Senior Accountant - R2R - 12 Months Contract

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Company Description

At Informa, no two days and no two people are the same, and you'll find the freedom, opportunity and support of a fantastic community to make a real impact.

We're an international business that connects specialists with knowledge, helping them to learn more, know more and do more through live and on demand events, digital and data-driven services and academic research.

We are home to over 10,000 colleagues across 30 countries and are a member of the UK's FTSE 100 group of leading public companies. We're thrilled to have earned the #3 spot in Glassdoor's Best Places to Work 2025 UK list, a recognition based solely on reviews by those who know us best - our current and previous colleagues.

In Global Support, we provide expert guidance and hands-on support to the Informa Group and Informa's many business teams. Across tech, finance, legal, corporate development, HR, communications, operations and many other areas, we work collaboratively and flexibly to help our brands serve their customers and help the company succeed.

Job Description

This role is based in our Colchester Office.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, this key operational role is accountable for delivering an accurate, high-value, and consistent accounting service for your assigned division(s). You will lead a team within the Record to Report (R2R) function, providing leadership and guidance to ensure exceptional accounting services and balance sheet integrity. As an ideal candidate, you'll be a high-performing professional who embraces change management processes while demonstrating effective collaboration with your team and business partners. You'll ensure adherence to company policies, timely execution of duties, and excellent service to all Informa customers and colleagues.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Management & Reporting

• Manage the monthly close process for your division(s), including profit & loss statements, balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, allocations, revenue downloads, prepayments, and variance analysis with commentary
• Serve as the primary financial point of contact for your assigned division(s)
• Ensure all balance sheet reconciliations comply with integrity guidelines and control frameworks
• Deliver timely financial reporting and analysis, including Group reporting, supplementary packs, and addressing ad-hoc requests
• Publish financial results in relevant finance systems
• Coordinate communications between Shared Services Operations (SSO), Group Finance, and Business Teams

Team Leadership

• Lead and develop a team of R2R accounting professionals, ensuring effective planning and prioritization to maintain and improve performance
• Manage R2R services provided by Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) partners, ensuring delivery aligns with contractual SLAs (if applicable)
• Foster a diverse and inclusive team environment through recruitment, team formation, and strategic planning
• Implement appropriate people development tools to optimize team performance, focusing on both technical and soft skill development
• Engage team members in discussions, encouraging their contributions to team objectives and issues that affect them
• Provide support and coverage for team members when necessary

Process Improvement & Compliance

• Escalate issues appropriately to your Finance Manager in a timely manner
• Participate in acquisition integration and due diligence processes
• Contribute to SSO and departmental projects, including key process testing and systems implementation
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors
• Support the accounting integration of new products into the SSO structure and systems
• Analyse and resolve complex problems using business and systems knowledge
• Perform tax and compliance duties as required by your SSO

Qualifications

Qualifications & Experience

• Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent)
• 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 own 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

We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That's why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you're 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. Here's some of what you can expect when you join us. But don't just take our word for it - see what our colleagues have to say at LifeAt.Informa.com

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 it's 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
• 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.

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, 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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