At AKQA, we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.

AKQA Group, are seeking a Management Accountant. This is a hybrid role working with the Finance Director and Finance Business Partner. You will play a key role in supporting the financial operations of the business, acting as a central point of contact for finance-related queries and ensuring effective communication across departments. This role involves preparing and analysing financial data, contributing to management reporting, and providing insights to support strategic decision-making. You will collaborate closely with key stakeholders, including commercial and operational teams, to deliver accurate and timely financial information.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Support the oversight of all transactional details, ensuring completeness and accuracy.
• Responsible for the accurate preparation of all monthly management accounts and dashboards.
• Prepare month end group reporting completion to WPP, ensuring all control processes are adhered to and are submitted in a timely manner.
• Completion of all month end reconciliation balances and reporting files for signing and SOX control purposes
• Ensure all US/UK compliance is strictly adhered to, and deadlines met.
• Provide detailed P&L analysis, understanding key drivers and movements, taking a view, and communicating to relevant stakeholders when required.
• Align with senior management from different departments on yearly budget and quarterly re-forecasts.
• Support on the annual external audit process and support on future internal audits and SOX compliance procedures.
• Delivering timely and accurate performance reports.
• Collaborate with the Client Services team to ensure accurate job setup and correct data entry.
• Assist the Finance Business Partner with Commercial Reporting e.g. Revenue Forecasting and Pipeline Analysis.
• Produce and identify trends within Studio Utilisation, highlighting key areas for improvement.
• Partner with the Partnerships & Growth team to ensure tracking of leads and relevant data.
• Ownership of weekly Capacity Reporting, to assess team workload and availability to take on new projects.
• Ensuring Paprika is up to date and jobs are closed in a timely manner
• Assisting in the preparation of the Monthly Commercial Reporting Pack: analysis of revenue and client growth reports while analysing trends and opportunities for growth; and; tracking of investment and client overspends, looking at trends and understanding impacts of decisions.
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QUALITIES & CHARACTERISTICS

• Bring a positive and can-do attitude to all tasks and be pro-active in facilitating expectations on the Finance Team.
• Be eager to constantly develop and embrace challenges with a view for development and learning within the team.
• Good communication is key to this role, both with internal team and external clients as a representative of the Studio.
• Have the ability to multitask, be able to prioritise and maintain balance at all times.
• Bring experience of working within a strong team and demonstrate support and assistance to team members.
• Relevant tertiary education in business or finance. 
• Studying towards ACA, ACCA. CIMA or QBE with a professional accountancy qualification, will consider other relevant qualifications.
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills and knowledge.
• Comfortable with Pivot Tables, Vlookups, Charts, SumIfs & Conditional Formatting.
• Experience and an understanding of Paprika is a benefit or a similar job costing tool.

We believe great work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach including required in-office days. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

AKQA is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.