Role summary
The Assistant Accountant reports to the Senior Finance Manager, offering support to the Financial Accountant and the Management Accountant roles, in delivery of accurate and timely monthly accounts. The role delivers accounting for aspects of revenue, cost recognition and balance sheet accounting. The role also supports the financial control environment through the completion of accurate monthly balance sheet reconciliations and analysis.
Principle accountabilities
- Accounting for aspects of revenue recognition (e.g. Media Hub, Recharges, Energy) and cost recognition, at each month end, ensuring the income statement and balance sheet are correctly reported
- Preparing monthly balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring that all accounts are reconciled, with the balances explained and supported by third party information and/or calculations. Clearing reconciling items within the same month end (for quarter ends) or by the next month end
- Preparation of monthly management accounts by cost centre. Presentation of the management accounts to the business and provision of partnering support as required
- Supporting the Accountant with the CAPEX process, including review of approvals, capitalisation, disposals and verification of fixed assets
- Preparing data required to support the Financial Accountant with the population of regulatory returns (e.g. ONS) and HMRC returns, including but not limited to VAT, EC sales list and CIS returns
- Supporting the quarterly / annual process to allocate central costs between legal entities and cost centres.
- Providing financial review of the annual budget and forecast information, to support cost/profit centre managers and the finance team. Load budgets into D365 for consolidation and reporting
- Supporting the wider finance department with D365 system updates including issuance of project & resource codes and testing during upgrades
- Delivering information, analysis and explanations to support the annual external audit process
Nature and scope
The role’s key responsibilities are to accurately account for aspects of revenue, cost and the balance sheet at each month end, maintaining the financial control environment through the preparation of cleared and supported reconciliations for the balance sheet.
The role is suitable for a current professional accounting student, who has some existing practical experience and has demonstrated the ability to pass exams. The candidate must have a good foundational understanding of accounting for the income statement and balance sheet, including non-trading aspects, and understand how the P&L and balance sheet work together.
The role will follow the Pinewood finance processes and accounting policies, adopting accepted accounting standards. The role must adhere to a tight reporting timetable, delivering accurate data alongside colleagues, for quarterly external reporting. Additional complexity in the role is from understanding data in other business systems and utilising this information to create accurate accounting.
Internal contacts will be within the finance team (AP/ AR /Billing / Group reporting/ Investor Relations) and across Pinewood at junior/ middle management level. The role will also interact with external audit team members.
Skills And Experience
Essential criteria
- Degree level education or equivalent experience
- Experience of accounting within a high-volume workload Finance function
- Preparation of both the P&L and balance sheet for internal management reporting
- Balance sheet reconciliations and analysis
- Strong across all MS Office applications, with at least intermediate Excel skills
- Exposure to Financial systems
- Problem-solver, and ability to deliver solutions
- Proven ability of working to tight deadlines
- Strong attention to detail and analytical mindset
- Proactive in developing accounting knowledge through studies
- Good communication skills
- Hardworking and reliable
Desirable criteria
- Current student (ACCA/ACA/CIMA)
- Preparation of non-complex management accounts
- Worked with MS Dynamics 365
Other information
- Role location: Pinewood Studios with the option to work circa 1 day a week from home
- Competitive starting salary and discretionary annual bonus of up to 10% of salary.
- 25 days’ holiday as standard with the option to buy 5 additional days, plus English public holidays.
- Birthday leave, which gives employees an extra day annual leave to be used in the month of their birthday
- Pension scheme 5% employer contribution and 3% minimum employee contribution.
- Comprehensive private medical healthcare from Bupa, including cover for pre-existing conditions, dental and optical cover.
- Income Protection for yourself, up to 75% of salary.
- Life assurance of 4 x annual salary.
- £3.20 per day Pinewood canteen subsidy.
- Two days per year volunteering allowance for our local communities.
- Invest@Work Saving Account with Fidelity.
- Various other staff perks including but not limited to, gym and retail discounts, free film screenings and staff events.
Our values
Teamwork
Respect
Integrity
Pioneering
Passionate
Can-do
Closing date for applications is 20th October 2026
Pinewood Group is an equal opportunities employer. We are highly committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture for our people and actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
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