Business Partnering Accountant

• Base Location: Croydon/Hybrid ( 3 days from home, 2 days in the office)• Employment Type: Full time, Permanent • Salary: up to £40,000 DOE+ Bonus Trading as emap for its B2B division, Metropolis International is a fast-growing business, privately owned Media Group with over £50m of annual revenue, structured in two divisions – consumer media, and business-to-business media. In both parts of the business, we run print magazines, digital content and both face-to-face and virtual awards, conferences and other events. Metropolis is actively looking at acquiring more media businesses. We employ over 480 people in offices in West London, Croydon, Fleet street, Devon and Dublin. Overall Purpose of the Role: Reporting & supporting the Head of Business Partnering and working alongside another Business Partnering Accountant. Key Responsibilities: • Month end reporting, ensuring timely and accurate production of management reporting, with detailed analysis of major variances against budgets and forecasts • Production of forecasts and budgets working in support of the commercial business • Lead meetings when reviewing Month end/Forecast/Budget • Business Partnering including decision support for divisional Managing Directors • Assisting with finance integration of new acquisitions and implementation of new systems and business processes • Identify efficiencies, cost saving opportunities and review revenue enhancing opportunities Skills and Experience: • Part Qualified (CIMA, ACA or ACCA) Graduate Accountant • A minimum of 3 years’ experience in commerce and industry • Experience preferred in a similar role • Good knowledge of UK accounting principles and procedures • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills • Good IT literacy, especially finance systems, and sales order/CRM systems • Strong planning and problem-solving skills • Ability to analyse information and processes • Motivation to develop and maintain internal and external relationships • Proactive thinking around business growth & challenging business partners where necessary • Commitment to ethical behavior with a willingness to adhere to all company policies and current financial legislation Personal Specifications and Core Competencies: • Bright, keen, proactive self-starter with a passion for improving systems and processes, identifying efficiencies, cost saving opportunities and revenue enhancing opportunities • Commercial, interested in business and in adding value to commercial managers’ thinking • Experience of liaising with non-finance staff and building relationships • Strong verbal and written communication skills • Logical thinker with good problem-solving abilities • Hard working organized and efficient with a passion for detail • Excellent Excel skills • Calm under pressure with prior experience of producing high quality work to deadlines • Good team player & strong inter-personal skills • 1st time passes in accountancy exams • Academic (e.g. 2.1 degree or above) Learning & Development: At emap, we believe that employee learning and development are the key drivers of our success. To ensure continuous growth and meet the ever-changing demands of the workplace, we provide an environment that fosters continuous development for our employees. Our employees are encouraged to identify their areas of personal and professional development aligned with our strategic areas, including management development, health, safety & wellbeing, sales, events management, marketing strategy, editorial, and information technology . We have a structured framework designed to help equip our employees with the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviors to excel in their job roles, contributing to achieving our organizational objectives. To support our employees' career development, we have designed specialized programs, as well as other stand-alone role-specific and generic courses, under the emap academy . This exciting position is a full-time hybrid role. 2 days in the office, 3 days from home. This could change over time depending on business needs. Remote working or visa sponsorship are not available. emap does not offer visa sponsorship. Based on the UK employment law you need to have valid right to work in UK. Share code will be required during the interview process. Benefits: emap is part of Metropolis Group. Together we are committed to providing a happy and healthy place to work, so we offer fantastic benefits and perks to our employees.

• 25 days of holiday per year (with the option to buy or sell)
• Health plan
• Life assurance
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Discounted gym memberships
• Retail discount vouchers
• Rail season ticket loans
• Private virtual GP access
• Pension scheme
• Income protection and more
• Continuous learning & development opportunities
• Seasonal flu jabs on site
• One paid volunteer day per year
• Summer and Winter parties
• Work from home during August
• In-house Excellence Awards and other innovation projects

Privacy: Metropolis Group respects the privacy of every person for whom we have personal data. We comply with data protection legislation such as the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulation which regulates the processing of data and ensures that your data is processed fairly and lawfully, is kept secure and only that data necessary for any processing is kept. You can see our privacy policy at . Diversity and Inclusion: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status. How to apply: Please send your CV and covering letter. Due to the volume of applications, we receive, we are unable to give individual feedback at the application stage, however if you are successfully shortlisted you will be contacted within 10 working days of the closing date.