Manager / Senior Manager (Audit Focused Media Specialist)

About the role Our West End office is a market leading media specialist office, and we are passionate about the sector. We work with entrepreneurial businesses from individuals, to start ups and large international groups, including a number of household names. Our clients are from all areas of the media industry, including media tech, advertising agencies, theatre, and tv and film production companies.

Our West End team consists of 7 partners and around 80 staff working in audit, accounting, business advisory, tax and corporate finance, and we all work together to provide our clients with a rounded service to support them at every stage of their business lifecycle.

Our West End office is growing fast and as a result we are looking for an experienced Manager to join our general practice media team

Key responsibilities

• Audit (65%) and corporate tax (10%), ad-hoc advice (25%)
• Submits accounts to Companies House within deadlines.
• Submits tax returns to HMRC within deadlines
• Liaises with the client to arrange timetable and diarises deadlines and key events.
• Pro-actively chases client and partner to ensure agreed timetables and deadlines are met.
• Internal networking so to support clients when identifying business needs. -Manages an audit portfolio of media clients (starting at around £500k) ensuring that for each client all deadlines are met, the work is carried out within budget, company evaluations are completed, and the job is finalised to minimise partner review time.
• Experience in both substantive & controls based audits.
• Expertise in delivery of the primary accounting frameworks (UK GAAP, FRS 101, FRS 102 and IFRS).
• Managing the audit for large domestic groups and experience in group reporting. -Extensive experience with cross border groups.
• Takes part in other ad-hoc exercises such as investigations, due diligence, company valuations, employee share scheme advice and other duties as required by clients or partners.
• Plans jobs and organises assignment to ensure the job is carried out in the most efficient way possible while considering firm wide productivity.
• Carries out all work, and ensures the work of staff is in line with ISO 9001 procedures.

Skills & expertise

• Relevant Accounting Qualification such as ACA or ACCA.
• Commercially aware and able to apply and communicate technical knowledge in a clear and commercial way.
• Experience managing both people and a portfolio for at least 3 years.
• Commitment to client care and service beyond expectation.
• Commitment to CPD and ensuring technical competence is continually improved.
• Ability to give feedback in a constructive manner.