Tax & Financial Accountant

This role is based in Colchester, UK Office. As part of the Tax & Financial Accounting team, you will be joining a global group responsible for statutory account filings and month end reporting. Your role will be to maintain a high standard of service delivery, meeting agreed timelines.

You will ensure full compliance with all company policies and complete your tasks within set deadlines while delivering excellent service to both Informa customers and colleagues. Informa takes the security and privacy of company, colleague and customer data seriously and you are responsible for working securely and supporting this within your duties.

• Ensure all relevant queries are followed up in a timely manner
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations to a high standard and to deadline
• Prepare draft statutory accounts with clear and concise working files
• Assist with the iXBRL tagging of the statutory accounts
• Assist with posting, reporting and any other work associated with dormant and non-trading entities
• Prepare and review National Statistic returns
• Assist with the review of Assistant Accountants work as required
• Assist with monitoring team inboxes and responding on a timely basis
• Assist with preparation of information for internal and external stakeholders on an adhoc basis
• Assist with adhoc project work as required

• Good communication skills with the ability to build good relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, internal departments and key contacts
• Able to build relationships with stakeholders within and outside of the organisation
• Evidence of making decisions at the right time based on the information available

• Strong academic background, Accounting degree preferable
• Must be ACA or ACCA qualified

We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Here’s some of what you can expect when you join us.

• Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive and most of us balance time in the office with time working remotely
• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning
• Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• Personal benefits: a range to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover
• ShareMatch scheme: allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
• Strong wellbeing support: EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, a healthy living subsidy, access to health apps and more
• Awards: Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes
• Global collaboration: As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world

We’re not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up, join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most – although not all – of the skills and experience listed, we welcome your application.

At Informa, you will find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments, we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer.