Full job descriptionMy client a successful family office specialising in the Music and Film industry are seeking a Management Accountant to join their small team on a permanent basis.
*Location: Central London - close to mainline train and tube stations
*Salary offered: up to £56,000 per annum
*Hybrid working on offer
*Excellent benefits including a company bonus paid annually.
*Stress-free working environment, retaining a lovely family feel.
The role:
*Supervising the work of the accounts assistant including coding of invoices into correct nominal ledger and department codes, review of purchase ledger, review P&L nominal ledgers, review bank reconciliations, review specific projects and giving guidance to accounts assistant as required.
*Monthly management of the royalties process including preparing royalties invoices, reviewing royalties statements, maintaining the various royalties control sheets.
*Monthly review and management of aged debtors.
*Prepare quarterly management accounts for 8 UK companies.
*Prepare yearly accounts for 10 companies for review for the yearly audit
*Prepare quarterly VAT returns for 8 companies
*Review of monthly management accounts for two Italian companies and prepare variance analysis
*Preparation of quarterly analysis of worldwide family expenditure including a variance analysis against the budget
*Prepare yearly tax files for UK and US tax advisors
*Maintain fixed asset registers
*Process the monthly payroll
*Prepare a monthly intercompany reconciliation of all intercompany loans and balances
*Covering the work of the accounts assistant when they are on holiday or on sick leave
*Various other analyses and project work that will be needed from time to time
*Assist the other members of the team when required.
About you:


*Energetic with the ability to multitask and be flexible.
*Accurate and excellent attention to detail and be able to process multiple streams of information
*Self-starter with initiative, able to hit the ground running
*Happy to work alone or as part of a team with limited room for progression
*In relation to others: confident, friendly, positive and ability to work in a small family office environment.


Experience required:


*This role would suit a qualified by experience Accountant
*Knowledge and working experience of Sage: essential
*Experience of preparing VAT returns - essential
*Experience of preparing management accounts: essential
*Proficient with Excel including VLOOKUP’s, pivot tables etc. - essential
*Experience of working in a SME environment: desirable