Accountant - R2R (Record to Report)

Summary: The role of Accountant - Record to Report (R2R) is based in Salford Quays, Manchester, for a duration of 6 months. The position involves providing accounting support to ensure compliance with audit requirements and shareholder reporting. The successful candidate will leverage financial applications and analytics tools to enhance reporting and financial controls. The pay rate offered is between £350 and £425 per day, classified as inside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide vital accounting support to the business to support our reporting and financial controls environment
• Perform reconciliations, analysis and resolve any reconciling items
• Perform and document controls ensuring a strong financial control environment is maintained at all times
• 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
• Driving increased insight through analysis to identify trends, challenge assumptions and make recommendations to deliver business benefit
• Leveraging applications (SAP, Blackline, SharePoint, PowerBI) and analytics tools to reduce manual effort
• Troubleshooting solutions to business unit queries and proactively taking action to resolve any complex issues

Key Skills:

• Qualified (or part qualified) accountant
• Confident, clear, and effective communicator
• Curious, with a growth mindset
• Attention to detail
• Strong MS Office skills, particularly Excel
• Use of SAP and other finance applications like Power BI and Blackline

Salary (Rate): £425 per day

City: Manchester

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Finance

Detailed Description From Employer:

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

• Provide vital accounting support to the business to support our reporting and financial controls environment
• Perform reconciliations, analysis and resolve any reconciling items
• Perform and document controls ensuring a strong financial control environment is maintained at all times
• 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
• Driving increased insight through analysis to identify trends, challenge assumptions and make recommendations to deliver business benefit
• Leveraging applications (SAP, Blackline, SharePoint, PowerBI) and analytics tools to reduce manual effort
• Troubleshooting solutions to business unit queries and proactively taking action to resolve any complex issues

Key skills and experience

• Qualified (or part qualified) accountant
• Confident, clear, and effective communicator
• Curious, with a growth mindset
• Attention to detail
• Strong MS Office skills, particularly Excel
• Use of SAP and other finance applications like Power BI and Blackline