Financial Accountant

Music and Rent Accountant

The Music and Rent Accountant takes ownership for the accounting and reporting of leases and will support production of timely and accurate information in accordance with a monthly, quarterly and annual timetable including period end accounts for the management team. 

This role also takes ownership of the accounting for Music, ensuring results for shows are reported on a timely and accurate manner for both the management and music teams.

What you’ll be doing:

• IFRS16 – update IFRS16 model for changes in leases during the month and post journals for the period. Complete Supplementary Information for Group Finance team.  
• IAS 17 – post period end journals for base rent, turnover rent, rent reviews, rent free periods, capital contributions and rent receivables. 
• Dealing with ad-hoc landlord payment queries, supporting the Property team as needed.
• Provide support for AP Property payment runs on a periodic basis.
• Preparation of Turnover Certificates on a periodic basis. 
• Prepare balance sheets reconciliations and assist with the investigation of reconciling items to ensure integrity of balances
• Assist in answering queries in relation to assigned general ledger accounts including commentary for period end reporting. 
• Assist with cash flow forecasting for assigned areas of the P&L.
• Approve invoices in Chrome River (Expense System).

What you’ll need:

• IFRS16 experience
• The candidate should be a self-starter, who is willing and able to take initiative
• Desire to learn new skills/systems 
• Good Excel skills 
• Good organisation and time management skills to meet deadlines
• Excellent communication skills, and willingness to liaise with different departments across the business
• Strong attention to detail
• Sound financial accounting and analytical skills 

Benefits:

• Up to 10% company bonus 
• Hybrid working available (3 days per week in the office)
• 50% off in PizzaExpress restaurants
• Monthly pay day drinks, with Pizza & Peroni & Prosecco
• Mental Health First Aiders across the business, and access to an Employee Assistance Programme, providing health, finance, and wellbeing advice free of charge.

Who We Are: 

Where those who love pizza can be their true self. Proud to be a Top 10 Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023.  We’ve been around since 1965, bringing pizza to the UK and have since grown to a multichannel, international brand.  Our people are at the heart of our success and everything we do, we believe you should always be able to express yourself.   

Our values and culture are made up of three key parts: use your head, show your heart and create a home.  For us, this shows up as: 

• Head - were customer centric, commercially driven and obsessed by performance in all we do 
• Heart - we show our heart, are honest and vulnerable with our teams and lead everything through our people 
• Home - we create a home, where everyone has a place at our marble table and you can truly express yourself everyday  

Inclusivity and respect are at the heart of our business and are valued by our teams, customers, and suppliers. PizzaExpress and Milano is a place where everyone is welcome, and everyone belongs.  That’s why we assess each application on the aptitude to do the job and nothing else.