Are you a driven financial professional looking for your next challenge? Do you want to work with a dynamic and innovative team that is transforming the sports media industry? Look no further than DAZN Finance! As a key member of the financial reporting team, working with the Head of Financial reporting, you will get the chance to work with all parts of finance at DAZN.
We’re looking for a new Financial Reporting Accountant. This role would suit a current finance analyst or someone recently qualified looking to take their first step into a role in industry. The role will be part of the financial reporting team which ensures all statutory and non-statutory reporting deadlines are met. This role would provide a great first step into industry with lots of potential to build upon strong technical foundations and progress in your career. The role will have a particular focus on leading the overseas reporting for statutory entities ensuring all relevant regulatory requirements in each of these areas are delivered.
As part of this you will work closely with the team to ensure technical accounting compliance and a robust financial control framework to meet internal compliance and external audit requirements. You will also help manage the creation and presentation of financial information in the annual report, supporting technical accounting, preparation of quarterly reporting, group consolidation and the annual external audit. The role will take a lead on overseas entity reporting liaising with local teams, and auditors in multiple countries where we have a statutory requirement. You will be required to manage multiple stakeholders and have good organisation to track progress across multiple ongoing deliverables.
This role will be based in Leeds, at our White Rose Office. The role will be reporting to the Head of Financial Reporting.
Benefits include access to DAZN, 25 days’ annual leave (increasing by 3 days after 3 years), private medical insurance, life assurance, pension contributions up to 5%, family friendly community including enhanced parental leave, electric vehicle benefit option, free access for you and one other to our workplace mental health platform app (Unmind), learning and development resources, opportunity for flexible working, and access to our internal speaker series and events.
As our new Financial Reporting Accountant, you’ll have the opportunity to:Project managing all of the overseas reporting entities, including dealing with multiple stakeholders both internally and externally, working with local audits and accounts preparation.Owning the overseas reporting regulatory requirements, and preparing financial statements.Provide clear status updates and manage multiple deliverables to completion with different stakeholders both internal and external.Ensuring proper books and records for all financial transactions under the relevant reporting standard alongside the team.Ensuring timely and accurate reporting of monthly P&L, Balance Sheet & Cash flows. Quarterly Statutory accounts and annual audited accounts.Maintaining best practice documentation of accounting policy and papers for material transactions and revenue recognitionFlag new disclosure requirements draft new disclosures, and modify existing disclosuresBuilding relationships with external auditors and other outsourced reporting providersCollaborating with other departments including tax, legal and commercial finance, including working closely with group finance in London and the Polish Shared Service CentreIdentifying opportunities to streamline and improve accounting processes, operations, and systemsYou'll have:Ideally ACA qualified, with post qualification operating experienceFamiliar with accounting standards and disclosure requirements under IFRS Technical knowledge with a strong understanding and interest in IFRS 15Financial acumen and ability to use technical accounting skills.Ability to deal with large complex, multi national external auditsConfident dealing with senior stakeholders across the businessAbility and willingness to work hands on when requiredExceptional organisational skills, motivated by making a difference and getting things doneAt DAZN, we bring ambition to life. We are innovators, game-changers and pioneers. So, if you want to push boundaries and make an impact, DAZN is the place to be.
As part of our team,you'll have the opportunity to make your mark and the power to make change happen. We're doing things no-one has done before, giving fans and customers access to sport anytime, anywhere. We're using world-class technology to transform sports and revolutionise the industry and we're not going to stop.
DAZN VALUES – THE ‘HOW’ IN WHAT WE DO:
AMBITIOUS – people who want to make a big impact and drive DAZN forward.
INVENTIVE – people with bright ideas who deliver great new experiences for our customers – and improvements for our business. People who come up with better, simpler ways of doing things.
PASSIONATE – people who are proud of our product, our content and our business – and love to shout about it. People who love what they do and show commitment every day.
BRAVE – people who take difficult decisions to help us focus on improving DAZN, our performance and our results.
SUPPORTIVE – people who know that we achieve more as a team than as individuals. People value inclusion and look out for each other, helping their colleagues enjoy their work and develop their careers. People who consider others before making decisions.
At DAZN, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values equality and diversity, where everyone can contribute and have their voices heard. This means hiring and developing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, age groups, sexual orientations, gender identities and abilities.
Everyone has the opportunity to make change and impact our DEI journey by joining our ERGs: Proud@DAZN, Women@DAZN, Disability@DAZN and ParentZone.
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Our aim is to make our hiring processes as accessible for everyone as possible, including providing adjustments for interviews where we can.
We look forward to hearing from you.
