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

The Assistant Accountant is expected to assume 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 ERP 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 & Compliance duties as required by your SSC

• University degree in a business or finance discipline preferred 
• Minimum of 1 year relevant work experience
• Proficiency in MS Office programs
• Knowledge of Oracle or SAP is an advantage
• Proficiency in spoken and written English is a requirement.  Ability in any other Asian languages would be an advantage
• Good communication skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to work under time pressure are essential

Informa is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all applicants who match the criteria of the job description will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, or national origin