Financial Accountant - FTC 18 Months

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Role: Financial Accountant - FTC 18 Months

Located: Northampton (Ricoh operate a vibrant working policy giving you flexible hybrid working options)

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About Ricoh:

Ricoh is a global technology business. As a company born in print, we design and manufacture graphic solutions that transform communications. To keep up with the pace of change in the workplace, we have built an extensive portfolio of innovative, industry-leading digital services spanning everything from Cloud & IT infrastructure solutions to process automation tools. Everything we do is designed to help individuals achieve fulfilment through work. Through technology, we make work smarter and more creative. Enabling people to lead purposeful working lives and organisations to become more productive, sustainable and profitable.

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What you will be doing

To be responsible for creating accurate financial reporting and analysis for defined business areas to enable the Finance Team and Senior Management help drive the achievement of agreed budgets and company objectives. To take ownership of all Balance Sheet areas of responsibility ensuring they are fully understood, reconciled, and reported in line with monthly deadlines. Including highlighting all risk and opportunities in a timely manner and ensuring strong governance is always upheld. To provide the Finance Team and Senior Management as appropriate, with accurate and relevant financial visibility on current performance, commentary and interpretation, trend analysis and analytical review as appropriate; to help gain greater insight and contribute to the achievement of the company’s objectives. To pro-actively respond to requests in relation to SOX testing and audit queries, to meet Group SOX testing deadlines and to achieve a clean audit report. To work with the Financial Controller to identify key Finance process improvements required and support with the transformation of automating transactional areas. Assist FPA Controller with preparation of the monthly Board review pack including clear and accurate reporting pertaining to divisional performance stats, relevant commentary, and analysis for corrective action requirements.

You will ideally have

• Newly qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent), educated to degree level or proven work experience
• Comfortable handling/interpreting large data in excel, Power BI or business systems
• Ability to work under pressure and strict deadlines – month end
• Ability to organise own work and to take initiative
• Ability to determine insightful observations from detail for management attention.
• Knowledge of IFRS 15 & IFRS 16
• Experience of creating innovative solutions that contribute to efficiencies, savings/cost management
• Have a flexible approach to transformation
• Audit experience is a plus

We receive a high volume of applications for our roles, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible

In return for your commitment, you can expect

We’re looking for individuals with values and causes, strengths and weaknesses, passions and ideas. Bring your unique energy, and we’ll match it with opportunities to create the future. In return for your commitment, we can offer you:

• Flexible and hybrid working in line with role requirements
• An inclusive workplace
• Excellent package with solid basic, strong bonus and company benefits including:
• A competitive holiday entitlement, two days special leave per annum for volunteering, additional holiday purchase scheme
• Flexible retirement plan
• Wellbeing schemes to support your physical, emotional and financial health including Employee Assistance Programme, financial protection, life cover and will writing, medical protection, gym, travel and retail discounts, and more.
• Company car / car allowance (role-specific), cycle to work scheme
• Career development and life-long learning opportunities

Life at Ricoh:

Ricoh’s Core Values

Our values encourage us to constantly improve and contribute to the wellbeing of all stakeholders, including our customers, employees and society. For our leaders, we deliver training and mentorship to ensure our managers can positively contribute to our company culture, with inclusive behaviours that are aligned to our values.

Be part of something bigger

Our approach to sustainability touches every part of our organisation: from manufacturing to distribution, business sites to recycling, and how we support our customers. By working with Ricoh, you choose to work for a company that cares about its impact on the planet and takes steps to reduce it each year. We have a number of global sustainability accreditations. You can read more about our work toward the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals here.

We are an equal opportunities employer

We are an equal opportunities employer

We are open to discussing adjustments to the recruitment process if needed. No applicant or employee will be treated less favourably than another on the grounds of a protected characteristic which are defined as sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender reassignment, trade union membership or non-membership, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race and religion or belief. Striving for inclusion and diversity isn’t just the right thing to do. Diverse approaches, perspectives and experiences make us more innovative, lead to better decisions and help us better understand the needs of our customers. To empower you to bring your full identity to work, we have employee-led affinity groups in LGBTQ+, gender and ethnicity that allow members to explore issues and challenges surrounding shared identities, experiences and beliefs.

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