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About The Role
FT Professional is an integral part of the fast growing Financial Times Digital Subscriptions business through licensing FT content to organisations around the world, with clients across corporate, finance, government, professional services, education and media sectors.
The Management Accountant will be reporting to the Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner in the UK. This role will provide key management accounting to all financial processes, reporting and business modelling. This is an exciting opportunity for a finance professional to gain experience working in a high-profile digital business that requires strong financial support in order to meet their goals and targets.
Responsibilities
- Timely submission of weekly and monthly FT Professional Metrics to key stakeholders in the UK Finance Team for distribution to the FT Board Directors and a wider company-based audience.
- Understanding of and responding to business queries arising from financial reporting, client invoicing, sales commission and expense management.
- Support in preparing timely and accurate regular forecasts for revenue and costs.
- Timely and accurate month end processing and reporting of FT Professional revenues & costs (including Adhoc Syndication, T&E, marketing, commission, professional fees, technology costs and consolidated payroll files) and variance analysis as required by key stakeholders.
- Coordinate with other colleagues across Commercial Finance and Accounting Services to manage the transfer and completeness of monthly costs and revenues
- Preparation of aggregator fee files & invoices for channels and timely response to any follow-up queries
- Monthly headcount & payroll loads, checks & amendments for FT Professional.
- Issuance of royalty invoices and recharges for shared resources with other group entities.
- Preparation of monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliations and submission of audit data.
- Contribution of ideas to help streamline our processes and develop our reporting to the business.
- Responsible for distributing expense trackers to budget owners on a monthly basis, highlighting areas requiring attention to ensure budget efficiency
- Maintain sufficient approval rights for budget holdersAd hoc analysis and reporting as required by the Senior Finance Business Partner and wider Finance team
Qualifications
- Proficient in advanced MS Excel functions, including complex formulas, pivot tables, and data analysis.
- Fluent in English (both verbal and written), with the ability to communicate confidently and clearly across diverse global audiences.
- Strong analytical skills, comfortable handling and interpreting large financial datasets.
- Excellent organization and time management skills, capable of managing multiple tasks and setting priorities effectively.
- Self-motivated with a strong work ethic and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Exceptional attention to detail, consistently maintaining high standards of accuracy and quality in all work.
- Proactive and customer-focused, with the ability to understand client needs and take initiative to resolve issues.
- Experience with Google suite, Oracle or Essbase would be an advantage.
- A commercial awareness and interest in sales / customer-facing function and the subscription business model.
What's in it for you Our Benefits:
Our benefits vary depending on location, but we are committed to providing best in class perks across all our offices as well as an inclusive environment to develop your career. Examples of our benefits include; generous annual leave allowances, flexible working (including working from home), health coverage (medical, dental & vision insurance), 401k and company match, enhanced family leave packages, and Giving Back opportunities. Full details of our benefits can be found here.
Further Information
The FT is committed to providing an inclusive working environment for all. We are an equal opportunities employer who seeks to recruit and appoint the best talent regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We also promote flexible working and will consider specific requests around flexibility for all roles where it can be accommodated. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements, or have any questions, please contact a member of our HR team who will be happy to help.
