Senior Management Accountant

Senior Management Accountant, London W1 £ 55,000 per annum Our opportunity:

We are looking for a detail‑oriented Senior Management Accountant (SMA) with a flair for process improvement and systems development to join our Finance team. Reporting to the Financial Controller (FC) this position provides an excellent opportunity for a current Senior Management Accountant or recently qualified Management Accountant looking to step into a pivotal role that makes significant and high impact contributions across a range of areas not solely limited to traditional management accounting.

Working closely with the FC and wider Finance team, plus a number of other key stakeholders across the group, this role will support delivery of traditional management reporting, external financial reporting and the annual financial audit, and crucial project work focused on modernising, streamlining and future proofing financial systems and processes across the BAFTA group.

This role provides the opportunity to bring your questioning mind‑set, technical accounting abilities, project management and problem solving skills together in a high impact role that will help shape the future financial control environment of the BAFTA group.

• A salary of circa £55,000 per year
• Holiday - 29 days a year plus bank holidays
• Employee health cash‑back plan
• Long‑term sickness insurance
• Life assurance - four times your annual basic salary
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential access to expert services including counselling, wellbeing, and independent legal and financial advice
• Cycle 2 Work Scheme & season ticket loan
• Access to cinemas throughout the UK and to BAFTA events

• Someone with a full accounting qualification; ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent with PQE 1+ year
• Someone with expertise with accounting systems and finance databases
• Proven experience working on and managing projects, specifically to deliver improvements to financial processes, systems, and internal controls
• Proven experience working effectively within small Finance teams to deliver high quality annual financial audits