identifying issues and proposing solutions.
• The ability to operate effectively across diverse cultural and business environments.

Desired Characteristics

• Experience of working with outsourced teams.
• Experience of working with General Ledger and Consolidation systems, SAP/BPC/AOE.
• Experience working in a large multinational corporation.
• Strong interest in the media industry and television business.

Requirements

All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove they are able to work in the United Kingdom. For US Citizens: Must be covered by Solutions, NBCU's Alternative Dispute Resolution Program.

About NBCUniversal

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world‑class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad‑supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world‑renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

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