Senior Management Accountant with Finance Controller Development

Super Rare Games; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working (London office + remote

Vitality Medical Insurance

Team socials

Season ticket loan & Cycle to Work

Free breakfast & snacks

Gaming break-out areas

Industry events attendance

Birthday charity payments

Office dogs

Job summary

Super Rare Games, an independent games publisher, seeks a Senior Management Accountant to move into a Finance Controller role. Hybrid London-based, you will own management accounting, lead balance sheet reviews, and progressively take on broader finance responsibilities including treasury and financial controls.

The role offers a clear 6–12 month progression to Finance Controller, with collaboration across ecommerce, operations and commercial teams.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with at least 5 years PQE.
• Experience in online retail / international distribution, stock, multi-currency and international tax.
• Ability to partner with creative directors and studio heads to translate ambitions into financial plans.
• Proficient in Xero, Excel and Google Workspace.

Responsibilities

• Oversee month-end close and posting journals, accruals, prepayments and provisions.
• Own stock accounting, reconciliations and variances analysis; track margins and stock movements.
• Reconcile ecommerce sales with platforms, payment providers and refunds; ensure revenue accuracy.
• Prepare monthly management reporting packs and variance analysis against budget and forecast.
• Manage debtor/creditor reporting and payment runs; prepare royalty statements and VAT returns.

Skills

Commercial Acumen

Financial analysis

Business partnering

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)

Tools

Xero

Excel

Google Workspace

Job description

Super Rare Games is an independent, self-funding video games publisher delivering physical and digital titles to a passionate global audience.

We are looking for an experienced, technically strong Senior Management Accountant who is already operating with a high degree of autonomy and is ready to take the next step into a broader Finance Controller role.

The role is designed to provide a structured progression from Senior Management Accountant to Finance Controller over an initial period of approximately 6–12 months.

The successful candidate will initially take ownership of the core management accounting function, working alongside an experienced Finance Controller and a Junior Management Accountant. As their knowledge of the business and finance function develops, the existing Finance Controller will progressively delegate additional responsibilities to them as part of a planned handover.

The intention is that the successful candidate will operate in a hybrid Senior Management Accountant / Finance Controller capacity during the transition period, taking on progressively more of the current Finance Controller's responsibilities while continuing to retain ownership of the management accounting function.

Subject to demonstrated capability and a successful handover, the individual will progress into the Finance Controller role, with the existing Finance Controller providing appropriate support and oversight during the transition.

Key responsibilities

Month-end & financial accounting

• Overseeing and reviewing the work of the Accounts Payable Assistant and Junior Management Accountant.
• Reviewing the general ledger and identifying errors, anomalies and areas requiring investigation.
• Preparing and posting journals, accruals, prepayments and provisions.
• Performing detailed balance sheet reconciliations and investigating variances.
• Working with Departmental Leads to maintain accurate shared cost tracking information.
• Own the monthly stock accounting and reconciliation process.
• Investigate stock variances, adjustments, write-offs and discrepancies.
• Monitor stock provisions, ageing and slow-moving/obsolete stock.
• Analyse product margins and work with operations/ecommerce teams to understand stock movements and margin performance.

Ecommerce / revenue

• Reconcile ecommerce sales to payment providers and the accounting system.
• Reconcile platforms, payment gateways, refunds, chargebacks and fees.
• Ensure revenue is accurately recorded and appropriately reported.
• Analyse sales, gross margin and related costs.
• Identify discrepancies between ecommerce, fulfilment and financial data.

Management reporting

• Produce monthly management reporting packs.
• Prepare meaningful variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior periods.
• Explain key movements rather than simply reporting them.
• Report on commercial and profitability analysis including KPIs covering revenue, margin, stock, working capital and cash.
• Provide financial analysis to support management decision-making.
• Manage debtor and creditor reporting.
• Prepare payment runs for approval

Other

• Prepare & issue royalty statements in accordance with agreed timelines
• Prepare UK and EU VAT returns
• Develop strong working relationships with operational, commercial and ecommerce teams

The development pathway will involve progressively taking ownership of the following additional responsibilities:

• Independently manage the day-to-day running of the finance function, including oversight and prioritisation of the finance team's workload.
• Own financial reporting and present financial performance, risks and opportunities to the Board.
• Own and approve annual budgets and rolling forecasts.
• Own the financial control environment and oversight of key accounting processes.
• Own financial forecasts and modelling for new projects.
• Take full responsibility for BFI applications and video games tax claims.
• Oversee statutory accounts, tax compliance and other external finance requirements.
• Manage treasury and working capital requirements.
• Lead ad hoc financial projects to improve efficiency, controls and best practice.

Qualifications & Key requirements

• Accreditation - fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with proven minimum 5 years post-qualification experience (PQE)
• Industry Background - preferred experience within an online retail & international distribution business & can demonstrate awareness of stock, multi-currency and international tax treatment
• Commercial Acumen - ability to partner closely with creative directors and studio heads to translate creative ambitions into realistic financial plans
• Systems Expertise - advanced proficiency in Xero or equivalent, combined with MS Excel and Google Workspace skills.

Plus an advantage but not essential competencies would be:

• Video Games - industry background and/or interest in gaming
• Experience managing financial operations within an e-commerce business.
• Knowledge of Shopify and multi-channel e-commerce.

Right to work in the UK. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role.

What we offer…

• Hybrid working - Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from our London office (near King’s Cross) and remotely Wednesday & Friday.
• Vitality Medical Insurance
• Regular voluntary team socials (Taskmaster, Super Rare Bake-off, Gastropubs, D&D, Darts, Mario Kart tournaments to name a few)
• Season ticket loan and Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free breakfast bar & soft drinks from the fridge
• Break out areas - gaming, table tennis, pool, darts
• Opportunities to visit industry events
• Charity payments for your birthday
• Office Dogs