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Finance Assistant

Talent Staffing Ltd
Posted 14 days ago, valid for 9 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A major global media organization is seeking a candidate for a 3-month administrative role in their finance department.
  • The position offers a hybrid working arrangement and the possibility of a permanent role at the end of July.
  • Candidates should possess excellent administration skills and financial experience, preferably in a related industry, although industry experience is not mandatory.
  • The role requires prior work experience in finance administration, with a focus on film distribution or media environments, and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
  • Salary details are not specified, but candidates can expect to have their CVs reviewed and be informed about next steps upon application.

One of the worlds largest Media organisations are looking for new candidate for a 3 month period to assist with administation within their finance department. The world renowned industry leader offers hyrid working arrangements and a potential for a permanent positon come the end of July.

The right candiadte will have execellent administation skills along with a financial brain to assist with the flow of finances within the organisation.You must have expereicne within financial administation and is preferable to have industry experince also however this is not essesntial.

Please apply to this add if you are interested and your CV will be reviewed and you will hear about the next steps!c

Your Role Accountabilities…

  • Monitor the financials of film marketing campaigns, ensuring accurate tracking and alignment with reconciled media plans.
  • Investigate and resolve discrepancies between invoices, reconciled plans and POs through effective collaboration with internal teams and external agencies.
  • Process goods receipts for marketing POs against reconciled media plans and budgets, ensuring alignment within the team and vendor expectations.
  • Raise and manage all POs for the Publicity department in the UK & Ireland, ensuring they are created in advance of publicity activities and services being provided.
  • Work with senior leaders and cross-functional teams across the UK, EMEA, and global markets to align project budgets, resolve operational challenges and ensure seamless workflows across finance, publicity, IT, legal and HR.
  • Partner with the VP and Director of Publicity Film, Games, TV & Streaming UK & Ireland to determine annual publicity budgets for the slate of films, amending and updating where necessary.
  • Analyse previous campaign budgets to enhance accuracy in future budget planning and inform decision-making.
  • Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to manage vendor relationships, focusing on procurement compliance and efficient vendor onboarding.
  • Collaborate with the events team to set up vendors, arrange upfront payments, and record budgets requiring contributions to ensure project costs are accurately captured.
  • Reconcile budgets post-event comparing spend vs actuals, breaking down all incurred costs, and associated POs and highlighting over or underspend.

Qualifications & Experience…

  • Work experience in a finance administration role is essential, ideally within film distribution, broadcasting or a media environment.
  • Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.
  • Strong numeracy skills and attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in financial processes.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to address complex issues and implement effective solutions.
  • Highly organised, with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet tight deadlines.
  • Excellent communication and multi-tasking skills, with confidence in managing internal and external relationships.
  • Knowledge of systems including SAP, ICampaign, P-Card, Concur, Apex/SPARC, Beeline/FlexTalent would be advantageous.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.