Financial Reporting Manager

Condé Nast is a global media company producing the highest quality content with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers in 32 territories through print, digital, video and social platforms. The company’s portfolio includes many of the world’s most respected and influential media properties including Vogue, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Self, GQ, The New Yorker, Condé Nast Traveler/Traveller, Allure, AD, Bon Appétit and Wired, among others.Job Description

Location:

London, GB

Condé Nast is a global media company, home to iconic brands including Vogue, GQ, Glamour, AD, Vanity Fair and Wired, among many others. Our award-winning content reaches 84 million consumers in print, 367 million in digital and 379 million across social platforms, and generates more than 1 billion video views each month.

We are headquartered in London and New York, and operate in 31 markets worldwide, including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico & Latin America, Spain, Taiwan, the U.K. and the U.S., with local licence partners across the globe.

The Role

The UK Market Controllership team will take responsibility and ownership for all controllership matters, led by the UK Financial Controller, who will be a key member of the local market finance team.  The UK Market Controllership team is expected to be both industry knowledge experts and finance professionals, liaising across a number of internal and external stakeholders.  There will be strong collaboration and partnership with the Controlling Operations team, based in Bangalore, who will provide a high level of service to the local market by recording transactions across several finance processes. 

Reporting to the UK Financial Controller, the Financial Reporting Manager will assist in the delivery of the UK Controlling activities.  The Financial Reporting Manager will work as directed to support in overseeing the accuracy of month end close, under US GAAP, as well as compliance with local GAAP for statutory and regulatory reporting requirements.  The Financial Reporting Manager will be expected to participate in process improvement programs and initiatives aimed at improving the UK Market Controlling activities whether delivered in-country or offshore and ensuring high levels of user adoption.

The Team 

The Financial Reporting Manager will have a direct reporting line to the UK Financial Controller.  

The Financial Reporting Manager will be responsible for one direct report, the Financial Accountant; the whole team is based at the same office location.

There will be strong collaboration and support from the Controlling Operations team, based in Bangalore and interaction across all local finance teams.  The Financial Reporting Manager will be expected to work directly with both internal and external stakeholders and advisers.

What will you be doing?

Financial Reporting, Compliance & Accounting:

• Support the Financial Controller in the finalisation of month-end-close (MEC) for purposes of management accounts, including variance analysis

• Preparation of monthly profit and loss and balance sheet for Financial Controller review

• Reconciliation of key balance sheet accounts with support from Financial Accountant and Controlling Operations

• Assist in the preparation of the monthly cash flow forecast 

• Oversee the AP process managed by Controlling Operations, including payment runs

• Support in the review of local tax compliance, including VAT and corporation tax returns

• Assist in the preparation of statutory financial statements under local GAAP 

• Support in the local GAAP statutory audit and any other internal and external audit engagements

Management:

• Line manager responsibility for the Financial Accountant 

• Oversee Controlling Operations team to help resolve queries and ensure timely management reporting

Process Improvement:

• Drive the continuous improvement of balance sheet reconciliation process performed by Controlling Operations team

• Support on the formalisation and implementation of policies, processes and internal controls with stakeholders including Controlling Operations and Corporate Finance, Tax and Treasury

• Assist in identifying and implementing processes improvement to help standardisation and accuracy of reporting across the EMEA region

Who you are:

• Qualified accountant with post-qualification experience, ideally some within external audit

• Technically strong in local GAAP and some working understanding of US GAAP is highly beneficial

• Experience in a large, complex organisation with exposure to group accounting 

• Good working knowledge of direct and indirect tax including corporation tax, VAT and WHT

• Methodical and analytical thinking with the ability to constructively challenge the status quo

• Experience of transforming finance processes, implementing automation and managing change adoption

• Great communication and presentation skills

• Industry experience desirable

• Workday accounting software experience beneficial

What benefits do we offer? 

• 25 days holiday and extra days of annual leave for life events 

• Core working hours 

• Competitive pension scheme 

• Private healthcare 

• Enhanced maternity leave and family leave 

• Season ticket loans 

• Cycle to work scheme 

• Employee assistance programme 

• Bring your dog to work 

• A wide variety of wellness benefits including gym discounts 

• Discounts and magazine subscriptions

• Employee Resource Groups to provide a platform for employees to identify shared objectives, exchange ideas, and work on community priorities for our global workforce 

• Condé Nast Learning Hub where you’ll find all Condé Nast developed learning courses and training, and over 16,000+ courses in seven local languages

What happens next?

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.

Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.