ABOUT MOONBUG ENTERTAINMENT:
Thank you for considering the Corporate Reporting Manager role with Moonbug Entertainment, an award-winning global entertainment company inspiring kids everywhere to laugh, learn, and grow. The company is behind some of the biggest kids' entertainment brands in the world, including CoComelon and Blippi. Moonbug believes every child should have access to our entertaining and enriching content, which is why our shows are available on more than 150 video platforms globally, including Netflix, Disney+, BBC iPlayer, and YouTube Kids. Moonbug is also a global leader in pre-school music and audio experiences, available on over 100 audio platforms worldwide. Our brands extend beyond the screen to include streaming music, toys, games, books, live events, and theme park exhibits.
Moonbug is part of Candle Media, an independent, creator-friendly home for high-quality, category-defining brands and franchises. By bringing together elite talent operating at the intersection of content, community, and commerce, it helps position leading entertainment businesses for accelerated, sustainable growth.
This role reports onsite in our London office.
Location: London, Camden Office-based Benefits include free private healthcare, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, a matched 5% pension scheme, free yoga/fitness classes, weekly lunch, and Friday drinks at 4 pm.
The Role
Moonbug has grown rapidly and is seeking an ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified Corporate Reporting Manager to join the expanding finance team. This role will cover external reporting, maintaining internal controls, and technical accounting.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare and manage timely quarterly and annual financial reporting packages for internal stakeholders and external auditors.
- Serve as the key contact for external auditors to ensure smooth annual audits.
- Coordinate the preparation of financial statements and footnotes.
- Liaise with external financial statement preparation and company secretarial teams to ensure compliance with local filing requirements.
- Ensure reporting complies with relevant accounting standards (primarily UK & US GAAP) and regulatory requirements.
- Assist in optimizing financial reporting systems, tools, and processes to improve accuracy and efficiency.
- Collaborate with management accounts, tax, legal, and treasury teams.
- Provide technical accounting guidance and support.
- Monitor new accounting standards and evaluate their impact on reporting and disclosures.
- Complete other regular ad hoc reporting requirements.
- Experience with statutory audits and understanding of deliverables.
- Strong technical GAAP accounting knowledge.
- Ability to see the bigger picture and understand how finance inputs and outputs affect the business.
- Experience working in a fast-growth environment, prioritizing effectively in a dynamic setting.
- Experience collaborating with professionals at all levels, from junior to senior management.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to contribute to company values and culture.
- Proactive, detail-oriented, and hands-on approach.
- Experience with international groups, foreign currencies, and tight reporting deadlines.
- Advanced Excel skills, including model building and complex formulas.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Knowledge of NetSuite and/or Caseware is a plus.
Qualifications
- ACA, CIMA, ACCA qualified or equivalent.
- Experience in the media industry is preferable.
- Practice experience is a plus.
- US GAAP experience is advantageous.