Senior Accountant - 6 month assignment

Company Description

At Informa Global Support, we’re about connecting businesses and professionals with knowledge. From cutting-edge research to specialist digital demand, our reach is extensive. We’re the power behind a range of fantastic brands such as FAN EXPO, Omdia, World of Concrete and many more. Through cutting edge research we’re here to champion specialists by helping people learn more, know more and do more.

As those businesses grow and develop, so will the opportunities for you to grow and develop within Informa Global Support. We’re passionate about building for the future - and want your future to be with us. Because we know you’re hungry to expand your skills by embracing new experiences. And all the while you’ll be supported by a community of talented and like-minded colleagues, where openness is encouraged and a can-do attitude is the norm.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Accountant to join our team. Although this will be starting out as a temporary role for the first 6 months we are seeking someone with long term career goals who we can bring on permanently to the team.

The Senior Accountant will be responsible for preparing, reconciling, and analyzing monthly management reports, conducting financial analysis, performing balance sheet reconciliations, and providing financial reporting and analysis. Additionally, this role will involve handling financial communications, participating in acquisition integration, working on projects, assisting in new product accounting integration, and ensuring compliance with tax and regulatory requirements. We are looking for a team player who can act as a role model and providing support to new team members. Job duties include:

•       Prepare, reconcile and analyze 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

•       Analyze 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

The salary for this role is $81,000 - $99,000 depending on experience

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