Accountant - Record to Report (R2R)

Accountant - Record to Report (R2R)

Posted Today by Undisclosed

£425 Per day
Inside
Undetermined
Manchester Area, United Kingdom

Summary: The Accountant - Record to Report (R2R) role based in Salford Quays, Manchester, involves providing essential accounting support for reconciliation and financial reporting to meet audit requirements. The position is a 6-month contract with a focus on maintaining financial controls and driving insights through analysis. The role requires leveraging various applications to enhance efficiency and resolve complex business queries.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide vital accounting support to the business to support reporting and financial controls.
  • Perform reconciliations, analysis, and resolve any reconciling items.
  • Document controls ensuring a strong financial control environment is maintained.
  • Prepare financial reports, providing accurate financial data for analysis and commentary.
  • Drive increased insight through analysis to identify trends and make recommendations.
  • Leverage applications (SAP, Blackline, SharePoint, PowerBI) to reduce manual effort.
  • Troubleshoot solutions to business unit queries and proactively resolve 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 daily

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