Management Accountant - Little Lion Entertainment

Location: Manchester

Reporting to: Finance Director

Working Hours: 35 hours per week

Who We Are

Little Lion Entertainment is the UK’s premier immersive attractions company. We have welcomed millions of guests to our experiences and are now looking for a Management Accountant to support the finance function across all our attractions.

Launched in 2016, Little Lion Entertainment is the creator of The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience and Arcade Arena, host of Chaos Karts and PAC-MAN LIVE EXPERIENCE. Blending a love of nostalgia, with world class performance, award-winning game play and the unexpected, the business is looking to develop multiple sites and partnerships across the globe, exploiting a stable of unique IP to create new concepts and own multiple brands. Little Lion is a fast-growing business with an ambitious team and are looking to maintain the ongoing growth with the support of a Management Accountant to support the team.

The Role:

The Management Accountant is an ambitious and creative individual that supports the Company’s Finance function. Working closely with the Finance team, you will become our in-house specialist for maintaining and developing Management Accounting and Reporting.

You will be working on site Monday - Thursday and from home on Friday.

Key Responsibilities:

• Production of monthly management accounts for 3 attraction entities, including commentary in preparation for Board packs
• Management reporting for 5 secondary entities
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Monthly payroll review and sign off
• VAT return preparation
• External audit management
• Weekly cash flow management and reporting
• Quarterly IP royalty and banking reporting
• Annual Budget and Forecast process owner
• Tax relief management - R&D, Theatre Tax Relief, VGEC
• Support the Finance Director in ad hoc project work
• Management of Finance Assistant

Role Requirements

Essential:

• Ability to demonstrate Management Accounting experience, preferably in the leisure sector
• Alternatively, first move from an accountancy practice to industry, being able to demonstrate a strong track record of auditing similar sized SME’s
• Experience working autonomously and handling multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office programs, Excel in particular
• Competent in understanding and interpreting data
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• A collaborative work ethic which supports Little Lion’s values
• An understanding of the role of Management Accountant and how it fits within the broader Finance team and business
• ACCA/CIMA/ACA part qualified (c4-5 exams to qualification)

Desired:

• Experience of involvement in system implementations such as accounting, payroll, ticketing platforms
• Previous user of Xero
• Experience within the leisure industry

Personal specifications:

• A proactive can-do approach and ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Ambitious, hardworking, flexible, and able to adapt to different styles of working
• A team player who is always willing to lend a helping hand when needed
• Able to demonstrate complex problem solving and critical thinking skills with strong judgement
• Organised and proficient with a focus on delivering work with accuracy and a high level of attention to detail essential
• Curious, inquisitive with a creative eye

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Private medical insurance