Description
The Finance Department is responsible for all aspects of UKTV's finances, including financial and management accounting, transaction processing, financial planning and analysis, and providing essential support and advice to the company and shareholders to aid decision-making. This team is also responsible for overseeing the management accounting of the wider UK Region revenues and costs and for the financial planning and analysis for these lines of business.
Purpose of the role
Integral role to provide financial support and guidance to key departments in the company. True generalist role, which will give you experience in a range of finance functions and broaden your skillset. Work in an exciting and changing environment.
What we would like you to bring to the role....key experience, knowledge, skills & personal qualities
Experience
* Professional accounting qualification ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
* Substantial experience in a Management Accounting role with forecasting and budgeting experience.
* The ability to understand, interpret and communicate complex financial data to a range of audiences.
Knowledge
* Excellent Excel skills and knowledge of SAP or equivalent financial system.
* Knowledge of Workiva or equivalent statutory accounting software package.
* Significant experience of the application of governance and control principles within the ICFR Framework.
Skills & personal qualities
* Strong focus on controls and accounting policies, with excellent attention to detail.
* Ability to accurately process and analyse large volumes of complex and variable data.
* Display a proactive and flexible approach to work and be comfortable with a dynamic environment with constantly changing priorities.
* Ability to work with a high level of autonomy, identify problems and take ownership for finding solutions where a precedent may not be set.
* Strong communication skills at all levels and ability to influence individuals effectively across the organization including senior stakeholders.
* Strong systems skills with a focus on continually looking to improve how systems are used in order to improve internal processes and reporting.
* Ability to balance and prioritise workload and work for a variety of people.
* A genuine passion for TV!
What you will get to work on....key outputs and responsibilities of the role
* Full monthly management accounting and reporting for both various assigned Network Revenues & Costs with high commercial significance and/or complexity.
* Contribution to the preparation of monthly P&Ls, balance sheets and cash flows for inclusion in shareholder and senior management packs.
* Extensive month-end prepayments and accruals.
* Review of actual results versus forecast & Budget with relevant Budget holders including investigation and reporting of variances.
* Monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including itemised schedules of prepayments and accruals detailing when balances are expected to unwind.
* Investigation and resolution of all reconciling items on a monthly basis.
* Full understanding of and adherence to UKTV's financial controls and accounting policies.
* Assisting FP&A team in preparing quarterly re-forecasts, annual budget and LRP.
* Knowledge of relevant programming and non-programming commercial contracts to ensure accurate accounting of contractual expenditure and revenues.
* Raise POs and action GRs for all relevant contractual costs.
* Accurate accounting of complex revenue and purchase contracts and areas of high value discretionary spend, that have high commercial significance & risk.
* Routinely deal with complex problems such as detailed reconciliations and variance analysis.
* Strong communication within the Management Accounting team to ensure consistency and efficiency.
* Liaise with the AP/AR team to ensure payments and receipts are in line with contractual terms.
* Establish strong business partnering relationships with internal teams and network budget holders, displaying strong confidence and influencing skills.
* Liaising with the auditors during annual and interim audits.
* Assist in providing strong financial control through developing and maintaining effective processes.
* Provide accurate and timely information to contribute towards financial reporting and decision-making.
* To help maximise the effectiveness of UKTV's budgets and resources.
* Help the business to align strategic objectives, by contributing and making recommendations into a cohesive financial plan.
* Understands UKTV's strategy and how the role contributes to it.
* To live the UKTV behaviours, displaying inventive thinking, effective collaboration, ownership and passion in everything they do.
About UKTV
UKTV has been at the forefront of branded television for over 30 years, entertaining the nation with programmes they love. Its leading brands - U&Dave, U&DRAMA, U&W, U&YESTERDAY, Gold, Alibi and Eden - span comedy, entertainment, natural history, factual and drama, and are delivered to UK viewers through free streaming service U, Sky, Virgin Media, NOW, Freeview and Freesat; and to Irish viewers through Sky, Virgin Media, Eir, Vodafone and NOW. Channel & content availability varies by platform. UKTV's content is also available to UK viewers via dedicated FAST channels on Samsung TV Plus, Amazon Freevee, Pluto TV and Virgin Media.
UKTV is a significant investor in British creativity and is committed to working with new and established writers, directors and programme-makers. The broadcaster is part of BBC Studios, the UK's most-awarded production company, a world-class distributor with international branded services, and a commercial subsidiary of the world's leading public service broadcaster, the BBC. #J-18808-Ljbffr