Management Accountant

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Job Summary

Job Description

Moonbug Entertainment is seeking a Management Accountant to join its growing Finance team in London. This full-time, in-office role focuses on business costs, supporting the company's global entertainment brands like CoComelon and Blippi. The ideal candidate will be flexible, proactive, and adept at improving processes in a fast-paced media environment. Responsibilities include managing journals, intercompany charges, balance sheet reconciliations, and assisting with budgeting and audit processes, requiring strong financial acumen and communication skills.
Must have:
  • Create and post regular People related journals for the Candle Group business units
  • Manage and Maintain employee Group Insurance information systems
  • Liaise with US Candle Group HR departments for staff Insurance payroll changes
  • Management of Intercompany cross charges within Candle and supporting business units
  • Preparation and maintenance of loan accounting across group
  • Preparation of balance sheet reconciliations
  • Gain a solid understanding of US business transactions and accounting flow
  • Business partnering with the wider business to accurately account for business costs
  • Assistance with budgeting and forecasting across various expenditure lines
  • Involvement in the annual audit process for the Group
  • Carry out any other duties as required for efficient running of the Finance Department
  • Several years’ experience working in a dynamic Finance department
  • Attention to detail and being a completer-finisher with a proactive mindset
  • Ability to understand the bigger picture and how Finance inputs/outputs affect the business
  • Able to prioritise with enthusiasm for working in a fast-paced, dynamic, and results-oriented environment
  • Being a team player with strong interpersonal skills
  • Advanced Excel skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience with audit processes
  • ACCA / CIMA qualified
Good to have:
  • Previous experience in the media industry
  • Experience working with USGAAP
  • Experience working with US Employee Insurance
  • Experience working with Netsuite
Perks:
  • Free Private Healthcare
  • Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave
  • Matched 5% pension scheme
  • Free yoga/fitness wellbeing classes
  • Free weekly lunch
  • Friday drinks @ 4pm

Job Details

Description

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Thank you for considering the Management Accountant position with Moonbug Entertainment, an award-winning global entertainment company inspiring kids everywhere to laugh, learn and grow. The company is behind some of the biggest kids’ entertainment brands in the world including CoComelon and Blippi. Moonbug believes every child should have access to our entertaining and enriching content, which is why our shows are available on more than 150 video platforms globally including Netflix, Disney+, BBC iPlayer and YouTube Kids. Moonbug is also a global leader in pre-school music and audio experiences, available on 100+ audio platforms globally. Moonbug brands extend far beyond the screen to include streaming music, toys, games, books, live events, and even theme park exhibits.

Moonbug is part of Candle Media, an independent, creator-friendly home for cutting-edge, high-quality, category-defining brands and franchises.

The Role

Moonbug is seeking a Management Accountant focused business costs to support the growing Finance team. This role is based in our London office in the heart of Camden Town. At Moonbug, you will be working with some of the biggest brands in family entertainment; this is an exciting role and opportunity for someone looking to enter the media industry.

Every day is different in Moonbug. To thrive, you will have a flexible, can-do mindset, always looking at how to improve processes and do more with less to improve the speed and accuracy of revenue transactions. A background in media would help, but more important is the ability to deal with ambiguity, and a truly fast paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Create and post regular People related journals for the Candle Group business units
  • Manage and Maintain employee Group Insurance information systems.
  • Liaise with US Candle Group HR departments to ensure accuracy of monthly staff Insurance payroll changes, data, and dealing with queries and requests from management.
  • Management of Intercompany cross charges within Candle and supporting business units
  • Preparation and maintenance of loan accounting across group
  • Preparation of balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Gain a solid understanding of our US business transactions and accounting flow, whilst identifying and recommending continuous improvement initiatives related to costing processes, championing any new processes which support the departmental and organisational objectives.
  • Business partnering with the wider business in order to accurately account for our business costs on a monthly basis.
  • Assistance with budgeting and forecasting across various expenditure lines, as required.
  • Involvement in the annual audit process for the Group.
  • To carry out any other duties as required to enable the efficient running of the Finance Department and organisation.

Desired qualifications and requirements

  • You are keen, flexible with several years’ experience working in a dynamic Finance department
  • Attention to detail and being a completer-finisher with a proactive mindset
  • The ability to understand the bigger picture and how inputs and outputs from the Finance team can affect the business
  • Able to prioritise with enthusiasm for working in a fast-paced, dynamic, and results-oriented environment
  • Being a team player with strong interpersonal skills to contribute to company values and team culture
  • Advanced Excel skills are required
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience with audit processes
  • Previous experience in the media industry is preferred
  • Experience working with USGAAP would be a bonus
  • Experience working with US Employee Insurance would be a bonus
  • Experience working with Netsuite would be a bonus

Qualifications

  • ACCA / CIMA qualified

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