At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead financial reporting and support group consolidation in a dynamic media company.
- Company: Growing media company based in Central London with a hybrid working model.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Exciting projects and a chance to leverage AI tools for finance transformation.
- Why this job: Join a fast-paced environment and make a real impact on financial processes.
- Qualifications: Qualified accountant with strong technical skills and experience in multi-entity environments.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 85000 £ per year.
Central London (Hybrid working) (2 days in). Halliday Marx have partnered with a growing media company to recruit a Group Financial Accountant.
Duties:
- Supporting the group consolidation and the preparation of group financial reporting, including reporting by function.
- Owning monthly financial reporting, including automating functional reporting, implementing regional and product-level P&L reporting, and supporting financial KPI reporting aligned to agreed business strategies.
- Preparing and reviewing management accounts in a multi-entity, multi-currency environment.
- Managing and developing two direct reports, overseeing their workload and reviewing their output.
- Reviewing the work of junior team members, providing quality control and developing the team.
- Partnering with Commercial Finance to support reporting, analysis, and business decision-making.
- Leading the audit transition.
- Addressing key areas of focus identified during private equity due diligence, including incentives liability and escheatment, sales tax compliance, Section 382 analysis for the use of US NOLs, and transfer pricing to support the optimal use of US and UK NOLs.
- Identifying and driving process improvements across the finance function.
- Leveraging AI tools and supporting or leading AI-related projects and finance transformation initiatives to improve efficiency, automation, and process effectiveness across the finance function.
- Getting stuck into ad hoc projects and analysis as priorities evolve - no two weeks look quite the same.
What we’re looking for:
- A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA).
- Strong technical ground and excellent attention to detail.
- Proven experience thriving in a fast-paced environment - comfortable with ambiguity, shifting priorities, and pace.
- A self-starter who can hit the ground running with minimal hand-holding.
- A genuine appetite for improving processes and project-managing change.
- Strong financial and management accounting experience.
- Experience preparing group reporting by function.
- Exposure to multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation.
- Comfort with finance technology, automation, or AI tools.
Group Finance Manager employer: Halliday Marx
Join a dynamic media company in Central London as a Group Finance Manager, where you will thrive in a collaborative and innovative work culture that values employee growth and development. With hybrid working options and a focus on leveraging cutting-edge technology, including AI tools, this role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact while enjoying a supportive environment that encourages process improvement and professional advancement.
We think you need these skills to ace Group Finance Manager
Group Financial Reporting
Financial Consolidation
Management Accounting
Multi-Entity Accounting
Multi-Currency Accounting
Process Improvement
Project Management
