Wasserman is a global leader in sports, music, entertainment and culture. Founded in 2002, Wasserman represents many of the world’s most iconic sports and entertainment figures, musical artists, creators, brands and properties, empowering them to shape culture and captivate audiences worldwide.
Wasserman works with iconic sports and media figures across the world in every major sport, utilizing our extensive influence to maximize negotiations and create meaningful opportunities for our clients across teams, leagues, brands, content and live events.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, Wasserman operates globally across 27 countries and more than 62 cities, including New York, London, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Madrid, Cape Town, Mexico City, Toronto, Paris and Sydney. For more information, please visit www.teamwass.com.
We are currently looking for a Finance Manager, EMEA to join our Wasserman Corporate team in London. This role will be responsible for providing financial and management services to ensure an efficient, accurate and timely financial and management accounting function. Delivering an excellent standard of client service, compliance with external regulatory and reporting obligations, internal management reporting processes and deadlines. Providing financial controls and accounting oversight and direction to overseas affiliates. Key deliverables:
- Ownership of Corporate, Central and Direct cost centres for month end reporting
- Follow structured monthly close and reconciliation review process in order to complete a month-end close within five business days
- Collaborate with Financial Controller to ensure balance sheet reconciliations are correctly prepared across EMEA via account certifications on Workday
- Ownership of the statutory reporting books and associated reconciliations in Workday
- Assist Financial Controller in evaluating, developing, implementing and documenting new accounting policies and procedures to respond to changes in GAAP, tax and regulatory requirements
- Coordinates and manages the day to day annual group, UK and EMEA audits ensuring deadlines are achieved and a high standard of working papers and supporting documentation provided, including preparation and review of statutory accounts
- Ensure full compliance for tax, VAT and other relevant taxes in the EMEA region
- Manages accounting integration of acquisitions and/or new business ventures and quickly establish robust financial controls and align to group accounting policies
- Maintain strong financial controls and escalate issues appropriately and in a timely manner
- Identify potential process efficiencies & contribute towards a high standard, continuous improvement culture
- Develop super-user expertise for the company global accounting software, Workday and uses system capabilities to streamline and improve processes
Requirements
- 7+ years PQE with a recognised UK professional qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) or overseas equivalent or demonstrate expertise in a similar role
- Minimum of 7+ years in accounting roles with a minimum of 4+ years at management accountant level
- Demonstrable success in a senior accounting role with International affiliate experience
- Experience of managing and supervising an accounting team, including setting objectives and conducting annual appraisals
- Ability to multi-task effectively without losing quality. Tenacious, persistent and highly motivated with advanced organisational, analytical and people management skills
- Experience working in Sports / Talent industry (desirable)
- Experience working in a multi-national company
- Experience of Workday ERP (desirable)
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications specifically with Excel. Ideally Pivot tables & VLOOKUPs
Benefits
- Annual Discretionary Bonus
- 25 days per annum plus UK bank holidays, and additional DE&I days
- Pension
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Season Ticket Loan
- Health Cash back plan
- Season Ticket Loan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Gym Flex
