Financial Accountant

Playground Games is looking for a Financial Accountant to join our Finance Team. 

About us:  

As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun.   

About the Role: 

Working closely with the Finance Director, and wider Finance team, in a fast-paced environment, to deliver effective financial processes within the Company and Parent Company standards and timeframes. The role involves engaging with a range of internal teams, disciplines and external stakeholders and requires the ability to work to deadlines and high levels of accuracy. 

What You'll Do: 

Finance

- Support the Month End processes including;

• Supporting month end reconciliations
• Processing of journals
• Completion of month end packs
• Ensuring organised records are maintained
• Updating forecasts
• Assistance with the preparation of the monthly finance review

- Preparation of relevant information as required by the Year End Audit process including;

• Maintaining all records in line with audit requirements 
• Providing accurate and timely information to auditors
• Working with external advisors to prepare statutory accounts

- Company taxes – maintaining appropriate records and preparing returns/providing assistance to company advisors in preparation of returns, in support of the following;

• Corporation tax
• VGTR
• VAT
• PSA
• ERS 

- Provide efficient finance assistance with the companies budgeting process

- Assist with ad-hoc reports, projects, queries and reconciliations as and when requested

- Support the purchase processes as and when necessary 

Procurement

- Provide effective support to deliver an efficient Procurement function that meets the needs of the Company including;

• Accurately generating NDAs
• Drafting Master Supplier Services Agreements
• Drafting Statements of Work

- Maintain key administrative Procurement systems ensuring records are kept up to date and effectively track procurement activity including:

• Requesting spend approval for Statements of Works
• Issuing of contracts for signature
• Tracking of contracts
• Storing of signed contracts
• Requesting payment approval for supplier invoices

- Work with the broader Finance team to monitor and enforce Procurement policy compliance.

- Assist in the continual review and development of improvements and efficiency

Additional:

- Ensure that all duties, checks and documentation are completed to the required level of accuracy.

- Perform other duties, and provide general assistance to broader finance team, as may be requested from time to time, commensurate with the role e.g holiday cover.

What You'll Bring: 

- Demonstrable knowledge and experience of using Sage, Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

- Excellent working knowledge of MS Office inc Outlook and Word and advanced skills in Excel

- Knowledge and previous experience in an accounting role, with a practice background preferred

- A professional qualification, ACCA, ACA or CIMA must be held

- Understanding and demonstrable experience of procurement processes

- High attention to detail and accurate analytical skills

- Professional attitude and ability to work in a confidential manner

- An organised approach, planning tasks and setting realistic timescales

- Flexibility to be involved in a number of finance support activities at a time

- Maintain strong working relationships with team members and other disciplines

- Be a champion for Playground Games and everything we produce

- Adhere to company procedures

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills   

This is a fantastic opportunity to make “world-class games” with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios.

Playground Games is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, we believe that diversity and inclusion fuels creativity.  We are dedicated to creating a safe, comfortable and welcoming working environment.   

We strive to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices of our team members.  It drives our innovation and connects us closer to our players.  We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion across age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.  

At Playground Games we recognise the importance of self-development, career progression, well-being and retention of our colleagues. We celebrate difference and welcome everyone to join us and to be themselves at work.