THE COMPANY
Our client has a strong and diversified presence in film,
television, home entertainment and digital distribution.
THE ROLE
As the Head of Statutory Reporting and Audit, you will be
responsible for leading the company’s end‑to‑end
statutory reporting, audit delivery and regulatory compliance across the UK.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead statutory reporting, year-end
accounts and external audits
- Maintain financial records, controls, tax
compliance and regulatory filings
- Manage royalty reporting and audits,
ensuring timely delivery
- Monitor IFRS, US GAAP and UK tax
developments
- Support cash flow forecasting and
management reporting
- Partner with legal, commercial, tax and
external advisors on reporting and compliance
- Support new deals and acquisitions with
the Group Reporting Team
- Lead the reporting and finance team while
supporting the EVP of Finance.
THE PERSON
With extensive experience in statutory reporting, audit management
and leading finance teams, you should bring a strong track record of delivering
accurate reporting within a complex, multinational organisation.
As a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent), you will
demonstrate deep technical knowledge across US GAAP, IFRS and UK tax
legislation, alongside hands‑on experience managing VAT, Corporation Tax and regulatory
submissions. You should be confident managing external audits, preparing
statutory accounts and liaising with regulatory bodies, with advanced Excel
capability and ideally some exposure to SAP.
If this role isn’t quite right, but you would like us to have
your CV on file, please send it to
sroffice@searchlight.global. Searchlight provides recruitment & executive search services
exclusively to the creative, media and entertainment industry. To learn more
about Searchlight, see: www.searchlight.global.
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