Company Description

Informa is a leading international events, intelligence and scholarly research group.
We’re the specialist’s specialist. Through hundreds of powerful brands, we work with businesses and professionals in specialist markets, providing the connections, intelligence and opportunities that help customers grow, do business, make breakthroughs and take better informed decisions.

Informa is listed on London Stock Exchange and a member of FTSE 100, with over 11,000 colleagues working in more than 30 countries.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities
The Assistant Accountant is expected to assume some of the following key responsibilities plus any other reasonable duties as required:

• Prepare, reconcile and analyse where appropriate aspects of the monthly Management Accounts for specific product areas; this may cover multiple divisions. Reconcile revenue to information and explanations from the business and between the accounting system and SAP system
• Perform WIP analysis, product costing, provisions (i.e. stock) Understand and apply within working practices the key drivers that impact the monthly Management Accounting reports
• Assist in the production of financial analysis
• Royalty, profit share and commission calculations
• Process journal entries, calculate bad debt provisions, accruals and prepayments
• 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 in other teams
• Calculate bonus/commissions provisions
• Process intercompany transactions and capitalising assets
• Checking sub ledgers from internal departments
• Liaise with Finance Operations and Cash Operations for reconciliation queries
• Perform reconciliations of balance sheet accounts
• Publish financial results in the relevant finance system
• Tax & Compliance duties as required by your SSC

Qualifications

• Recognised qualification/Accounting degree is an advantage
• 2 years relevant accounting experience or preeminent fresh graduate in related major of accounting
• Fluent English and Workable Mandarin
• Good knowledge and understanding of R2R processes within your area
• A good knowledge of SAP/Oracle system
• Knowledge of best practice in an R2R environment
• Able to work independently and work towards hitting deadlines and priorities
• Proficient skills in Excel, Word and Outlook are essential