A sports media/PR agency is looking for a Commercial Accountant to join their dynamic team and report straight to the VP of Finance.

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a smaller business that is part of a larger entertainment giant and take responsibility for the Financial Planning, Reporting & Analysis, Financial Accounting and Management Accounting as well as dealing with senior commercial stakeholders.

You will need to have an interest in sports and have had previous experience working within a similar dynamic and fun agency environment.
 
Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for Gross Profit for all international PR and Experiential projects, including period-end accounting closes for all properties
• Continual monitoring of project costs to ensure that we are staying within pre-determined budgets.
• Variance analysis of actual results against forecast.
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Oversight of vendor payments and liaison with group accounts payable function to ensure all AP payments are made on a timely basis.
• Preparation of gross profit forecast for PR team.  This involves liaising with commercial colleagues to ensure all relevant information is reflected in forecasting system
• Periodic cash-flow 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.

About you

• Part Qualified/Newly Qualified (CIMA/ACA/ACCA or equivalent) is a MUST
• Confident and willingness to challenge senior 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
• Hands on experience of working within Marketing/PR/Media environment
• Understanding of revenue recognition
• Experience in using SAP accounting system
• Experience of financial planning and analysis work