Financial Controller

Leading Global Media business looking to recruit a technical Financial Controller on a 18 month contract basis. Based in London, this role will lead the accounting team and work closely with the FP&A and Commercial finance teams.

Leading Global Media business looking to recruit a technical Financial Controller on a 18 month contract basis.

Based in London, this role will lead the accounting team and work closely with the FP&A and Commercial finance teams.

Managing a team of 2, key responsibilities include:

• Leading technical accounting preparation under local and US Gaap
• Preparing Balance Sheet and P&L Commentary
• Preparing technical accounting advice
• Approving balance sheet reconciliations
• Reviewing statutory financial statements
• Reviewing bad debt provision
• Reviewing balance sheet including deferred and accrued income
• Reviewing Reporting packs
• Reviewing and approving accounting documents
• Reviewing monthly journals
• Ad hoc tasks as required

The candidate:

• Qualified accountant with strong technical accounting skills including IFRS and US Gaap
• Practice trained ideally with post qualified experience working at an FC level within a Media business
• Team player with 1^st class communication skills
• Ability to influence and manage various stakeholders
• Ability to manage workload and work to sometimes tight deadlines
• Ability to manage and coach 2 staff

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates