Accountant - Record to Report (R2R) Accountant - Record to Report (R2R) The location of the role is Salford Quays, Manchester. The duration of the contract is 6 months. The pay rate on offer is 350 - 450 per day (inside IR35).

The client is a multinational high-street retailer.

Role Summary Support the business with reconciliation, and accounting to meet audit requirements and shareholder reporting.

Key accountabilities of the role

• Provide vital accounting support to the business to support our reporting and financial controls environment
• Perform reconciliations, analysis and resolve any reconciling items
• Perform and document controls ensuring a strong financial control environment is maintained at all times
• Preparation of financial reports, providing accurate financial data for analysis and commentary, working closely with finance colleagues and business divisions to support strategic decision making
• Driving increased insight through analysis to identify trends, challenge assumptions and make recommendations to deliver business benefit
• Leveraging applications (SAP, Blackline, SharePoint, PowerBI) and analytics tools to reduce manual effort
• Troubleshooting solutions to business unit queries and proactively taking action to resolve any complex issues

Key skills and experience

• Qualified (or part qualified) accountant
• Confident, clear, and effective communicator
• Curious, with a growth mindset
• Attention to detail
• Strong MS Office skills, particularly Excel
• Use of SAP and other finance applications like Power BI and Blackline