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Finance Manager (VICE UK & Studios)
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About VICE Media Group VICE Media Group is the world's largest independent youth media company. Launched in 1994, VICE has offices in 35 cities across the globe with a focus on five key businesses: VICE.com, an award-winning international network of digital content; VICE STUDIOS, a feature film and television production studio; VICE TV, an Emmy-winning international television network; a Peabody award-winning NEWS division with the most Emmy-awarded nightly news broadcast; and VIRTUE, a global, full-service creative agency with 25 offices around the world. VICE Media Groups portfolio includes Refinery29, the leading global media and entertainment company focused on women; PULSE Films, a London-based next-generation production studio with outposts in Los Angeles, New York, Paris and Berlin; i-D, a global digital and bimonthly magazine defining fashion and contemporary culture; and Garage, a digital platform and biannual publication converging the worlds of art and design. VICE x Team Based in our London office, the Finance department is a newly centralised shared services team for EMEA who play a busy and vital role within the VICE Media Group. Role x You As our Finance Manager, you will be responsible for the monthly management accounts for VICE UK, VICE Studios and Edition Worldwide Limited, including cost accruals, accrued/deferred revenue and associated journals at month end. You will be supporting our UK Controller who is based in London. Responsibilities * Produce the monthly management accounts for VICE UK Ltd, VICE UK Studios and Edition World-Wide including cost accruals, accrued/ deferred revenue & associated journals at month end * Produce and submit monthly/quarterly reporting within deadlines to EMEA Regional Team including detailed analysis and commentary on variances * Reporting across multiple lines of business, including productions, professional services, digital activation and events * Client and Project Accounting this includes review, set up and activation of projects in NetSuite. Liaise with Project managers and FP&A for calculation of revenue/cost estimates by project for Month Close, including supporting information needed * Reviewing with Production Accountants to track delivery and calculating costs of completion * Responsible for monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations including deferred revenue/expenses, payroll, other liabilities GL's etc. * Weekly cash flow submission, liaising with the Accounts Payable and Receivables team * Maintenance of intercompany loan schedule with other group entities * Fixed Assets Ledger maintenance, including review of system depreciation calculations, impairment testing, disposals and reporting * Submission of monthly, quarterly and annual Office of National Statistic returns * Support the UK FC in delivering the year-end audit (Group & Statutory) Experience * You are a qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) with 3+ years of PQE experience in management accounting and financial analysis (production accounting is a plus) * Ideally, you would have worked in production or the digital media sector * You will have experience in business partnering and communicate with finance & non-finance stakeholders effectively and articulately for all International regions * You possess strong Excel and system skills You will have these * You will need to be highly organised, meticulous, hands-on and detail oriented. * Capable of working independently without being micro-managed. A team player with a proactive and enthusiastic approach who takes initiative where needed * Able to work to tight deadlines, working effectively under pressure * Netsuite/Salesforce/Concur experience is an advantage We'd also love if you had these: * Ability to analyze and make recommendations to improve internal processes * Experience in rapidly changing, global business, with a wide range of goods and services under management Working at VICE VICE prioritises the ideas and people that other media companies miss. We believe that innovation is a direct result of diverse, inclusive cultures and see it as essential to our staff, culture and business. To learn more read the VICE GUIDE TO VICE. VICE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that strives to create and maintain a workplace that celebrates inclusion and diversity. At VICE, we understand that inclusion and diversity are major benefits to our employees, our readers and viewers, and our company culture. VICE requires that all employees have proper authorisation to work in the UK. Should an applicant require employment sponsorship, VICE will determine, in its sole discretion, whether such sponsorship will be provided.