Workplace: ITV Manchester, Media City + Hybrid – expectation is 2-3 days in the office per week
The team..
At ITV, our corporate teams work smart and work fast. We’re one of the most talked-about brands. With a variety of roles across HR, Finance and Legal, you’ll find a position that challenges you, enabling you to have a real impact on your career, on our viewers and our strategic ambitions – and still have a life outside work.
The role..
We’re looking for a capable accountant to help clean up and improve our balance sheet reconciliations as part of an ongoing finance improvement programme. This is a hands‑on role. You’ll be reviewing data, identifying issues, fixing inaccuracies and ensuring reconciliations are accurate and ready for migration into a new system (ARCS). If you enjoy digging into data, spotting inconsistencies and leaving things better than you found them, this role will suit you.
Responsibilities
* Reviewing and cleansing GL data
* Identifying and correcting posting errors and misclassifications
* Improving and restructuring balance sheet reconciliations
* Clearing old or immaterial reconciling items
* Ensuring reconciliations fully tie back to the GL
* Preparing reconciliations for migration into ARCS
* Working closely with the RTR and wider finance teams to resolve issues
Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)
* Qualified accountant (ACCA / CIMA / ACA) or strong QBE with relevant experience
* Solid experience preparing and reviewing balance sheet reconciliations
* Comfortable working with large data sets and complex charts of accounts
* Strong Excel skills
* Able to work independently and manage deadlines
Other things we’re looking for (key criteria)
* Strong attention to detail with a genuine enjoyment of problem solving and investigative accounting work
* Collaborative team player who actively contributes to a positive, no‑blame culture
* Comfortable working at pace, managing competing priorities and maintaining quality under pressure
* Resilient and adaptable, with the confidence to operate effectively in ambiguity and change
* Self‑motivated and well organised, able to manage own workload with minimal supervision
* Clear, confident communicator, able to explain issues, progress and outcomes to a range of stakeholders
* Willing and able to challenge constructively and influence at multiple levels when resolving issues
* Motivated by continuous improvement and supportive of transformation, process automation and systems change
Desirable experience
* Hands‑on experience of large‑scale data cleansing or high‑volume reconciliations
* Exposure to finance transformation programmes and/or Oracle ERP environments
Please note, on occasion we may receive a very large volume of applications which means applications for a role may close earlier than the referenced closing date. We’d encourage you to apply as soon as possible if interested.
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