Financial Accountant
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Job Location:
Colchester - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Financial Accounting team is a global team responsible for the preparation and submission 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.
You must ensure that all company policies are adhered to. You must also ensure that duties are carried out within set time limits whilst providing an excellent level of service to all Informa customers and colleagues.
Informa takes the security and privacy of company colleague and customer data seriously and you are responsible for working securely and supporting this within your duties.
Key Responsibilities:
Accountant is expected to assume some of the following key responsibilities plus any other reasonable duties as required:
- Ensure all relevant queries are followed up in a timely manner
- Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations to a high standard and to deadline
- Assist with the preparation of EMEA financial statements
- Assist with the daily and monthly treasury back office processes
- Assist with preparation of information for internal and external stakeholders on an adhoc basis
- Assist with adhoc project work as required
Skills & Abilities:
- Good understanding of all Financial Accounting best practices 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.
- Good presentation skills
- 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
- 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
- Organised diligent with attention to detail
Qualifications :
- Strong academic background Accounting degree preferable
- Qualified Accountant (ACA ACCA or CIMA) part qualified with only a few exams left to take
Additional Information :
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:
- Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive and most of us balance time in the office with time working remotely
- 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
- Personal benefits: a range to choose from plus company funded private medical cover
- ShareMatch scheme: allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
- Strong wellbeing support: EAP assistance mental health first aiders a healthy living subsidy access to health apps and more
- Awards: Recognition for great work with global awards and kudos programmes
- Global collaboration: As an international company the chance to collaborate with teams around the world
Were 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 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.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- SRP systems
- Financial Statement Preparation
- Accounting Software
- Hyperion
- Financial Report Writing
- GAAP
- General Ledger Accounting
- Accounting
- Regulatory Reporting
- Account Reconciliation
- SOX
- Financial Analysis
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