Financial Controller

Job Description

Financial Controller - Filmbankmedia- London

We are looking for an experienced Financial Controller to manage our busy Finance department and provide operational and finance support to the CFO.

The Job

Accountable for the accounting operations of the company, to include the production of timely and accurate financial reports, maintenance of an adequate system of accounting records, and a comprehensive set of controls and budgets designed to mitigate risk, enhance the accuracy of the company's reported financial results, and ensure that reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles or international financial reporting standards.

The Daily
• Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures
• Oversee the operations of the accounting department, including the design of an organisational structure adequate for achieving the department's goals and objectives
• Co-ordinate the distribution of monthly reporting to key stakeholders (including Dashboards and quarterly management accounts to the Board of Directors and Royalty statements to Studios)
• Manage the finance shared service functions
• Process payroll in a timely manner
• Ensure that required royalty payments are made on a timely basis
• Provide and maintain a robust studio contract legal database, process and adequate controls to flow into the rights management system
• Establish and maintain treasury arrangements to deliver improved return on cash deposits without material exposure to risk and maintaining reasonable access to invested capital
• Produce timely and accurate financial reports including, but not limited to: monthly dashboard reporting the company's performance (revenue, profit and loss account and cashflow) versus budget, prior year and rolling forecast for submission to the board of directors
• Recommend benchmarks against which to measure the performance of company operations
• Calculate and issue financial and operating metrics
• Manage the production of the annual budget and forecasts
• Develop business plans for new business opportunities
• Ensure compliance with government reporting requirements and tax filings
• Champion the implementation of a new suite of IT systems to the finance team, encouraging learning and development.

The Essentials
• Proven working experience as a Finance manager in progressively more responsible positions
• ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent
• Proven accounting and finance experience
• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures (UK GAAP essential)
• Excellent attention to detail
• Pro-active self-starter with ability to question current processes and procedures
• Excellent IT skills with advanced Excel
• Experience with creating financial statements
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process
• Excellent accounting software user and administration skills
• Experience in content distribution or a media company is highly desirable

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r74bbp-3-145-206-169-42 in your application.