Finance Assistant

This is a Full Time Job

Description

Job title: Finance Assistant

Responsible to: Senior Management Accountant

Department: UK Central Finance

Location of work: 4PS, Kings Cross
Music is Universal
Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD and other forms of neurocognitive variation.

We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, please email Helen@umusic.com
The A Side: A Day in The Life
To provide management reporting & analytical support within the Universal Music Operations (UMO) finance team. Working in conjunction with the shared service centre, to ensure a smooth day to day running and continual improvement of UMO reporting function.
The B Side: Skills and Experience
Be analytical
• Assisting in monthly reporting for owned overhead departments and assisting in month end process of closure for UMO.
• Responsible for maintaining artist projects in SAP.
• Upload of ledger balances into Hyperion Financial Management.
• Working with the rest of the finance team in ensuring the maintenance and upkeep of the general ledger.
• Monthly forecasting - responsibility for forecasting and budgeting of owned UMO overhead departments.
• Annual Budget.
• Preparation of reporting for central departments.
• Work to maximise the efficiency and effectiveness of our offshore shared service centre.
• Ad hoc analyses and reports as directed.

Be administrative
• Become the main point of support for business and external queries regarding UMO owned departments.
• Responsible for processing employee expense claims.
• Responsible for billing of recording studio time.
• Invoicing for recharges to inter-company and third parties.
• Ad-hoc projects & analysis as required – particularly in providing support to the Management Accountant.

Be operational
• Liaising with company auditors & providing supporting documentation and analysis.
• Preparation of statutory tax pack.

Person specification
• Finance graduate, ideally with industry experience
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications (Particularly Excel)
• Strong communication skills
• Good organisation of self and others
• Proactive approach
• Attention to detail
• Flexible with the ability to work in a fast-paced team

Bonus Tracks: Your Benefits
• Group Personal Pension Scheme (between 3% and 9%)
• Private Medical Insurance
• 25 paid days of annual leave
• Interest Free Season Ticket Loan available
• Holiday Purchase scheme
• Dental and Travel Insurance options
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Cars
• Subsidised Gym Membership
• Employee Discounts (Reward Gateway)

Just So You Know…
The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business operates in an environment that demands change and the

jobholder's specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore, the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent, definitive and exhaustive statement.