RTR Assistant Accountant in Manchester

Responsibilities:

• Preparing and posting journals with appropriate auditable documentation, ensuring strict compliance with RTR journal policy and Chart of Accounts data principles.
• Performing sub‑ledger to GL close activities, elimination and allocation journal entries, and completing agreed recharges and reallocations.
• Completing fixed asset accounting, including additions, depreciation, write‑offs, impairments, and period close.
• Assisting with specialised accounting areas, including lease accounting, High‑End Television (HETV) accounting, and IFRS adjustments.
• Correcting Fusion source data to identify root‑cause issues, driving right‑first‑time transactional data.
• Supporting the annual calendar of audit activities and taking part in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for regular SaaS releases and other system developments.
• Collaborating across RTR pillars and wider Finance Operations to resolve discrepancies, identify errors, and cross‑train to ensure multi‑skilled process coverage.
• Creating and maintaining process documentation to ensure standard operating procedures (SOPs) are consistently followed.
• Delivering defined performance service levels aligned with the team's established KPIs and SLAs.
• Partnering with RTR managers and Continuous Improvement (CI) to identify automation initiatives and implement financial operational efficiencies.

Qualifications:

• Assistant accountant (partly qualified or equivalent) with practical experience working within a busy finance department.
• Strong foundational knowledge of double‑entry bookkeeping, with the ability to construct journals, rectify miscodings, and perform comprehensive impact analysis on the P&L and Balance Sheet.
• Proficiency in accounting software, preferably Oracle Fusion ERP, along with developing IT skills across Google Suite and Microsoft Excel.
• Well‑organised and detail‑oriented with good numeracy skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines under pressure.

Key Criteria:

• A genuine excitement for and openness toward process automation, finance transformation, and modern systems solutions.
• A naturally curious approach that enjoys investigating data anomalies and resolving system discrepancies.
• Highly resilient, comfortable working through uncertainty, and willing to adapt fluidly as priorities evolve.
• A proactive team player who communicates clearly and works well as part of a collaborative, specialist function.
• Previous experience working within an RTR department or utilising a large, corporate ERP system is highly desirable.

Additional Requirements:

• Requirement for longer working hours during intense month‑end close periods.
• Occasional limited weekend working may be required for critical period ends or systems testing for imminent software upgrades.
• Supporting across the wider RTR team during critical busy periods, sickness cover, or other non‑regular occurrences.

Benefits:

• Flexible working with a range of options.
• Generous holiday allowance, plus you can buy more.
• Annual bonus opportunity.
• Competitive pension contribution.
• Save as you earn – with an opportunity to buy ITV shares.
• Wellbeing and volunteering days plus a wide range of opportunities to help you live a balanced and healthy life.

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