Job Abstract

This role is responsible for business specific deliverables for either a dedicated division or across multiple divisions. You will have responsibility and ownership for reporting on the profitability and associated balance sheets of your divisions. You will be responsible for offering support & guidance to colleagues on difficult issues as an expert within the team. You will also be considered as a specialist in the specific business division you are working in and responsible for the more compl... more details

Job Description

You will be responsible for offering support & guidance to colleagues on difficult issues as an expert within the team. You will also be considered as a specialist in the specific business division you are working in and responsible for the more complex, higher accounting skill duties.

You will be responsible for ensuring a high value service is provided to key business partners and group through effective collaboration with your team and business counterparties.

You will be expected to support the annual statutory audit process and ensure all MDM/GPO processes are followed.

You must ensure that all company policies are adhered to and that specific duties are carried out within set time limits whilst providing an excellent level of service to all Informa customers and colleagues.

Key responsibilities

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

Prepare, reconcile and analyse where appropriate aspects of the monthly Management Accounts for specific product areas; this may cover multiple divisions.
Reconcile revenue to information and explanations from the business and between the accounting system and SAP system
Perform WIP analysis, product costing, provisions (i.e. stock)
Understand and apply within working practices the key drivers that impact the monthly Management Accounting reports
Assist in the production of financial analysis
Royalty, profit share and commission calculations
Calculate bad debt provisions, accruals and prepayments
Analyse and solve ad hoc problems using your knowledge of the business and the systems
Assist with ad hoc duties as needed, including covering workload in other teams
Calculate bonus/commissions provisions
Process intercompany transactions
Checking sub ledgers from internal departments
Liaise with Finance Operations and Cash Operations for reconciliation queries
Capitalising assets and running depreciation
Perform reconciliations of balance sheet accounts
Publish financial results in SAP FC
Budgeting, forecasting, modelling and analysis of direct cost base and divisional recharges (Global Support team only)
Tax & Compliance duties as required by your SSC

Qualifications

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)

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 system
Knowledge of best practice in an R2R environment
Recognised qualification/Accounting degree preferable (SSC Specific)
2 years relevant accounting experience

Additional Information

The salary for this role is $70,000 - $82,000 depending on experience

Why work at Informa

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.

Our Benefits include:

• Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive, and we support a range of working patterns

• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks

• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too

• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves

• Time out: 15 days PTO rising to 20 after three years and 25 after six years, plus 10 national holidays, a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year

• Competitive benefits, including a 401k match, parental leave and an ESPP offering company shares at a minimum 15% discount

• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, free access to a wellness app and more

• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programs

• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world

We’re not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up, join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most – although not all – of the skills and experience listed, we welcome your application. At Informa, you'll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments, we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer. This means we base decisions on relevant qualifications and merit and do not discriminate on the basis of key characteristics and statuses, including all of those protected by law. Ask us or see our website for full information.

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This post will expire on 07/05/2024

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