Management Accountant - 3 month contract - London
SEGA has always been synonymous with great games, a rich arcade heritage, huge brand recognition and determination to set new standards in interactive entertainment.
As one of the world’s leading software publishers and developers, the company distributes for PlayStation®, Xbox 360®, Nintendo DS™ and across digital and mobile platforms, turning out some of the bestselling and award-winning titles in the video games industry including Sonic The Hedgehog™, Football Manager™, Virtua Tennis™ and the Total War™ series.
SEGA Europe’s head office is based in London with subsidiary offices in Paris, Munich, Madrid, Amsterdam and Sydney, encouraging creative talent from our worldwide development studios including Sports Interactive, The Creative Assembly, SEGA Studios Australia and our new studio in the West Midlands, Hardlight.
Our European distribution division operates on behalf of our Japanese parent company, SEGA Sammy Holdings, who remains a worldwide leader for interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home.
Position Overview
A role working on a temporary basis within the SEGA Europe Finance team; the position will report to the UK Financial Controller and work alongside the 9 other members of staff which make up the team.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Sole responsibility for all of the SG&A (Selling, General & Administration) expenses in the P&L of all of the UK Group companies
- Responsible for posting all journals as appropriate including preparation and posting of month end journals for payroll costs, bonuses and other HR related accruals
- Posting of the HR cashbook, monitoring HR related purchase orders and ensuring correct departmental coding
- Analysis and reconciliation of the HR balance sheet control accounts
- Detailed calculation of monthly overhead recharges to Head Office in Japan (SOJ) in accordance with various accounting policies.
- Responsibility for posting all standard journals and accruals relating to all other SG&A
- Responsible for all forecasting of the SG&A for all UK companies by department.
- Variance analysis and commentary on all SG&A costs actual and forecast
- Involvement in the quarterly and yearly bonus review processes by monitoring objective achievements and calculating bonus payouts
- Assisting with preparing the annual SG&A budget
- Updating relevant balance sheet schedules for review
- Preparation of monthly headcount reports including actual vs. budget analysis and commentary.
- Administration of the National Statistics returns
- Cash Flow Forecasting
- INTRASTAT submissions
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Part qualified to recently qualified accountant
- Personable character, able to communicate with staff at all levels of seniority, from all departments, including non finance staff
- Team player, ability to manage work for more than one team
- Ability to identify priorities and work unsupervised
- Good attention to detail
- Advanced Excel skills
- Prior experience of the Oracle accounting package is desirable but not essential.
