Group Accountant
Immediate Media Co, United Kingdom
Job Description
Group Accountant (up to 40,000)
Immediate is the special interest content and platform company. Our fast-growing, multi-platform media business is home to more than 1,000 people across several business units, based in London, Bristol, Nottingham and Manchester. We focus on special interest markets, engaging with more than 75 million people globally each month, through world-class content, innovative new digital products and services and live events. Immediate Media was voted the UK’s Best Media Company to work for and 4th across all UK companies by Glassdoor in 2022.
About the role
Reporting to the Group Finance Manager, the Group Accountant will have responsibilities including revenue recognition, treasury, cash forecasting and balance sheet control. The Group Accountant will also take on a key role in the Group’s year end processes and assist the Group’s external auditors.
The role will sit within the Group Finance team whose responsibilities also include financial reporting, consolidation of the Group’s results and ad hoc project work. The Group Finance team sits alongside the management accounts teams in London.
The right candidate for this role will be self-motivated and organised. They will take ownership of the broad range of tasks within their remit and quickly develop an in-depth understanding of the business of Immediate Media. The Group finance team has a range of responsibilities and the person in this role will work to help the team as a whole to meet its goals, taking on extra responsibilities if ad hoc work arises or to help other team members during busy periods.
As a Group Accountant, you will:
- Assist with treasury and cash management including weekly cash reporting and monthly forecasting
- Assist with the circulation and subscription revenue postings at month end including associated costs and monthly balance sheet reconciliations
- Assist with posting of direct costs at month end including monthly balance sheet reconciliations
- Maintenance of the fixed asset registers and the monthly balance sheet reconciliations
- Assist with the swift resolution of audit queries across a wide range of the Group’s profit and loss and balance sheet accounts
- Ad hoc analysis, project and other work for the Group Finance Manager and Group Financial Controller as required
Requirements
- ACA/ACCA in progress
- Experience gained in a medium sized commercial organisation would be useful
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to plan and manage own workload in order to meet tight deadlines
- A genuine interest in the Publishing amp; Digital Media sector
- Strong Excel and IT skills essential
- Proactive and self-motivated with excellent communication skills
- Confident and flexible team player
- A finisher with the genuine drive and commitment to produce the highest quality work and to deliver technical expertise at all times
Benefits
- A relaxed working environment with regular socials including a summer festival
- Immediate Community webinars, well-being initiatives and Mental Health First aiders
- 25 days holiday plus a day for your birthday. Our offices will be closed between Christmas and New Year’s which are in addition to your annual entitlement
- Tailored training and development through our Love Learning platform
- A progressive and transparent culture with clear career progression
- Flexible / hybrid working plus early finish Fridays
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced Family Policies including paternity, adoption and surrogacy leave. We also provide a pregnancy loss, fertility, and carers policy
- Competitive pension plans and Life Assurance
- A newly renovated modern office with lots of collaborative spaces
We pride ourselves on our open, collaborative, and dynamic culture. This encourages our people to thrive, and give their best whilst being supported, developed, and nurtured. As we care about our people, our environment, and the impact we make, we have an active Diversity amp; Inclusion network, comprehensive well-being programmes, and clear sustainability strategies.
Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the heart of all our values and leadership behaviours to ensure Immediate remains a place where everyone feels included and empowered;
We care
We succeed together
We enjoy the ride
We are bold
We never settle
We get on with it
People are at the heart of our business and creating a diverse and inclusive working environment is extremely important to us. Immediate is an equal opportunities employer. We’ll never treat anyone less favourably because of their sex, gender reassignme