Management Accountant

Management Accountant

Location: Glasgow/Hybrid

Salary: up to £38,000 dependent on experience

Closing date: 28 October 2024

ABOUT US

STV is Scotland’s home of news, entertainment and drama, serving audiences with quality content on air, online and on demand. STV’s broadcast channel reaches 3 million viewers each month, while STV Player, the UK’s fastest-growing broadcaster streaming service, is now pre-installed in three quarters of the UK’s connected TV homes. Multi-genre production company STV Studios - one of the UK’s leading content businesses - has an impressive track-record of success across a wide range of broadcasters, with recent productions including Screw; Murder Island; Catchphrase; Antiques Road Trip; Yorkshire Auction House; My Family Farm Rescue and Landmark.

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join our Finance team within the STV Studios division. Based in the Glasgow office and reporting to the Finance Business Partner your responsibilities will include:

• Raising of invoices, updating of trackers, and ensuring invoices are raised in accordance with the contract
• Liaising with stakeholders on any payments and contracts queries for Studios
• Assist the Glasgow development team with their development cost monitoring including producing monthly development reports and analysis of actual spend vs budget, highlighting any overspend
• Monthly management accounts: rolling over in excel, extracting from our accounts system, and reviewing the WIP for upcoming shows, production dates, over or underspends, costs to accrue or forecast with the Production Manager; preparing balance sheet schedules (accruals, prepayments, WIP); reviewing movements on last month and liaising with Head of Production where needed for forecasts
• Prepare monthly report of Programme cost report status within the blockplan, with notes to any variances. Distribute to Heads of Production for review and feedback
• Preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Preparation of all reports generated for annual budget and quarterly forecasts such as the Profit & Loss and cash flows.
• Assist with the completion of distribution statements and request invoices from licensees in order to make payments
• Liaise with auditors during audit periods and assist with audit samples
• Preparation of any ad hoc reports or analysis required
• Assist in any other aspects of work of the company as reasonably required

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of three years demonstrable accounting experience, preferably within the Media, Film and TV Production industry
• Experience of working closely with business managers within a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build great working relationships with key stakeholders, both internal and external
• Demonstrable experience in preparing management accounts
• Experience of working with financial software
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel and Word
• Experience of maintaining and controlling production budgets
• Ability to work under pressure and remain calm in the face of changing circumstances
• High attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Ability to prioritise work effectively and meet deadlines

BENEFITS

There are plenty of reasons why it’s great to work at STV, here are just a few of the perks for you:

• 25 days leave and 9 public holidays per annum, with the option to buy more through our Holiday Extras scheme, and an extra day’s holiday on your birthday
• Healthcare cash plan providing Company contributions towards dental, optical, wellbeing or other healthcare costs
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket travel loan
• Access to occupational health service
• Flexible benefits portal providing a range of retail and gym discounts

JOIN US

If you feel you have the relevant skills along with the enthusiasm for our industry and award winning brand then please send your CV and covering letter to HR@stv.tv by 28 October 2024.

STV Group plc is an equal opportunities employer committed to valuing and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates underrepresented in our industry, so we are keen to hear from ethnically diverse talent and people that identify as disabled, deaf and/or neurodivergent. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

Please let us know if you have any access requirements to support your application by emailing hr@stv.tv.