Staff Accountant

at Informa PLC in Des Rosemont, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Company Description
Informais a leading international events, intelligence and scholarly research group.
We're the specialist's specialist. Through hundreds of powerful brands, we work with businesses and professionals in specialist markets, providing the connections, intelligence and opportunities that help customers grow, do business, make breakthroughs and take better informed decisions.
Informa is listed on London Stock Exchange and a member of FTSE 100, with over 11,000 colleagues working in more than 30 countries.
Informa Connect, a specialist in content-driven events and digital communities that allow professionals to meet, connect, learn and share knowledge.
We organize over500 large-scale branded and transaction-oriented eventsin 14 specialist markets.These are typically not-to-be-missed annual events where buyers and sellers build relationships, see and show products and do business.
We also provide year-round online platforms where companies showcase their businesses and products and buyers conduct research, generating valuable leads, and we provide data and digital content that supports the flow of knowledge and transactions in markets.Job Description
What we're looking for: A Staff Accountant to assist the controller in maintaining accurate books of accounts including bookkeeping, analysis and reporting.
Role Accountability and Duties:
Maintain overall controls on revenue ensuring completeness and accuracy
Coordinating with Collections team to ensure accurate AR reporting
Completing daily bank deposit
Daily reconciliation of the bank statement
Project Accounting including cost and revenue recognition
Perform month end close activities, including accruals and equity roll-forwards
Reviewing and approving Purchase Orders in line with budgets
Reviewing and approving expense reports and corporate credit card activity
Prepare schedules and analysis for internal and external audit support
Prepare and issue 1099s
Prepare and review cash flow forecasting
Analysis of Budgets vs Actuals
Prepare weekly sales report
Assist with Balance sheet and Profit/Loss reconciliations, analysis and reporting
Assist with Cash management and month end reporting
Assist controller with commissions accounting and adhoc requests from Corporate in UK
Assist controller with audit and tax requestsQualifications
Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance
2- 3 years work experience
Excellent communication skills
Proactively take actions necessary to produce results.
Generate timely decisions and have sound judgment.
Build trust internally and externally, and command a professional image.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with non-accounting leaders
Proficient in Excel - minimum of Vlookup, Pivots etc
Detail oriented without losing sight of big picture
Good time management to work in a fast paced environmentAdditional Information
The salary for this role is $70,000 - $85,000 depending on experience
Why work at Informa
Employee experience is very important to us at Informa. On top of joining a supportive, diverse and ambitious team that welcomesall types of candidates.We are alsoflexiblewithdifferent working patternsandprioritizes promotions internally.
Our Benefits include:
* Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive, and we support a range of working patterns
* 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. When it's time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
* Time out: 15 days PTO rising to 20 after three years and 25 after six years, plus 10 national holidays, a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
* Competitive benefits, including a 401k match, parental leave and an ESPP offering company shares at a minimum 15% discount
* Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, free access to a wellness app and more
* Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programs
* 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,... For full info follow application link.

Informa is committed to equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, colour, creed, disability status, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.