Finance Accountant
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Job Description
Job Title: Finance Accountant
Location: Head Office Leicester
Salary: Competitive plus bonus & benefits
We are currently looking to recruit a Finance Accountant within our Sales & Stock Accounting team. This is a hybrid role based 3 days a week in the office.
Next is a dynamic and fast growing business to succeed in this role you must be happy in a fastmoving fluid everchanging environment. You will need a mixture of solid financial / management accounting skills coupled with financial analysis to maintain core financial controls support Key Stakeholders and business initiatives.
The successful candidate will become a key part of the Sales & Stock Accounting team to support the continued success and growth of the Next business.
The role:
You will be supporting Nexts Royalties & Licensing business. Based at our Leicestershire Head Office you will be responsible for delivering finance support to key stakeholders in relation to revenue generated from royalties and licensing.
Key responsibilities:
Royalty Statement Management
- Manage the preparation and issuance of periodic outbound royalty and licensing statements for45 partners with an outflow ofc. 10m p.a
- Manage the preparation and issuance of inbound royalty statements and sales invoices generating income ofc. 1m p.a
- Key liaison with product teams and licensing partners to ensure prompt payment contract compliance and resolve any operational issues arising from the issuance of statements.
Management Information
- Produce weekly sales performance reports for each partner detailing sales performance v forecast and performance v minimum guarantees.
- Manage performance v minimum guarantees involving the management of onerous contract provisions.
Contract Management & Compliance
- Review all new contracts with product teams and legal to identify and prevent operational challenges.
- Review contracts for turnover specific clauses to ensure correct billing of royalties.
Experience
A proactive and hands onqualified Accountant (ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)
Demonstrable reporting experience
A proven ability to work independently
Demonstrable stakeholder management skills
Strong influencing and negotiation skills.
Exceptional working knowledge of MS Office (esp. MS Excel) suite of products Google Gsuite is desirable
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Employment Type
Full-Time
