The opportunity
Our client is a well-known name in the global entertainment industry and is about to integrate two businesses. This brand new role has been created to put finance at the heart of that process; you will combine hands-on management accounting with true business partnering, working with senior stakeholders across both sides of the business, supporting decisions and helping bring two finance functions together.
What you will be doing
- Producing accurate, timely month end management accounts, with clear variance analysis against budget and forecast
- Acting as the trusted finance partner to budget holders and senior leaders, turning the numbers into commercial insight
- Owning budgeting and forecasting cycles, including monthly forecast updates
- Supporting the finance workstreams of the integration, including aligning processes, reporting and systems across the two businesses
- Building and maintaining financial models to track integration costs, synergies and performance
- Preparing management information and KPI reporting for the leadership team
- Identifying and driving process improvements and efficiencies as the combined business takes shape
- Working closely with operational colleagues, including at the Uxbridge site, so the finance view is consistent across locations
What we are looking for
Essential
UK qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with around 2 to 5 years post qualification experience
Strong management accounting, business partnering and forecasting experience, with the confidence to challenge and influence non-finance colleagues
Experience working in a business going through change, transformation or integration
A hands on, roll your sleeves up approach, comfortable with the detail as well as the bigger picture
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
What we are looking for
- Desirable
- Event or live entertainment experience
- US reporting skills
- Audit background
Why this role
- A high profile role with real exposure to senior leadership during a genuine period of change
- Chance to shape how a newly combined finance function works
- Real prospect of a permanent position for the right person
- Immediate start, so a quick and straightforward process