Location: Manchester Job Type: Contract Industry: Finance Job reference: BBBH431869_1769608162 Posted: about 6 hours ago
Accountant - Record to Report (R2R)
Accountant - Record to Report (R2R)
The location of the role is Salford Quays, Manchester.
The duration of the contract is 6 months.
The pay rate on offer is £350 - £425 per day (inside IR35).
The client is a multinational high-street retailer.
Role Summary
Support the business with reconciliation, and accounting to meet audit requirements and shareholder reporting.
Key accountabilities of the role
1. Provide vital accounting support to the business to support our reporting and financial controls environment
2. Perform reconciliations, analysis and resolve any reconciling items
3. Perform and document controls ensuring a strong financial control environment is maintained at all times
4. Preparation of financial reports, providing accurate financial data for analysis and commentary, working closely with finance colleagues and business divisions to support strategic decision making
5. Driving increased insight through analysis to identify trends, challenge assumptions and make recommendations to deliver business benefit
6. Leveraging applications (SAP, Blackline, SharePoint, PowerBI) and analytics tools to reduce manual effort
7. Troubleshooting solutions to business unit queries and proactively taking action to resolve any complex issues
Key skills and experience
8. Qualified (or part qualified) accountant
9. Confident, clear, and effective communicator
10. Curious, with a growth mindset
11. Attention to detail
12. Strong MS Office skills, particularly Excel
13. Use of SAP and other finance applications like Power BI and Blackline