Group Finance Manager (Internal Applicants Only)

Immediate is home to some of the biggest and most loved consumer brands in the UK, including Radio Times, Good Food and BBC Gardeners World magazine. Our trusted, quality content reaches millions of people a month across digital, print, video, podcasts, apps and live events.

We’re the destination for people looking to get more from the things they love. We’re here to inspire, fuel, encourage and educate.

Whether it’s the big things, or the little things; from reaching fitness goals to savouring good food, cultivating outdoor spaces, or enjoying the latest TV sensation – we help bring our audiences joy!

The Group Finance Manager will have responsibility for the Group’s financial reporting, primarily focused on revenue recognition and balance sheet control as well as playing a key role in coordinating the year end close, interim and year end audit and providing technical accounting guidance to the business. The successful candidate will analyse the reporting they produce and provide the analysis to the CFO, Group Finance Director and Group Financial Controller. There will be a significant focus on improving the quality, timeliness and discipline of balance sheet reconciliations.

The role will sit within the Group Finance team whose responsibilities also include financial reporting, consolidation of the Group’s results, handling employee expenses and ad hoc project work.

The right candidate for this role will be self-motivated and organised. They will take ownership of the broad range of tasks within their remit and quickly develop an in-depth understanding of the business of Immediate Media. The Group finance team has a range of responsibilities and the person in this role will work to help the team as a whole meet its goals, taking on extra responsibilities if ad hoc work arises or to help other team members during busy periods.

• Management of 1 direct report in the Group Finance team
• Overall responsibility for the revenue and direct cost postings at month end, working closely with the wider Management Accountant team to resolve queries and ensuring accuracy of postings
• Support the Group Financial Controller in leading the interim and year end audits, coordinating and consolidating audit requests from across the finance team and ensuring the swift resolution of audit queries and working closely with the Group Reporting Manager to support the completion of the statutory accounts
• Providing strong technical accounting guidance to the Group Financial Controller, Group Finance Director and CFO on technical matters and writing high-quality papers for the audit
• Ensuring balance sheet control and reconciliation is of high quality, regularly reviewing processes to improve this area and ensuring balance sheet accounts are reconciled on a timely basis, highlighting and issues, risks or opportunities to the Group FC
• Develop, maintain and constantly look to streamline processes to create efficiencies
• Ad hoc analysis, project and other work as required

• ACA/ACCA – 4 years PQE
• Strong financial and technical accounting background and experience essential
• Experience gained in a medium sized commercial organisation would be useful
• Significant experience of working in audit or managing/coordinating an audit with external auditors
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to plan and manage own workload in order to meet tight deadlines
• A genuine interest in the Publishing & Digital Media sector
• Strong Excel and IT skills essential
• Proactive and self-motivated with excellent communication skills
• Confident and flexible team player
• A “finisher” with the genuine drive and commitment to produce the highest quality work and to deliver technical expertise at all times