Senior Financial Accountant 15 Month Fixed Term Contract
16 days ago
Colchester
The Tax & Financial Accounting team is a global team responsible for the preparation and filing of indirect and direct tax filings statutory account filings and treasury back office functions. The role will be responsible for ensuring a high standard of service delivery in line with agreed timelines. The ability to communicate well and build relationships quickly will be key for this role as well as being able to grasp the structure of the organization and how we operate. This role will also need to be able to identify items with a financial accounting from general discussions. You will be responsible for the provision of accurate and timely financial information to key business partners external stakeholders and Group functions. You will work closely with the business partners to understand their individual requirements. This role is expected to assume some of the following key responsibilities: • Prepare and review draft statutory accounts both UK and overseas to a high standard in line with local regulations, • Liaise with the third-party providers to provide information manage expectations and review statutory accounts ensuring that they are in line with local regulations., • Manage statutory accounts software package and provide training to the team as required, • Oversee and review of the iXBRL tagging of Statutory accounts, • Assist with preparing information for Group, • Reviewing of any work associated with dormant & non-trading entities, • Completion of month end work relating to head office and treasury companies, • Assist with the provision of information for audit queries, • Prepare and review assigned Balance sheet reconciliations, • Assist with corporate simplification process, • Assist with the preparation and review of treasury transactions, • Assist with monthly treasury compliance related work including account limits passport scheme and loan facilities, • Oversee and review of national statistic forms, • Team workload management, • Motivate team to ensure performance metrics are hit 4 Informa PLC Senior Financial Accountant Information Classification: General, • Support Managers within the T&FA team to develop a plan for cross-training working shadowing and rotation of responsibilities within team, • Provides coaching on both soft and technical skills within the team, • Participate in Recruitment & Selection processes, • Act as a role model to others, • Team admin duties such as absence management holiday authorisations timesheet approvals appraisals etc Qualifications : • Qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA preferred), • 4 years relevant Tax & Compliance accounting experience, • Excellent communication skills at all levels including a wide range of stakeholders within the business, • Ability to work in a fast-paced changing environment, • Improves processes & systems, • Embrace a changing environment, • Problem solves within tight deadlines, • Be pro-active and take initiative and encourage teams to do the same, • Knowledge and ability to use relevant internal systems, • Ability to be self-sufficient as well as working in a team environment, • Act with integrity, • Excellent influencing skills, • Highly organised diligent with attention to detail and the ability to maintain these skills whilst working under pressure, • Strong presentation skills, • Advanced skills in Excel Word and Outlook are essential, • Proven ability to work to stringent deadlines, • Knowledge of SAP and Oracle system preferable, • Experience of people management preferable Additional Information : We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. Thats why we work in-person with each other or with customers and partners three days a week or more. When youre not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces like at an Informa event you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely. We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Heres some of what you can expect when you join us. But dont just take our word for it see what our colleagues have to say at Our benefits include: • 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 its time for the next step we encourage and support internal job moves, • Time out: 25 days annual leave rising to 27 days after two years plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year, • A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from plus company funded private medical cover, • A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares, • Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance mental health first aiders a healthy living subsidy access to health apps and more, • Recognition for great work with global awards and kudos programmes If you would like to request reasonable adjustments or accommodations to assist your participation in the hiring process and or in the advertised position please inform the appropriate Talent Acquisition Partner for the role once they have been in touch. Your request will be reviewed and considered in confidence. At Informa youll 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. See how Informa handles your personal data when you apply for a job here. Remote Work : Yes Employment Type : Full-time Key Skills Hyperion,Financial Concepts,Financial Report Writing,GAAP,General Ledger Accounting,Accounting,IFRS,Account Reconciliation,Analysis Skills,SOX,Financial Analysis,ERP Systems Experience: years Vacancy: 1
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