Responsible for producing monthly management accountsBi-weekly meetings with Production Managers to identify potential variances against production budgets and minimizing budget overspendsProviding Production Managers with support in all financial matters such as employment status of production staffPayroll management Managing an accounts assistant and providing help with accountancy trainingFull responsibility for quarterly re-forecasting and annual budgeting in £ and US$Managing short term cash requirements Reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts and production of monthly fileChecking draft Statutory Accounts and dealing with audit queriesProducing cash flow forecasts using various modelling assumptions for the year aheadProduction of all internal audit requirement request by LA head officeProducing quarterly royalty statements for major UK broadcasters & on-screen talent from multi-currency sales reportsQuarterly UK VAT returns with full reconciliationAd hoc analysis for Managing Director and LA head office as required

Responsible for producing monthly management accounts for 4 entities (including an Irish subsidiary reporting in €) and the group consolidated balance sheet. Supervising and training a Junior Management Accountant since May 2011Monthly presentation of results to divisional Managing Directors’ with full variance analysis and commentaryQuarterly re-forecasting and annual budgetingReconciliation of all balance sheet accounts and production of monthly fileChecking draft Statutory Accounts and dealing with audit queriesAssisting Group Financial Controller with cash flow forecastingResponsible for filing of annual returns and other company secretarial workProduction of quarterly bank compliance certificate and other covenant documentsAssisting with in-house commercial due diligence process for potential acquisitionsAssisting with integration process of newly acquired titlesCreation of numerous Excel models including salary journal for importing to Exchequer, profit & loss templates, budget/forecast update sheets and 5 year budgeting modelQuarterly VAT UK VAT returns and Bi-Monthly Irish Vat returns with full reconciliationsAd hoc analysis for Finance Director and Commercial Managers as and when required

General Purchase Ledger dutiesLiaised with production department to ascertain printing costsTransferred monthly printer costs from balance sheet to expense accountsPosted accruals/prepayment journalsResponsible for petty cash (including month-end reconciliation)Bank Reconciliation (daily and month-end)Raising and coding of sales invoicing, including posting to the ledger