Informa is a leading academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge and events business, creating unique content and connectivity for customers all over the world. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100.
Taylor & Francis Group operates globally and produces high quality, peer reviewed books and journals. We produce unique, trusted content by expert authors, spreading knowledge and promoting discovery globally. We aim to broaden thinking and advance understanding, providing academics and professionals with a platform to share ideas and realize their individual potential.
Our purpose is to foster human progress through knowledge. We strongly believe that this requires us to encourage and examine different ideas and voices, so that any work that meets our exacting levels of quality deserves to be included in our publications. This requires open minds, the opportunity for robust debate, and the courage to defend perspectives that stand up to scrutiny, even if they conflict with our personal beliefs or values. Because that’s the only way to find the best obtainable version of the truth and, ultimately, foster human progress. If you agree, then we’d love to hear from you.
Job Description
Due to internal promotion we have an immediate requirement for an Assistant Accountant to join us on a 6 month fixed term contract!
This Assistant Accountant position sits within the Advanced Learning/Books Finance Team, responsible for reporting timely and accurate results and ensuring balance sheet control and integrity.
The Assistant Accountant is expected to assume the following key responsibilities plus any other reasonable duties as required:
- Prepare, post, reconcile and analyse where appropriate aspects of the monthly Management Accounts for specific areas, including but not limited to:
-Last days sales calculation and accrual with associated provision for related royalties
-Direct Production cost accruals and analysis
-Books Costing/Inventory movements
-Prepayments
-Indirect accruals
-Management Recharges
- Perform timely reconciliations of balance sheet accounts to an excellent standard ensuring that they are fully supported and prepared in accordance with the group's framework and policies
- Mid-Month duties, include, but are not limited to:
-Books costing/Three way manual match
-Covering central email inboxes
-Checking coding on supplier invoices prior to being posted
-Reconciliation of Direct Profit and Loss Accounts
-Processing intercompany transactions
- Other duties may include:
-Assist in the production of financial analysis, responding to queries and liaising with the wider
business to provide them with the detail and improve our understanding of the the story
behind the numbers
-Analyse and solve ad hoc problems using your knowledge of the business and the systems
-Assist with ad hoc duties as needed, including covering workload for others if required
Qualifications & Experience Required
- Ideally AAT Level 4 Qualified or an early ACCA/CIMA student (AAT Level 3 qualified will be considered if experience is a good match)
- Able to work independently and works well within a team
- Consistently hits deadlines and effectively manages priorities
- Proficient skills in Excel, Word and Outlook are essential
- SAP knowledge is a distinct advantage
Additional Information
Location: This role is offered on a balanced working model with the successful candidate being based a minimum of 1 day a week out of our Colchester office, and the remaining days working from home.
Closing Date: Applications will close on the 19th September 2024. Applications are shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we will be interviewing alongside advertising. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity.
What we offer in return:
- A pro rata'd salary of between £28,000 pa and £34,000 pa DOE + 5% bonus
- An excellent work/life balance with a fantastic, flexible working culture
- 25 days annual leave per year plus a day off for your birthday (pro rata'd)
- 3 additional discretionary days off during the holiday season at the end of the year
- 4 paid volunteering days each year
- Company funded single cover private medical insurance
- Employee assistance programme – offering 24/7 well-being support
- Share Match – Plan that matches every share purchased with two free shares.
- Pension scheme
- Life assurance, plus optical and medical care
Being Yourself at Taylor & Francis
If you’re excited about working with Taylor & Francis to foster human progress through knowledge, we invite you to apply even if your existing skills and experience don’t fit every item listed above. At Taylor & Francis, we are at our best and most successful when colleagues can be themselves and make a contribution regardless of their identity or background. As a colleague, you will have the opportunity to further innovate and develop in areas that you are passionate about. Our goal is to empower you with the resources, incentives, and flexibility you need to enjoy success at work and to live a healthy, balanced life.
Taylor & Francis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in and value diversity of people and thought, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where all colleagues can learn and succeed as their true selves. Taylor & Francis recruits, develops, and retains colleagues without regard to any protected personal characteristics or other non-merit based factor.
We genuinely care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, and flexible working. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable. We want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities, and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about. To find out more about our business and the great career opportunities please go to our Careers Site: http://www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com/careers
Or better yet check out our LinkedIn ‘Life’ Page, highlighting our accomplishments, employees, and company culture. It’s also a good way of meeting our recruitment team, who will be happy to advise you on your journey here at T&F.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/taylor-&-francis-group/life/79e0c27c-afdf-4bbb-84e6-5f8ed5e10bb8/
Taylor & Francis Group an Informa Business
We know that sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don't fit all the requirements. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need! We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, Informa is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics under local law. This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis – please ask the Talent Acquisition team for more information.