Lead Accountant

2 weeks ago

Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom Informa Connect of Informa PLC Full time

About Us

Informa Connect, a subsidiary of Informa PLC, is an international business that connects specialists with knowledge. We empower individuals to learn more, know more, and do more through live and on-demand events, digital and data-driven services, and academic research.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Accountant to join our team. This is a challenging role that requires strong leadership and accounting expertise to drive balance sheet integrity across our organization. If you have a proven track record of delivering high-quality financial results and leading teams to achieve exceptional performance metrics, we encourage you to apply.

Key Responsibilities

  • Balancing the Books: Ensure the accuracy and completeness of all balance sheet reconciliations in accordance with our established guidelines and control frameworks.
  • Accounting Excellence: Review calculations, postings, and processes within your team's remit to guarantee their accuracy and efficiency.
  • Risk Management: Identify and escalate any issues as necessary to your Finance Manager in a timely manner.
  • Talent Development: Offer guidance and support to colleagues on complex matters, leveraging your expertise as a leader within the team.
  • Process Improvement: Collaborate with the offshore partners to deliver special projects, such as testing new systems, developing new processes, and implementing SSC-wide initiatives.
  • Global Operations: Supervise intercompany processes, interact with other SSC employees as needed, and contribute to the successful integration/due diligence activities.
  • Capgemini BPO Support: Provide training and support to the Capgemini BPO team on CoE activities.
  • Audit Compliance: Work effectively with internal and external auditors to ensure seamless audits and assessments.
  • Statutory Requirements: Assist in ensuring that all statutory and regulatory deadlines for the team are met.
  • Control Risks and Fraud: Flag any potential control risks or instances of fraud (both actual and attempted) to management promptly.
  • Approvals: Ensure required approvals are completed in a timely manner.

Process Change Initiatives:

  • Drive Improvement: Contribute to driving improvement across the CoE team by identifying opportunities for process enhancements and recommending changes.
  • Continuous Improvement: Play an active role in driving continuous improvement in the business and finance department, highlighting potential process improvements that prioritize customer experience.
  • Documentation: Ensure all process documents are up-to-date and accessible to staff, along with awareness of key processes and how they operate.

Leadership Qualities:

  • Talent Management: Utilize People Development tools consistently and fairly throughout your team to optimize colleague performance, focusing on both technical and soft skill development in collaboration with local HR colleagues.
  • Work Planning: Ensure planning and prioritization of work within the team is sufficient to maintain and enhance performance metrics.
  • Offshore Collaboration: Work closely with the offshore partners to provide support.

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Academic Background: Strong academic background, preferably in Accounting.
  • Professional Qualification: Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with experience working in a large team with diverse levels of experience.
  • SSC Knowledge: Solid knowledge and understanding of SSC processes and how these fit into the broader environment.
  • Global Business Acumen: Knowledge of working in a global business environment, including sound understanding of global processes and transactional flows.
  • Financial Expertise: Excellent knowledge and understanding of all finance processes, including best practices, people, processes, and technology.
  • Leadership Abilities: Confident in leading and guiding a team through challenging periods.
  • Mergers and Acquisitions: Good working knowledge of dealing with mergers, acquisitions, and disposals.
  • Lean and Six Sigma: Good working knowledge of lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies preferred.
  • Talent Management Skills: Strong people manager who actively engages in and embraces talent management conversations.

Key Skills and Abilities:

  • Communication: Good communication skills at all levels, including various stakeholders within the business.
  • Process Driven: Continuously drives and improves processes and systems.
  • Problem Solving: Excellent problem-solving skills.
  • Initiative: Be proactive and take initiative, encouraging teams to do the same.
  • System Knowledge: Knowledge and ability to use relevant internal systems.
  • Organization and Attention to Detail: Highly organized, diligent with attention to detail, and able to maintain these skills while working under pressure.
  • Technical Skills: Advanced skills in Excel, Word, and Outlook are essential.
  • Flexibility: Ability to be flexible within the role.

Additional Information:

Informa Connect offers a supportive and enjoyable work environment that rewards its employees. Colleagues appreciate the flexibility and trust they receive, with many balancing office time with remote work. The company prioritizes community, broader impact, career opportunity, time out, ShareMatch scheme, and wellbeing support.

The estimated salary for this position is £65,000 - £80,000 per annum, depending on qualifications, location, and experience. Informa Connect is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from qualified candidates.

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