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About You
You are an ambitious and detail-oriented finance professional with a passion for accounting and financial reporting. You enjoy working with data, building strong stakeholder relationships, and supporting business performance through accurate financial information. With strong Excel skills and a willingness to learn, you are keen to develop your career in a fast-paced and collaborative finance environment.
Required Skills and Experience
- Degree qualified in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
- Studying towards, or interested in pursuing, a professional accounting qualification such as AAT, ACCA, or CIMA.
- Experience supporting financial reporting processes, including month-end close activities and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Exposure to annual budgeting and weekly forecasting processes.
- Experience working with Finance Business Partners and/or FP&A teams would be advantageous.
- Strong attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy, compliance, and high-quality financial reporting.
- Effective communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Proactive and adaptable, with a willingness to learn and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
- Experience using a Finance ERP system, with knowledge of IBM Cognos Controller, PeopleSoft, or Sun Systems considered an advantage.
About the Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Reporting Accounts Assistant to join our team in Essex. Reporting to the Senior Reporting Accountant, you will support month-end reporting, balance sheet reconciliations, budgeting and forecasting activities, while working closely with the UK Finance Team, Finance Business Partners and FP&A teams. This is a great opportunity to develop your accounting experience and gain exposure to a wide range of financial reporting and business partnering activities.
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Reporting and Accounting
- Ensuring all month-end processes are completed in line with group reporting deadlines
- Preparing and posting month end journals such as accruals and prepayments
- Reviewing and understanding the financial results for your allocated UK operations and presenting those results to Finance Business Partners or FP&A’s.
- Working with Finance Business Partners to understand and explain variances to forecast, budget, prior month and prior year results
- Reviewing P&L commentaries before distribution to sites along with post month end ‘deep dive’ reviews – reviewing information gathered ensuring discussion is fully documented
- Supporting the Senior Reporting Accountants, Finance Business Partners or FP&A’s with the annual budgeting and weekly forecasting processes
- Preparing balance sheet reconciliations and ensuring open items are resolved
- Supporting the control framework by ensuring documentation of monthly, quarterly and half yearly controls is completed as required
Key Relationships
- Reports directly to Senior Reporting Accountant
- UK Internal & External Reporting Manager and UK Financial Controller
- UK Finance team/UK FBPs/UK FP&A
- Site Business Line Directors and Site Managers
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What We Offer
Join Intertek and become part of our global network of inspiring and entrepreneurial colleagues. We are a global family that values diversity and we thrive working together with precision, pace, and passion. We are working to make the world Ever Better, ensuring the quality, safety, and sustainability of products and services used by millions of people around the world.
- Competitive salary/benefits
- Development and career opportunities around the Globe
- Working in a highly motivated team and dynamic working environment
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate against applicants, and all qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
Fair and Equitable Pay
We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are proud to be a Real Living Wage employer, ensuring our colleagues are compensated in line with independently assessed living standards. We are also committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment to support candidates and employees with disabilities or special needs.
Preferred Supplier Arrangement
Intertek operates a preferred supplier arrangement, and we do not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies.
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