Commercial Management Accountant- Print Circulation

Job Description

The Financial Times is seeking a Commercial Management Accountant to join their team in Manila. This role will provide key management accounting support to the Print Circulation department, assisting the UK Business Analyst in managing paper, printing, and distribution costs for newspapers produced globally. The successful candidate will work UK hours and be responsible for Asia Circulation, Global Sponsorship, and Magazine Production.Responsibilities:

• Weekly loading of Asia KPI revenue data to Essbase.
• Prepare month-end journals and quarterly forecasting for worldwide magazines, paper, print and distribution costs.
• Prepare month-end journals and quarterly forecast for Marketing costs.
• Coding of magazine print and paper invoices and in Coupa.
• Loading monthly KPIs into Essbase (eg pagination, waste, print issues etc)
• Prepare reports and provide commentary for month-end and quarterly forecast variance analysis.
• Timely and accurate month-end processing monthly revenue journals for accrued and deferred revenue and costs.
• Preparation of monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• Forming and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders - understanding their needs and keeping informed with relevant information.
• Ad hoc analysis and reporting as required by the business and the Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner.

Requirements:

• ACCA/CIMA part-qualified, a bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Financial Management or equivalent would be an advantage.
• A minimum of 2 years of work experience in a relevant finance environment.
• Confident communicator with a variety of audiences and fluent in English (spoken and written) for regular interactions with the Finance teams, the businesses and other support functions.
• Intermediate level with MS Excel is essential (advanced level preferred).
• Experience with Google Suite, Oracle Accounts and Essbase would be an advantage.
• Demonstrable analytical skills, comfortable with large financial data sets.
• Effective organisation and time management skills, able to handle multiple requests and prioritise accordingly.
• Strong work ethic and self-motivated with an ability to work independently.
• An innovative mindset and a willingness to show initiative - identifying issues with processes and improving them if necessary.
• Great attention to detail
• Proactive to understand stakeholder needs and take initiative to problem solve.

The FT offers:

• Generous annual leave allowances
• Flexible working (including working from home)
• Health coverage (medical, dental & vision insurance)
• 401k and company match
• Enhanced family leave packages
• Giving Back opportunities