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London, Greater London
Finance Manager, Nordics (Bilingual Danish & English)
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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 our Norway, Denmark and Sweden entities, including cost accruals, accrued/deferred revenue and associated journals at month end. You will be supporting our Nordic Controller who is based in London. Responsibilities * Produce the monthly management accounts for our Nordic entities 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 * 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 * Lead monthly revenue/expense recognition, working closely with the Nordic Controller * Responsible for monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations including deferred revenue/expenses, payroll, other liabilities GL's etc * Support with Monthly / Quarterly Compliance Requirements with external Authorities, for example, VAT returns, Statistics * Support the Nordic Controller & HR with any Payroll / Pension Compliance * Reviewing and approving weekly payment runs * Weekly cash flow submission, liaising with the Accounts Payable and Receivables team. Ensure Nordic bank accounts are funded for salary and other payroll outgoings * Maintenance of intercompany loan schedule with other group entities * Fixed Assets Ledger maintenance, including review of system depreciation calculations, impairment testing, disposals and reporting * Support the Nordic Controller in delivering the year-end audit (Group & Statutory) for the Nordic entities 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 have the ability to business partner and communicate with finance & non-finance stakeholders effectively and articulately * You possess strong Excel and system skills You'll have these * You will need to be highly organised, meticulous, hands-on and detail oriented. * A team player with a proactive and enthusiastic approach who takes initiative where needed * You are able to work to tight deadlines; working effectively under pressure * Netsuite/Salesforce/Concur experience is a bonus * Fluent verbal and written Danish language skills * Local GAAP knowledge is a must 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.