Group Financial Accountant - Woking

This role is based at the Woking Head Office. The main purpose of the role is to support the Group Financial Manager in delivering accurate consolidated financial information, that is compliant with all ATG Group finance policies and IFRS. You will be responsible to maintain technical accounting proficiency but also be an effective business partner, able to support subsidiary finance teams in meeting their reporting requirements. You'll report to the Group Finance Manager and will work closely with 2 Senior Group Financial Accountants.

Key responsibilities

• Review and challenge monthly financial data submissions from subsidiary teams and follow up queries through to resolution.
• Business Partner to the subsidiary finance teams in UK, US and Germany across the ATG Group to support them in meeting Group policies and reporting requirements.
• Collaborate cross functionally with the relevant stakeholders to identify accounting impacts key transactions and posting journal entries accordingly.
• Work with the Financial Accountant to ensure that the monthly consolidation of c.100 entities is executed correctly. All intercompany balances to be matched and reconciled and Intra-group transactions eliminated.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet and cashflow reporting for distribution to the Board, investors and banks.
• Participate in quarterly balance sheet reviews with subsidiary finance teams. Track agreed actions through to completion.
• Assist in the integration of new acquisitions onto the ATG finance platform, ensuring consistency in reporting and financial controls and processes.
• Become an expert user of our consolidation system - Cognos Controller - to be able to maintain and develop the system to meet new requirements. Training and support will be provided.
• Preparation of the annual statutory accounts of all UK subsidiaries (FRS101).
• Assist the Senior Group Accountants in the production of the consolidated annual financial statements and report (IFRS).
• Be a contact for the annual group audit, helping the Group Finance Team to collate all audit evidence and manage auditor information requirements.
• Support the Senior Financial Accountants in their monthly completion of: Holding company postings and review; loan interest calculations and postings; Group costs and recharges; group consolidation.

Your skills, qualities, and experience

• ACA or equivalent part-qualified or full qualified. PQE not required but preferred.
• Experience of working in a Group Finance role and/or experience in a complex multinational company (in audit or industry).
• Technically minded, with a good understanding of accounting principles.
• Multi-currency consolidation experience.
• Experience in UK statutory accounts (audit or industry).
• Strong systems skills in all MS Office applications, with advanced Excel a must.
• Experience working with consolidation and reporting systems; Cognos Controller preferred but not required.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to successfully operate in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.

We welcome applications from individuals with transferable skills from other industries or backgrounds and role specific training can be provided. This role does not demand specific experience - instead, what we are looking for is the ability to successfully work within the Group Finance Team and achieve our reporting objectives.

About Us - Our values

• THRIVE doing what we love (with passion and dynamism)
• CONNECT through every act (with collaboration and kindness)
• DARE to do different (with curiosity and courage)
• PERFORM at our best (with customer focus and ownership)

Our Corporate Social Responsibility pillars

• Inclusion: Committing to creating and upholding a positive, inclusive culture that nurtures potential and supports well-being.
• Sustainability: Playing your part in reducing our environmental impact and finding more sustainable ways of working.
• Next Generations: Encouraging the next generation in live entertainment by contributing to our outreach and training programmes, including mentoring students and trainees, and supporting our Creative Learning and Community Partnerships work.

Our culture

You'll help us uphold a positive culture around meeting our obligations, by having a positive attitude to health and safety, legal and insurance requirements and take care to understand our policies and procedures. We are all expected to participate actively in the life of the company, and opportunities will arise for you to collaborate with others across the business. Everyone at ATG Entertainment is expected to be flexible and adapt as the needs of the business change, taking on new or different responsibilities as the need arises.

Our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Mission Statement - A Stage for Everyone

Our stages are a platform for compelling stories - stories that are for all, by all, and of all. We shine our spotlight on our differences and believe that understanding and celebrating these differences makes us better global citizens. We are passionate about the pursuit of true diversity and equality. We strive to make our venues beacons of these ideals in our communities. Onstage and off, we hold ourselves accountable for nurturing an inclusive culture, one in which everyone can bring their authentic selves. At ATG entertainment, we provide a stage for everyone. We recognise that we do not have all the answers; but we strive to listen, to learn and to change in order to ensure ATG Entertainment becomes a truly inclusive organisation. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from individuals from the widest possible range of backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from those currently underrepresented in our workforce. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer, which means that we are taking action to ensure that people with disabilities and long-term health conditions feel supported, engaged and able to fulfil their potential in the workplace. We will offer an interview or recruitment event to disabled candidates who tell us they wish to participate in the scheme and who demonstrate in their application that they best meet the essential criteria for the role. Where we receive more applications than we are reasonably able to interview for any given role, we will retain applications for the next available interview opportunity wherever possible. If you'd like to discuss accessibility prior to applying, please email for a confidential discussion.