Management Accountant

  • Full-time

Company Description

As Leo Burnett himself once said: “At the end of the day, we’re just people talking to people.”

And that sums up how we think. We never forget that on the other side of every screen, watching every ad or reading every tweet are people. Not just pairs of eyes with credit cards. But human beings, who want to be entertained, engaged and listened to.

Which is why we want to make work that connects on a human level. That everyone will love. Proudly populist creative work that makes people smile, laugh, cry and everything in between. Whether that’s through advertising or managing brand partnerships with our Sports + Entertainment team.

But it’s also why we believe in being decent human beings. Either to work with or to work for. Because putting people first is at the heart of everything we do.

We believe in the power of a strong, supportive and inclusive culture that puts people and creativity at the heart of everything we do. We pride ourselves on a genuinely friendly and informal style where everyone’s invited, and the collective is more important than the individual.

It’s our distinctive approach, combined with our passion for populist creativity and relentless pursuit of excellence that makes Leo Burnett such a uniquely special and enjoyable place to work.

 

Job Description

We are looking for an enthusiastic Management Accountant to join our Finance team.
Working as part of the Management Accounts team of 3 and supporting finance function for a large creative advertising agency. The Finance department is a close-knit team consisting of 11 full time staff, who you will be working closely with on a daily basis.

 

Key Duties & Responsibilities

  • Full ownership of P&L analysis and reporting monthly actuals for agency costs: account reconciliations, cost reclassifications, and full variance analysis and commentary.

  • Calculating monthly Accruals & Prepayments, posting month-end journals and preparation of signed schedules.

  • Review monthly recharges from SSC (Shared Service Centre) to ensure all costs relate to Leo Burnett agency.

  • Analysis of open PO report and posting month-end accrual journal.

  • Prepare and review monthly department and other T&E reconciliations, liaising with key budget holders.

  • Monthly review and reclassification of all costs loaded on multiline job – Taxis, Flights, Postage.

  • Quarterly review of Fixed Asset register to identify and action any disposals.

  • Prepare Overheads forecasts and full analysis of monthly/annual expenditure on key accounts.

  • Preparation and submission of Quarterly SOD Report.

  • Preparation and submission of all ONS surveys.

  • Full ownership of Corporate Social Responsibility reporting and audit, with support from Finance Assistant.

  • Annual PSA submission – liaising with Tax department, preparing PSA workings and arranging payment to HMRC.

  • Preparing documentation for internal and external audits for review by Financial Controller.

  • Compliance with internal Publicis Groupe controls and procedures.

  • Ability to step in and support when team members are away.

  • Other ad hoc tasks to support wider team and Agency.

 

Qualifications

  • Proven experience in a similar role.

  • Excellent organisational and time management skills

  • Confident and out-going with strong communication skills

  • Flexible team player

  • Excellent attention to detail

  • Self-motivated and able to work with own initiative to meet internal and client deadlines

  • Experienced using Excel

  • SAP experience (Desirable but not essential).

Additional Information

Diversity and inclusion is a core part of our DNA at Leo Burnett. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture that encourages, celebrates and supports our wonderfully diverse employee group irrelevant of their age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability or ethnicity. Diversity and inclusion fuels our creativity and innovation, it enables us to be closer to our people and audiences. We will continue to strive to create a culture and environment where everyone feels empowered and more importantly comfortable enough to bring their full, authentic selves to work.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities and for candidates in our application process.  If you need assistance or adjustment due to a disability, please contact us.

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