Overview
Senior Management Accountant Jobs in London, UK at Harmonic Group Ltd
Senior Management Accountant | Rapidly Scaling Creative Agency for Global Brands | London (Putney) The Client We are partnering with a fast-growing creative agency that works with some of the world’s best-known luxury fashion, beauty and technology brands. They run a true design-and-build, fee-for-time model: around £10m of revenue in the UK with a separate US operation adding a further $15m and roughly 40 staff.
They are scaling rapidly. This is a hands-on, project-driven business at a genuine inflection point.
The Role This is a newly strengthened Senior Management Accountant role, reporting to the Head of Finance within a tight five-person finance team (a fractional FD, the Head of Finance, this hire, a payroll manager, and an accounts assistant). You will own management accounts and month-end (with a clear goal of moving to a five-day close), lead project-level accounting across live jobs, and consolidate the US entity into group reporting, all while partnering closely with project managers and production teams.
It is high-volume, commercial, and offers real influence over how the finance function scales.
Key Responsibilities Own the month-end close, journals and management accounts, driving towards a five-day close Lead project accounting: track job profitability, forecast completion and flag cost overruns to project and production teams Consolidate the US entity’s accounts (the US keeps its own books) into group reporting Business partner with project managers and production teams, turning the numbers into commercial insight Own revenue recognition and reporting across projects Post ad hoc invoices and journals and support the wider transactional team as needed Help improve and scale finance processes as the business grows Essential Experience A capable management accountant with at least two years at that level, ready to step up Background in a fee-for-time business: agency, architecture, professional services or a similar project-based environment Strong ownership of month-end and management accounts Comfortable with project or job-level profitability accounting A confident communicator who can partner with non-finance teams Within a comfortable commute of Putney (this is a four-day-in-office role) Qualification Qualified, part-qualified or qualified by experience all considered.
A full study support package is available if you are still studying.
Desirable Experience An interest in or exposure to the creative industry Experience consolidating a US or other overseas entity A track record of improving close timelines and finance processes Package Salary: £65,000-£70,000 discretionary bonus (typically one to two months’ salary)
Location:
Putney, London; four days in office, one at home Study support:
Full package if still studying
Start Date:
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Title: Senior Management Accountant
Company: Harmonic Group Ltd
Location: London, UK
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