Remote Assistant Accountant - R2R Global Support in Cardiff

Company Description At Informa, no two days and no two people are the same, and you'll find the freedom, opportunity and support of a fantastic community to make a real impact. We’re an international business that connects specialists with knowledge, helping them to learn more, know more and do more through live and on demand events, digital and data-driven services and academic research. We are home to over 10,000 colleagues across 30 countries and are a member of the UK’s FTSE 100 group of leading public companies. In Global Support, we provide expert guidance and hands-on support to the Informa Group and Informa’s many business teams. Across tech, finance, legal, corporate development, HR, communications, operations and many other areas, we work collaboratively and flexibly to help our brands serve their customers and help the company succeed. Job Description This role is based 3 days a week in Colchester office. 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 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 Checking sub ledgers from internal departments Liaise with Finance Operations and Cash Operations for reconciliation queries Capitalising assets Perform reconciliations of balance sheet accounts Publish financial results in the relevant finance system Tax