Senior Accountant - Temp to Hire

Company Description

Informa is a leading international events, intelligence and scholarly research group.

We’re the specialist’s specialist. Through hundreds of powerful brands, we work with businesses and professionals in specialist markets, providing the connections, intelligence and opportunities that help customers grow, do business, make breakthroughs and take better informed decisions.

Informa is listed on London Stock Exchange and a member of FTSE 100, with over 11,000 colleagues working in more than 30 countries.

Global Support is Informa's sixth division, with major hubs in the United Kingdom, United States, Hong Kong and Singapore as well as several smaller locations.  As the team behind the teams, Global Support colleagues provide shared, efficient business services and function-specific expertise to each of Informa's operating divisions, enabling our commercial teams to focus on their markets and customers.

Job Description

The Senior 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 and cost analysis, pre-payments, variance analysis and 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

•       Budgeting, forecasting, modelling and analysis of direct cost base and divisional recharges (Global Support team only)

•       Tax & Compliance duties as required by your SSC

PEOPLE Management RESPONSIBILITIES

·         General duty of care to colleagues

·         Work collaboratively across teams

·         Act as a role model to others

·         Provide help and a buddy system to other members of the team depending upon your level (SSC Specific)

Qualifications

Skills & Abilities

·         Good communication skills with the ability to build good relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, internal departments and key contacts

·         Proficient skills in Excel, Word and Outlook are essential

·         Remain approachable under pressure

·         Knowledge and ability to use relevant internal systems

·         Act with integrity, tact and diplomacy

·         Work as part of a team

·         Ability to complete a variety of related tasks

·         Pro-actively solve problems

·         Excellent Customer Service skills

·         Good time management skills

·         Ability to be flexible within role

·         Excellent oral and written communication skills

·         Highly organised, diligent with attention to detail

Knowledge & Qualifications

·         Good knowledge and understanding of R2R processes within your area

·         A good knowledge of SAP or Oracle ERP systems

·         Knowledge of best practice in an R2R environment

·         Recognised qualification/Accounting degree preferable (SSC Specific)

·         5 years relevant accounting experience

Additional Information

Employee experience is very important to us at Informa. On top of joining a supportive, diverse and ambitious team that welcomes all types of candidates. We are also flexible with different working patterns and prioritizes promotions internally. This position is starting as a 6 month assignment with the intention of being hired full time based on performance. 

We know that sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don't fit all the requirements. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need! We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inc