Group Financial Accountant

Want to join a company that brings the world together through a global understanding of media produced in various regions, all with communication and cultural understanding at its core?

VSI provides language localisation and media services, including lip-sync dubbing, voice-over, subtitling, translation, transcreation and more, in over 80 languages worldwide. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in London, VSI owns and operates 28 studio facilities across Europe, the US, the Middle East and Latin America with trusted partnerships in Asia. VSI works across a wide range of sectors, from broadcast, VOD, theatrical and gaming to corporate and creative. 

Job overview

This is a fantastic role suited to a fully qualified accountant with strong excel skills and experience working in a multinational environment. You will be part of a high performing and expanding team, working closely with the Group Finance Manager and Group Financial Controller to produce monthly-consolidated accounts. This a great time to join and be part of the upward growth trajectory in a business where you can play a key role in contributing and shaping the business.

Main responsibilities

• Working with Group entitles to report the accounting data monthly, ensuring the group reporting deadlines are clearly communicated and met. Analyse and understand local data (for example understanding variances to budget and prior year and link to key factors in the local business) to ensure accuracy and completeness, consistent reporting and mapping to the Group chart of accounts.
• Work on specific areas on the month end close (work is managed across the team) including intercompany, group balance sheet reconciliations, customer data consolidation and analysis and debtor/creditor reporting and analysis.
• Supporting the establishment and implementation of Group accounting, reporting and control policies across the Group, ensuring their consistent application across all subsidiaries (e.g. revenue and cost recognition, foreign exchange transactions, activity-based costing etc.)
• Assisting with external audits and coordination of information
• Supporting on quarterly covenant checks and other compliance reporting
• Support budget and forecast process
• Doing ad-hoc reviews on different areas of spend depending on business needs
• Getting involved in the accounting of certain key areas such as investments, leases and hedging
• Be involved and supporting on the implementation of Microsoft Business Central across the Group

Essential skills and experience

• Fully qualified accountant (Ideally ACA/ACCA/CIMA /CA)
• Strong technical skills and experience with UK GAAP, FRS 102 and IFRS standards
• Strong excel skills, experience with data manipulation and wrangling
• Be meticulous, thorough, and able to spot discrepancies
• Exceptional communication skills, report writing, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with a range of people, including non-finance and individuals in other countries
• The position will work across an international footprint and will therefore need to work closely with individuals from various cultures and backgrounds so foreign languages skills would be an advantage to the role

What else is on offer?

• Private medical insurance
• Enrolment to company salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Travel card loan
• Regular social activities