Management Accountant, IP & Digital 1, London

Management Accountant, IP & Digital 1Reporting to: Accounting / ReportingManagement Accountant Reporting to:     Finance Manager – IP & Digital                               Location:            LondonContract:            Permanent                 About UsJoin the place creatives call home! Fremantle is a powerhouse of the TV and Film industry. We’re one of the world’s largest and most successful creators, producers and distributors of Entertainment, Drama & Film and Documentaries.From critically acclaimed dramas like The Responder, starring Martin Freeman, award winning films including Paolo Sorrentino’s Oscar nominated The Hand of God to incredible entertainment like The Rap Game, Too Hot to Handle, The Apprentice and Britain’s Got Talent, we make shows with global appeal.  Our purposeWe aspire to tell stories that connect people around the world. We believe our shows should reflect and celebrate the world we live in and we want to create irresistible entertainment and engage with our audience. To achieve this, we must have people from all backgrounds and cultures working in our teams and on our shows, and we commit to creating opportunities for talent by being inclusive in all that we do. BackgroundThe role is a pivotal part of the Commercial and International team based in our Stephen Street Office, London. The team is responsible for the accounting of the Digital and IP function. Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Management Accountant is a key member of the team, assisting in ensuring the timely completion of the day-to-day activities. This will include: Key Responsibilities:Oversee the end-to-end processing for Central IP Revenue. This includes ensuring declarations received and entered in Fremantle systems are in line with contractual agreements, policy and deadlines.Maintaing control tables in SAP to allow production territories to complete their declarations via a SAP Fiori AppOversee the end-to-end process for Re-transmission Revenue received in relation to all territories globally. Authorisation of deals in internal rights management system; reviewing and checking that supporting documentation agrees to the system; working with the Royalties team to ensure the accuracy and agreement to contractual terms for the format owners share.Contributing towards ensuring the completeness, accuracy and timeliness of all related transactions, balances, monthly closings and reporting in the form, but not limited to reconciliations.Review and present monthly Actual vs prior year variances by using systems and excel to analyse and validate.Co-ordination and preparation of budgets and forecasts in relation to the inter-divisional royalty revenue.Assisting local and overseas territories with any queries that may arise surround declarations.Assisting Group Reporting and the General Ledger teams with any queries surround closing and month end.Liaising with the Legal team and Royalties team with queries to ensure accuracy and agreement to the contractual terms within the format licensing agreements.Provide reporting to all regional Fremantle companies that are owners of IP. Create WBS (costs) codes for contracts in our bespoke DPS system and requesting them in SAP.Provide ad hoc business and variance analysis as requested by the Finance Manager or other parts of the business.Ensure efficiency of process and pro-actively identifying opportunities for process improvement and commercial enhancement  Essential Skills and Experience:The ideal candidate will have experience of working within a finance function of a mid-sized corporation. Preferably the candidate will have experience in inter-company transactions and is used to working in a controls-based environment.  The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate the following key competencies:Self-starter who can equally thrive in an environment where they need to take the initiative and initiate change, or take instruction from the Finance ManagerAbility to drive tasks / projects through to completion.Highly organised with the ability to work to tight deadlines.Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skillsExcellent presentation and communication skillsCommercial awarenessExcellent attention to detailIntermediate to Advanced Excel skillsRecord of effective collaboration across teams and a positive attitude to change demonstrated through study projects or work experience Desirable Skills and Experience:Newly qualified accountant/ FinalistKnowledge of SAP system is highly desirableBackground in accounting system controls is highly desirableBackground in Royalty accountingPassion for working in media Our benefits include: generous company pension, summer Fridays, audience tickets, hybrid working, employee assistance programme, access to free courses and training, local discounts, free meals and snacks in the office, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, and volunteer days. If you need any of this information in a different format or would like to suggest a different form of application, please contact [email protected] Fremantle is part of RTL Group, a global leader across broadcast, content and digital, itself a division of the international media giant Bertelsmann.  For more information, please visit Fremantle.com, follow us @FremantleHQ or visit our LinkedIn and  Facebook pages.  Company: FremantleMedia Group Ltd Country: United Kingdom State/Region: London City: London Postal Code: W1T 1AL Job ID: 274938