Senior Accountant (12 Month FTC)
- Recruiter
- Anonymous
- Location
- London
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 10 Aug 2018
- Closes
- 07 Sep 2018
- Sectors
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
Senior Accountant- Global Transaction Services - Reed Business Information - Sutton (12 month contract)
The finance department at RBI is made up of a team of 80 people, located around the world and focused on providing high quality, insightful and efficient support to the business both in their day to day operations and executing their long term strategies. The department is structured into the four key responsibilities of business partnering (FP&A), accounting and compliance (R2R), global transaction services (P2P & O2C) and reporting & analysis - each performing their own function within the department, but working closely together to successfully deliver our departmental goals.
The position is with global transaction services ('GTS'). GTS is based primarily in Sutton, UK and Manila, Philippines, with other team members in the US and the Netherlands. This role is based in Sutton and covers the P2P, Cash Application and Payroll functions. This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate with strong analytical and process skills to shape a global and fast changing team.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
Continuous finance process improvement, leading and delivering projects and interacting with other stakeholders in finance and systems development.
Driving and maintaining a strong control environment in a SOx context
Monitoring operational and financial performance of a global team
Provide compliance and accounting benchstrength across the GTS team.
Staff management
Contribute to cross-Finance initiatives to further improve working environment
SKILLS REQUIRED:
Qualified Accountant with previous PQE
Proven experience within a large commercial finance team
Strong analytical skills
Proven experience in driving finance process improvement
Change management
Strong controls and compliance background / awareness
Good communication skills (both oral and written)
Good self-review skills / attention to detail
Strong Excel
Team player
Ability to work well under pressure and looking for a new challenge
About Reed Business Information
Reed Business Information (RBI) provides information, analytics and data to business professionals worldwide. Our strong global products and services hold market-leading positions across a wide range of industry sectors including banking, petrochemicals and aviation where we help customers make key strategic decisions every day. RBI is part of RELX Group plc, a world-leading provider of information solutions for professional customers across industries.
RBI is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
RBI General Benefits Package:
RBI pays competitive salaries and has a comprehensive set of benefits
The finance department at RBI is made up of a team of 80 people, located around the world and focused on providing high quality, insightful and efficient support to the business both in their day to day operations and executing their long term strategies. The department is structured into the four key responsibilities of business partnering (FP&A), accounting and compliance (R2R), global transaction services (P2P & O2C) and reporting & analysis - each performing their own function within the department, but working closely together to successfully deliver our departmental goals.
The position is with global transaction services ('GTS'). GTS is based primarily in Sutton, UK and Manila, Philippines, with other team members in the US and the Netherlands. This role is based in Sutton and covers the P2P, Cash Application and Payroll functions. This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate with strong analytical and process skills to shape a global and fast changing team.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
Continuous finance process improvement, leading and delivering projects and interacting with other stakeholders in finance and systems development.
Driving and maintaining a strong control environment in a SOx context
Monitoring operational and financial performance of a global team
Provide compliance and accounting benchstrength across the GTS team.
Staff management
Contribute to cross-Finance initiatives to further improve working environment
SKILLS REQUIRED:
Qualified Accountant with previous PQE
Proven experience within a large commercial finance team
Strong analytical skills
Proven experience in driving finance process improvement
Change management
Strong controls and compliance background / awareness
Good communication skills (both oral and written)
Good self-review skills / attention to detail
Strong Excel
Team player
Ability to work well under pressure and looking for a new challenge
About Reed Business Information
Reed Business Information (RBI) provides information, analytics and data to business professionals worldwide. Our strong global products and services hold market-leading positions across a wide range of industry sectors including banking, petrochemicals and aviation where we help customers make key strategic decisions every day. RBI is part of RELX Group plc, a world-leading provider of information solutions for professional customers across industries.
RBI is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
RBI General Benefits Package:
RBI pays competitive salaries and has a comprehensive set of benefits