Head of Management Accounts

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What does a Head of Management Accounts do at Hogarth?

The role will involve managing the Management Accounts team and will form part of the Management Reporting team, taking responsibility for the reporting of monthly results for Hogarth and its Joint Ventures, financial reporting and assisting in the smooth running of the finance function within the company.

• Management reporting & supporting the UK Financial Controller in day to day activities
• Support with the management of month end close for the UK reporting units ensuring timely and accurate reporting in line with WPP requirements
• Comparison of actual to budget information, with analysis as required
• Prepare monthly management information for discussion at management meetings including actual to forecast analysis, variance analysis and trends
• Support with the management of the annual, quarterly and monthly budgeting and forecasting process
• Partner with the business to drive understanding and ownership of departmental spend
• As required, work with management to establish and monitor internal controls to safeguard the company assets and operations
• Ensure SOX compliance across all controls
• Manage balance sheet reporting including detailed monthly review of all balance sheets to ensure accuracy
• Manage the consolidation of the UK P&L
• Preparation of the Tax pack and PSA calculations
• Manage the walkthroughs/interactions with Auditors on relevant controls

Reporting lines and key stakeholders

This role reports to the UK Financial Controller.

You will work closely with the Senior Management Accountants and Revenue team to help deliver month end.

Requirements

• Experience at a Senior Management Accountant level with line management
• Finalist/Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent)
• A background in media or service related industries would be beneficial (though not essential)
• Experience working within project / time based organizations and high volume service businesses
• Strong Excel and Word skills
• Previous SOX experience
• Previous experience of Maconomy and Cartesis reporting would be beneficial, though not essential

Personal Skills & Attributes

• Accuracy and attention to detail
• A practical thinker who works efficiently and who consistently delivers within given deadlines
• Well organised and able to help manage the team’s busy reporting timetable
• A good communicator approachable and builds effective working relationships with colleagues
• A ‘can do’, proactive attitude with a willingness to take on new tasks and challenges as they arise
• Ability to identify improvements in ways of working and improvement to process

Diversity and Inclusion

Hogarth is committed to diversity and inclusion, through our ideas, our people, how we behave and conduct ourselves. Creating a truly inclusive culture at all levels of the organisation that encourages different points of view, making Hogarth not only a better company and place to work but an environment where everyone experiences connection, opportunity and a sense of belonging.

Hogarth Values

Heart and Soul: We love what we do. We bring energy and enthusiasm to all our work. We push boundaries, we are never satisfied and always want to find a better way.

Hands on: We don’t wait for things to happen, we get on with it. We are pragmatic and don’t have an ego. We do what it takes to get the job done to the highest standards.

Honest: We are straightforward; we speak openly and clearly. We operate with integrity and live up to our promises.

Happy family: We enjoy working together. We look out for our colleagues. We are an eclectic bunch. We want to work with people from many cultures and demand great things of each other. Even when things get tough, we don’t lose perspective or our sense of humour.

Hungry: We are an inquisitive community. We want to create an environment which inspires ourselves and others to be better. It is important to continuously challenge ourselves and our ways of working. We aim to provide staff with the opportunities to develop and learn.