Accountant - R2R Global Support

The Accountant is expected to assume the following key responsibilities plus any other reasonable duties as required:

• Prepare, reconcile and analyse the monthly management reports; Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet. Details include; reconciliations, accruals, allocations, revenue downloads, pre-payments, variance analysis, commentary


• Financial Analysis


• Perform Balance sheet reconciliations


• Financial Reporting and Analysis including, budget/forecasting, working capital, Group Finance reporting, supplementary packs and ad-hoc requests


• Publish financial results in SAP FC


• Ensure communications are handled between the SSC, Group finance and the Business Teams


• To be involved with any acquisition integration/due diligence


• Working on projects within the SSC and department including key process testing & systems


• Assist in the accounting integration of new products into the SSC accounting structure and systems


• Analyse and solve Adhoc problems using knowledge of business and systems


• Perform WIP analysis, product costing, provisions (i.e. stock)


• Process intercompany transactions


• Review bad debt, accruals and prepayment calculations


• Treasury postings and reconciliations


• Tax & Compliance duties as required by your SSC
  
  Minimum requirement to be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)


• Good working knowledge and understanding of SSC processes and how these fit into the wider environment


• Good understanding of all R2R processes including best practice in R2R, people, processes and technology


• Ability to manage owe deadline and priorities, whilst delivering a high standard of work and supporting junior members when they require assistance.


• Evidence of making decisions at the right time based on the information available.
  
  Informa is a leading business intelligence, events, and academic publishing business operating in the Knowledge and Information Economy. We are listed on the London Stock Exchange and a member of the FTSE 100. We operate in more than 30 countries and employ over 11,000 people globally.


Informa's leading brands and expert teams create intelligence-based products and data-driven services, convene communities in person and digitally and provide access to cutting-edge research for customers working in specialist markets, worldwide.

This role is based out of our Colchester office on a hybrid working format (2 days in the office and remaining from home).

Alongside a competitive salary, Informa also offers the following employee benefits:

• Season ticket loan & Cycle2work


• Money purchased pension scheme & life assurance


• Eye care and childcare vouchers


• 25 days annual holiday, increasing to 27 days after 2 years, plus an extra day off for your birthday and another for raising money for charity!


• Bonus leave for getting married and moving house


• Our Learning team supports year-round development, with face-to-face training, mentoring and access to LinkedIn Learning


• Informa's colleague Share Incentive Plan matches every share purchased with 2 free shares


• Informa offers a £250 Healthy Lifestyle subsidy to spend on fitness activities and classes


• You are given permission to take 4 days off per year to volunteer with an approved scheme