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Senior Financial Accountant
- Posted 06 January 2022
- Salary €70000 - €90000 per annum
- LocationMunich
- Job type Permanent
- Discipline Accounting & Finance
- Referencesfa_1641501606
- Contact NameSherine Rose
Job description
Company: Leading entertainment and Sports agency with worldwide offices. Clients include professionals within TV, music, film, sport and video games.
Work location: Hammersmith (London) OR Munich and Hybrid working
Requirements (Either):
Perm: Fluent German, ACA/ ACCA qualified with a background in Audit. 3 years post qualified within sports/ media.
Temp/ Contractor: Immediately available, Qualified Accountant, German speaking ideally but basic understanding if not fluent
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintaining, interpreting and reporting of timely and accurate financial data
- Ownership of all financial data in Datev system including coding and month end
- Management of revenue and cost trackers used by the leaders & finance team for financial planning
- Calculation and management of month end & journal preparation including accruals, prepayments and WIP
- Preparation of monthly US GAAP management accounts using Microsoft 365 (AX) for submission
- Monthly submission of meaningful Balance Sheet and P&L variance analysis
- Preparation and analysis of variances to budget/forecast; commentary on business drivers
- Preparation of Balance Sheet reconciliations and resolution of action items
- Preparation of management information, cash flow & working capital reporting
- Support project managers with monthly project finance meetings to review P&L and profitability for each project, ensure cost recovery is complete & accurate to maintain fee level
- Calculation and management of accruals, prepayments and WIP
- Management and control of Corporate card process and expense submission
- Supporting the annual financial statement preparation process under IFRS
- Oversight of quarterly VAT and GST returns
- Oversight and management of Bank accounts and relationship with Bank
- Review and approve payments out of the bank account
- Work closely with the London Finance & System teams on any changes to the accounting system
- Maintain the German entity Fixed Assets Ledger, including review of system depreciation calculations, impairment testing, disposals and reporting
- Review & implementation of internal controls within the department
- Support Legal and Business Affairs Executive as needed
- Be the central point of contact for London & US Finance and Legal team
- Other duties as requested by the Finance Director, UK & Europe
Qualifications & Experience:
- ACA / ACCA Qualified or equivalent, with a background working within Audit
- At least 3 years' post qualification experience in an Accounting role, ideally within a Sports business, having worked with an array of financial and non-financial stakeholders