Financial Accountant

We are looking for a Finance superstar to support the next exciting stage of our accounting journey! Reporting into the Financial Controller but working closely and collaboratively with the whole finance team (and beyond!), this recently refreshed role will be primarily focussed on delivering all of our month end reporting requirements, and will take ownership for a variety of technical accounting activities and processes.

You will be joining a diverse team of talented individuals, working together to support the wider nDreams Group and our multiple games studios within.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the month-end close process and deliver accurate management accounts to ensure the business receives insightful financial information in a timely manner
• Perform the more technical aspects of month end including complex revenue recognition, intangible asset amortisation, intercompany trading and time allocation by video game
• Support the Financial Controller with year-end compliance tasks, including audit and IFRS statutory accounts reviews
• Support the Financial Controller and external tax advisors with tax-related reporting, such as VGTR claims, R&D tax credits and VAT returns
• Act as a Finance Business Partner for a selection of our Studios and Head Office teams
• Play a lead role in the annual budgeting and internal forecasting processes
• Manage two Junior Accountants including both their day-to-day deliverables and their longer term progression / development
• Support the Head of Finance and Financial Controller with ad hoc queries, analysis and process improvement initiatives

Essential capabilities:

• Qualified Accountant
• Advanced Excel skills, ideally with exposure to Power Query and various complex formulae
• Experience using NetSuite or a similar ERP system
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong organisation skills, with the ability to multitask and prioritise varying deliverables
• Analytical, with a strong attention to detail and high numerical proficiency

Desired experience:

• Hands on exposure to the year-end close and statutory audit processes
• Experience in FP&A processes and/or systems (Planful)
• Creative Industry experience, particularly in relation to tax reliefs

Please note that this role will help you acquire skills while working alongside high-level professionals – so this experience can be learned on the job! Please still do apply, even if you do not have the desired experience.

We are nDreams – we develop and publish the world’s most immersive VR games. You may know us as the team behind Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord, Synapse, Phantom: Covert Ops, Fracked, and the recently announced FRENZIES. With humble beginnings as an independent studio, we combine amazing projects and considerable scale with a personal, caring touch.

We believe the best workplaces and games are created by diverse, happy and safe teams. We're committed to building a culture centred on respect, wellbeing and balance. It's crucial we make our games and industry more accessible to underrepresented communities. We strive to live this through the people we hire, the experiences we create and the causes we support.

We want everyone to have the opportunity to bring their best, authentic self to work. Please let us know if you require reasonable adjustments during the interview process by emailing interviewing@ndreams.com or speaking to your nDreams recruiter. For more information about reasonable adjustments, check out this guidance from Scope.

We offer great perks, including flexible hours, duvets days, your birthday off, dedicated personal development time and support, as well as regular socials. Beyond this, there’s an excellent holiday offering, pension scheme, health insurance, life cover and much more.