Consignment Analyst, Revenue Accounting

Location: Greater London

UK-based, Remote or Hybrid, working standard UK business hours. Occasional travel to client site.

My client is building a finance and accounting delivery capability in the UK to support a global entertainment and consumer products client.

About the role

The Consignment Analyst owns the monthly consignment revenue cycle for a global entertainment and consumer products client, from consignee sales data through to posted journal entries and reconciled balances. The role works to a fixed close calendar and is the process owner for consignment revenue documentation and controls evidence.

What you will do

• Own the end-to-end monthly consignment close across all consignees, delivered to a fixed day-2 and day-5 journal entry calendar
• Build revenue recognition schedules from sales order and consignee sales data for each release
• Calculate consignment revenue estimates each period and document the basis for the estimate
• Apply revenue recognition treatment consistent with ASC 606 and client accounting policy, escalating judgement calls for review
• Prepare and post journal entries with complete supporting schedules

Reconciliation and reporting

• Reconcile consignee reporting, the sub-ledger and the general ledger, resolving variances to root cause
• Maintain inventory-linked, deferred and unbilled positions where they apply
• Prepare period-close schedules and variance commentary for review
• Support month, quarter and year-end reporting requirements

Documentation and controls

• Maintain keystroke-level SOPs and process maps for the consignment cycle under version control
• Operate maker-checker review and retain evidence for quality sampling and audit
• Support internal and external audit requests with documentation and clear explanation
• Identify control gaps and manual effort, and propose automation or simplification

What you bring

• Minimum 3 years of experience in revenue accounting, record to report or general accounting
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance; part-qualified or qualified ACCA, CIMA or ACA preferred
• Working knowledge of revenue recognition principles, with ASC 606 exposure preferred
• Strong Excel, including large reconciliation and schedule workbooks
• Accuracy under a fixed close calendar, and the ability to explain how a number was derived and defend it to a reviewer or auditor
• Exposure to consignment, royalty or licensing accounting is an advantage
• Existing right to work in the United Kingdom