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.

Informa’s divisions include:

Informa Connect, a specialist in content-driven events and digital communities that allow professionals to meet, connect, learn and share knowledge.

Informa Markets, creating platforms for international markets to trade, innovate and grow. Through over 500 leading brands, our exhibitions, specialist digital content and data solutions allow customers operating in specialist markets to meet and trade, and for their businesses and markets to thrive. 

Informa Tech, a division bringing specialism in technology. We aim to inspire the global technology community to design, build and run a better digital world through research, media, training and events that inform, educate and connect businesses and professionals working in technology.

Taylor & Francis, specialist in scholarly research and in helping academic and research communities make new breakthroughs.  We commission, curate, produce and publish scholarly research and reference-led content in specialist subject areas, helping to advance research and enabling knowledge to be discovered and shared.

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.

This is an FTC role for 12 Months based out of our Colchester office on a hybrid working format (Minimum of 2 days in the office and remaining from home).

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

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

Qualifications

• 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.

Additional Information

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 prioritize promotions internally.

Our benefits include:

• Tailored development opportunities and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn
• Balance time in the office with time working remotely, feeling fully supported wherever you are
• 25 days annual leave, 4 days for volunteering and a day off for your birthday!
• The chance to work from (almost!) anywhere across the globe, four weeks a year
• Competitive and rewarding benefits, tailored to each of our regions
• Work with high quality specialist products
• Bright and friendly staff who are all “expert’s experts” and additional training and development for helping you achieve your career aspiration
• The chance to become an Informa shareholder, with extra rewards just for colleagues
• Regular social events and networking opportunities

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, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed.  

As such, Informa is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.

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