Management Accountant

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About the role:

This role sits in the Management Accounts team in Manila. It's a 16 month position open to both internal and external applicants. The department overseen from a Finance perspective will be Editorial - the largest cost centre at the FT, and thus this provides an opportunity to engage with high-profile budget holders and business partners. The role will also provide support to the other operational departments (FT People, Comms, Legal and Facilities) providing additional support to the 2 management accounts currently working in these areas.

The Management Accountant will provide key management accounting support to all financial processes, reporting and business modelling. This is an exciting opportunity for a finance professional to gain experience working in a high-profile digital business that requires strong financial support in order to meet their goals and targets.

Responsibilities:

• Timely and accurate month end processing and reporting of costs (including T&E, freelancer costs, professional fees and consolidated payroll files) and variance analysis as required by key stakeholders.
• Preparation of monthly accrual and prepayment journals
• Monthly headcount & payroll reconciliation
• Preparation of monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• Support in preparing timely and accurate quarterly forecasts for costs (with attention to detail specifically in regards to resource cost analysis)
• Understanding of and responding to business queries arising from monthly reporting and expense management.
• Contribution of ideas to help streamline our processes and develop our reporting to the business.
• Forming and maintaining a relationship with key stakeholders - understanding their needs and keeping informed with relevant information.
• Ad hoc analysis and reporting as required by the business and the Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner

Qualifications:

• ACCA/CIMA part-qualified, a bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Financial Management or equivalent would be an advantage.
• A minimum of 2 years work experience in a relevant finance environment.
• Confident communicator with a variety of audiences and fluent in English (spoken and written) for regular interactions with the Finance teams, the businesses and other support functions. This role will also have a high degree of virtual interaction (video and email) with the UK, US and other FT global offices.
• Intermediate level with MS Excel is essential (advanced level preferred).
• Experience with Google suite, Oracle Accounts and Essbase would be an advantage.
• Demonstrable analytical skills, comfortable with large financial data sets.
• Effective organisation and time management skills, able to handle multiple requests and prioritise accordingly.
• Strong work ethic and self-motivated with an ability to work independently.
• An innovative mindset and a willingness to show initiative - identifying issues with processes and improving them if necessary.
• Great attention to detail
• Proactive to understand stakeholder needs and take initiative to problem solve.

What's in it for you? Our Benefits:

Our benefits vary depending on location, but we are committed to providing best in class perks across all our offices as well as an inclusive environment to develop your career. Examples of our benefits include; generous annual leaves, flexible working (including working from home), health coverage (medical & dental), and company match and enhanced family leave packages. Full details of our benefits can be found here.

Further Information:

The FT is committed to providing an inclusive working environment for all. We are an equal opportunities employer who seeks to recruit and appoint the best talent regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We also promote flexible working and will consider specific requests around flexibility for all roles where it can be accommodated. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements, or have any questions, please contact a member of our HR team who will be happy to help.