Job Summary:
Company: Academy Music Group
Department: Finance
Location: Brixton, London
Reports to: Financial Controller
Working Hours: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent

COMPETENCIES / SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Experience of preparing, and reporting, month end accounts and forecasts
• Good working knowledge of debits and credits
• Advanced Excel skills
• Strong administration and time management skills
• Qualified or in final stages of qualifying (CIMA/ACCA/ACA), or qualified by experience
• Experience working in a busy finance department
• Leadership skills/experience

Desirable:

• Experience using Oracle

ROLE DESCRIPTION

The Senior Management Accountants lead on the monthly management accounts process, ensuring month end figures are presented, and reported, accurately, as well as updating, investigating, and reporting on, forecast changes.
Senior Management Accountants are senior figures within the Finance team, supporting the Financial Controller, and may have direct line management responsibility for others within the Finance team.

WHAT THE ROLE INCLUDES

• In collaboration with other senior members of the Finance team, leading on the month end management accounts processes
• Producing monthly accounts for multiple AMG/Live Nation venues with commentary
• Monthly forecasting for multiple AMG/Live Nation venues with commentary
• Producing annual budgets for multiple AMG/Live Nation venues with commentary
• Significant role in preparing year end accounts, reviewing, and responding to audit requests
• Writing reporting packs – e.g. month/year end, forecasting, budgets
• Cashflow preparation and reporting
• Balance Sheet reconciliations including accruals with commentary, for example, but not limited to:
• Advanced ticket sales and other ticket accounts
• PRS/licensing
• Capex accounts for Academy Music Group and Live Nation venues, including:
• Monthly reconciliations and reporting
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Business partnering with the Property team and venue/divisional management.
• Line management of Management Accountant(s)/Assistant Management Accountant(s) where required
• Ad-hoc analysis and tasks

The following attributes determine how the role will be carried out and are required to be a success

• Strong attention to detail
• Detailed and thorough approach
• Ability to work on own initiative and self-motivation to meet challenging deadlines
• Team playe