Description

Hogarth is the Global Content Experience Company. Part of WPP, Hogarth partners with one in every two of the world’s top 100 brands including Coca-Cola, Ford, Rolex, Nestlé, Mondelez and Dyson. With a breadth of experience across an extensive range of sectors, Hogarth offers the unrivaled ability to deliver relevant, engaging, and measurable content across all channels and media - both established and emerging.
The number of channels at our fingertips; the need for speed; and the drive for mass personalisation, all mean that brands need different solutions.
Our global team of over 6,000 craft and technology experts brings together creative, production and innovation to help clients navigate this exciting and ever-changing world of today’s content experience.
About Hogarth
Hogarth Worldwide is the world’s leading creative content production company. Born to make the  best work brilliantly, we combine craft, insight and technology to bring creative work to life for many  of the world’s most famous brands.
What does a Senior Management Accountant do at Hogarth?
The role will involve being part of the Management Reporting team, taking responsibility for the reporting of monthly results for Hogarth and its Joint Ventures, financial reporting and assisting in the smooth running of the finance function within the company.
RequirementsStrategic Planning & Management
Management reporting & supporting the UK Financial Controller in day to day activities
Production of monthly management accounts and consolidated balance sheet
Work with the management accounting team to meet WPP reporting timetables
Prepare month-end adjustment journals, balance sheet reconciliations, review of prepayments and accruals
Assist management accountants when required
Comparison of actual to budget information, with analysis as required
Comprehensive commentary for management review, covering variances and arising trends
Participate in the annual, quarterly and monthly budgeting and forecasting process
Partner with the business to drive understanding and ownership of departmental spend
Ad hoc commercial / financial tasks as required
Reporting lines and key stakeholders
This role reports to the UK Financial Controller.
You will work closely with the other Senior Management Accountants and Revenue team to help deliver month end.
Accounting & Controls
As required, work with management to establish and monitor internal controls to safeguard the company assets and operations
Ensure accurate and up to date entry of all transactions
Reconciliations and review of balance sheet accounts for accuracy, with commentary / explanations where necessary
Understand SOX compliance across the control matrix and work to bridge any inefficiencies
Assist in the preparation of financial statutory year end accounts
Manage the FA register
Relationship Management
Year-end liaison with Auditors, Accountants and Tax Advisors
Work closely with Colleagues across the business and in particular other Finance teams
Desirable Experience:
Finalist/Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent)
Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar role
A background in media or service related industries would be beneficial (though not essential)
Experience working within project / time based organizations and high volume service businesses
Strong Excel and Word skills
Previous SOX experience
Previous experience of Maconomy and Cartesis reporting would be beneficial, though not essential
Personal Skills & Attributes
Accuracy and attention to detail
A practical thinker who works efficiently and who consistently delivers within given deadlines
Well organised and able to manage a busy reporting timetable
A good communicator approachable and builds effective working relationships with colleagues
A ‘can do’, proactive attitude with a willingness to take on new tasks and challenges as they arise
Ability to identify improvements in ways of working and improvement to process
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Diversity & Inclusion
Hogarth is an equal-opportunity employer. That means we believe in creating a truly inclusive culture that values diversity, equity and inclusion for everyone through our ideas, our people, how we behave and how we conduct ourselves.  We strive to recruit people from diverse backgrounds and support them to achieve long-term success. This not only makes Hogarth a better company and place to work, but an environment where everyone can give their point of view, experience connection, enjoy opportunity and feel a sense of belonging.
We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or belief, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, marital status, military veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or physical or mental disability. As part of our commitment to making our hiring processes as equitable as possible, we are currently rolling out a policy which ensures that hiring managers review CVs only after they have been processed through an automated anonymisation system. This aims to ensure that all candidates are considered for interview based solely on their experience and what they can bring to the role. The solution, provided by MeVitae, scans and redacts CVs to reduce potential reviewer bias.
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