Job Description
Accountant - Record to Report (R2R)\n Accountant - Record to Report (R2R)\n \n The location of the role is Salford Quays, Manchester. \n The duration of the contract is 6 months. \n The pay rate on offer is £350 - £450 per day (inside IR35).\n\nThe client is a multinational high-street retailer.\n\nRole Summary\n Support the business with reconciliation, and accounting to meet audit requirements and shareholder reporting.\n\nKey accountabilities of the role\n\nProvide vital accounting support to the business to support our reporting and financial controls environment\nPerform reconciliations, analysis and resolve any reconciling items\nPerform and document controls ensuring a strong financial control environment is maintained at all times\nPreparation of financial reports, providing accurate financial data for analysis and commentary, working closely with finance colleagues and business divisions to support strategic decision making\nDriving increased insight through analysis to identify trends, challenge assumptions and make recommendations to deliver business benefit\nLeveraging applications (SAP, Blackline, SharePoint, PowerBI) and analytics tools to reduce manual effort\nTroubleshooting solutions to business unit queries and proactively taking action to resolve any complex issuesKey skills and experience\n\nQualified (or part qualified) accountant\nConfident, clear, and effective communicator\nCurious, with a growth mindset\nAttention to detail\nStrong MS Office skills, particularly Excel\nUse of SAP and other finance applications like Power BI and Blackline