Audit, Accounts & Advice Manager -Media

London, England, United Kingdom

12/19/2024

Department: Advice, Audit & Accounts

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: West End, London

Reporting To: Faye Spruce

Compensation: £66,000 - £78,000 / year

Description

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

With the success of our clients at the centre of everything we do, our people are hugely important to us. We recognise that they are key to our continued growth and development as a firm. Our commitment to developing our people and providing an environment in which they can thrive is therefore paramount to us.

Purpose of the Role

To be part of the Media Client Relationship Team to provide a client focused and commercially aware service in an efficient and professional manner, in line with relevant legislation, standards and best practice. To mentor, train and manage junior members of staff to enable them to develop and progress. To actively promote and market the firm and its services, to attract new clients and retain and develop relationships with existing clients.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.
• Provides clear instruction and constructive feedback to staff in a timely manner.
• Acts as training manager and mentor to allocated trainees.
• Ensure trainees receive the correct work experience to meet professional standards.
• Assists with motivation of all staff and takes an active role in managing issues informally, raises more serious matters with HR where appropriate.
• Produces training material and regularly presents training to trainees on a specific media sector topics.
• Actively participates in meetings, workshops and training.
• Takes an active role in practice development activities aiming to build on current client relationships and establish new opportunities.
• Attends training and is committed to CPD, continually developing and increasing their knowledge and skills to give the best possible service and advice to clients and MKS staff.
• Assists with billing procedures and debt collection where appropriate and in liaison with client partner.
  
  

JOB CONTENT

• Audit, Accounts, Tax and ad-hoc advice
• 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.
• Prepares for and attends review and finalisation meeting with partners and clients.
• Provides a full briefing with clear and specific instructions to staff on a job before it starts, and monitors progress and provides support during the job.
• Provides a full constructive verbal debrief to staff and completes appraisal forms in a timely manner with sufficient detail and development points.
• Monitors feedback for allocated trainees and take early intervention steps if there is a problem, or provide praise when the feedback is positive.
• Communicates key messages (as raised at managers meetings, workshops, seminars etc) to Assistant Managers, Supervisors and Trainees.
• Attends client gatherings and seminars where possible to build client relationship and ensure good attendance and turnout at MKS seminars.
• Entertains prospective clients or introducers on a regular basis and at least every 6 months.
• Assists with preparation and presentation of new client pitches.
  
  

Skills, Knowledge & 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
• 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.
• Deadlines/time management
• Attention to detail
• Adaptable/flexible
  
  

Benefits

• Generous annual leave plus three days off at Christmas
• Option to buy/sell additional days
• Hybrid Working
• Life Cover
• Private Medical
• Critical Illness cover
• Income Protection
• Pension Scheme
• Wellbeing support, including generous absence pay, access to Digicare+ and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous family related leave and pay
• Weddings and birth vouchers
• Loyalty awards
• Employee and client referral awards
• Community volunteer scheme
• Fundraising matching
• Perkbox
• Eye Tests
• Cycle to work
  
  

A wide range of flexible benefits, including interest free loans for:

• Health Assessments
• Dental
• Gym memberships
• Cancer screening
• Genetic wellness tests
• Phones, laptops, tablets and computers
• Wearables
• Office furniture
• Cycle insurance
• Pet insurance
• Will writing