Group Financial Accountant

Job description

**Want to join a global company that brings the world together by producing premium media content in over 80 languages worldwide?** VSI provides language localisation and media services to the biggest brands in streaming and media entertainment. Headquartered in London, VSI consists of a global network of state-of-the-art studio facilities that use the world's best voice acting talent to tell the stories of our most watched movies and television series. VSI works across a wide range of media sectors from streaming platforms, traditional broadcast television, theatrical releases and gaming. **Job overview** This is a fantastic role suited to a fully qualified accountant with strong excel skills and experience working in a multinational environment. You will be part of a high performing and expanding team, working closely with the Group Finance Manager and Group Financial Controller to produce monthly-consolidated accounts. This a great time to join and be part of the upward growth trajectory in a business where you can play a key role in contributing and shaping the business. **Key responsibilities** - Working with Group entitles to report the accounting data monthly, ensuring the group reporting deadlines are clearly communicated and met. Analyse and understand local data to ensure accuracy and completeness, consistent reporting and mapping to the Group chart of accounts. - Work on specific areas on the month end close including intercompany, group balance sheet reconciliations, customer data consolidation and analysis and debtor/creditor reporting and analysis. - Supporting the establishment and implementation of Group accounting, reporting and control policies across the Group, ensuring their consistent application across all subsidiaries (e.g. revenue and cost recognition, foreign exchange transactions, activity-based costing etc.) - Supporting the preparation of Group weekly cashflow forecasts. - Assisting with external audits and coordination of information. - Supporting on quarterly covenant checks and other compliance reporting. - Support budget and forecast process. - Doing ad-hoc reviews on different areas of spend depending on business needs. - Getting involved in the accounting of certain key areas such as investments, leases and hedging. - Be involved and supporting on the implementation of Microsoft Business Central across the Group. - Supporting the data entry for smaller entities / holding companies in the Group. **Essential skills and experience** - Fully qualified accountant (Ideally ACA/ACCA/CIMA /CA). - Strong technical skills and experience with UK GAAP, FRS 102 and IFRS standards. - Strong excel skills, experience with data manipulation and wrangling. - Be meticulous, thorough, and able to spot discrepancies. - Exceptional communication skills, report writing and presentation skills and be able to communicate to a range of people including non-finance and also in other countries. - The position will work across an international footprint and will therefore need to work closely with individuals from various cultures and backgrounds so foreign languages skills would be an advantage to the role. **What else is on offer?** - Private medical insurance - Enrolment to company salary sacrifice pension scheme - Discounted gym membership - Cycle-to-work scheme - Travel card loan - Regular social activities