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    Management Accountant, FTC - London, United Kingdom - GroupM

    GroupM
    GroupM London, United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    Description
    Position at GroupM
    Job Description
    Operating Company
    GroupM
    Job Title
    Management Accountant
    Department / Team
    GroupM Finance
    Reporting To
    Financial Controller
    Location
    Red Lion Square, London
    About GroupM

    GroupM is the leading global media investment management operation serving as the parent company to WPP media agencies including Mindshare, Wavemaker and EssenceMediacom, each global operations in their own right with leading market positions.

    GroupM's primary purpose is to maximize performance of WPP's media agencies by operating as leader and collaborator in trading, content creation, sports, digital, finance, proprietary tool development and other business-critical capabilities.

    GroupM's focus is to deliver unrivalled marketplace advantage to its clients, stakeholders and people. Discover more about GroupM at
    About the team and/or client
    This role sits within the GroupM HQ Finance Team of GroupM UK Market, reporting into the Financial Controller.
    The Role Objective

    The main purpose of the role is the timely and accurate preparation of the monthly management accounts for reporting to both GroupM management and WPP group (EMEA).

    This requires detailed variance analysis and exception reporting. Liaising with Finance Plus on Payables, Receivables and also Cartesis reporting.

    The role will also support on key financial objectives that promote driving efficiencies within the team but also within the business.

    To be successful in this role, engagement with various parts of the business is required, often at different levels of seniority.

    Responsibilities
    Month-end process/Year end & variance analysis
    Calculation of accruals & prepayments of costs, including inter-company, using IFRS principles, preparing journals.
    Prepare monthly Management Accounts reconciled to TB
    Monthly variance analysis (by comparing to budget/forecast) and exception reporting
    Month end folder preparation in line with SOX controls
    Monthly & quarterly balance sheet reconciliations / ensure that all salary control accounts are reconciled monthly
    Action any queries post month-end; i.e AP mis-posting etc.
    Review of monthly payroll changes, investigating all changes to prior month
    Reconciliation of monthly payroll to rolling budget
    Reporting of headcount to gross salaries on a monthly basis
    Assist with the SOX and year-end audit by providing all relevant information to the auditors
    Group / WPP reporting
    Liaise with EMEA and Global teams to resolve reporting queries
    Submit commentaries to EMEA on a monthly basis
    Deal with EMEA's new reporting requirements
    Prepare and submit quarterly packages
    Prepare and submit the year-end packages
    Business Partnering
    Business partnering through engagement with business on a regular basis
    Adding value to operational teams through analysis, reporting etc.
    Other and periodic
    Ensuring compliance with company policies and SOX requirements
    Continuously reviewing current processes and making improvements to allow better control or improved efficiencies
    Dealing with Finance Plus on ad hoc queries
    Ad hoc projects as required
    Skills and Behaviours
    Desirable
    Experience working with DDS / Media Ocean
    Experience working with Cartesis / BFC
    Essential
    Intermediate / advance level of Excel
    Organized with good attention to detail
    Quick to learn and adaptable to changing work allocation and able to prioritise workload to meet challenging deadlines
    Strong analytical and reconciliation skills
    Strong communication & relationship building skills
    Enthusiastic with a can do attitude
    Ability to work independently and as part of a team
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