Record to report - assistant accountant

Closing date: 11th May 2025

Hiring range: £26,000 - £35,000

Team: Global Finance Operations

Contract: Permanent

Location: ITV Media City, Manchester/Hybrid

This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading broadcaster on a permanent basis in Manchester.

At ITV, our corporate teams work smart and work fast. We’re one of the most talked-about brands. With a variety of roles across HR, Finance and Legal, you’ll find a position that challenges you, enabling you to have a real impact on your career, on our viewers and our strategic ambitions - and still have a life outside work.

We are excited to announce four vacancies within our new restructured RTR team, offering a fantastic opportunity for experienced Assistant Accountants to join us on a permanent basis. These positions sit across two dynamic teams, each with slightly different responsibilities, and candidates will be considered for all roles during the interview process.

Reporting to the RTR Manager of the respective pillar, you will be part of either our Reconciliations team or our Core team. In either role, you will be responsible for delivering general ledger account postings , reconciliations and query resolution, maintaining the integrity of financial data ensuring that all transactions are accurately recorded in the Fusion Trial Balance. Throughout these processes, you will actively support automation, efficiency, accuracy, and timeliness, all while upholding strong internal controls.

This is an exciting time to join us as we continue to grow, and we are looking for individuals who thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

Responsibilities

Depending on which pillar you are assigned to as mentioned above (Core or Reconciliations) some of your key day-to-day responsibilities may include:

• Perform daily, monthly, and year-end accounting activities, including journal postings, revenue/cost reconciliations, and balance sheet reconciliations using ARCS.
• Support month-end close processes: sub-ledger to GL, recharges, accruals, eliminations, revaluations, and fixed asset accounting.
• Assist with lease and HETV accounting, as well as Fusion data corrections and root cause analysis.
• Conduct stock reconciliations and resolve aged balances to de-risk the balance sheet.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting standards, and audit requirements.
• Participate in UAT testing and support system upgrades and SaaS releases.
• Collaborate across Finance Operations to resolve issues and drive accuracy.
• Maintain process documentation and support SOP adherence.
• Cross-train to build team resilience and avoid single points of failure.
• Meet performance targets aligned with KPIs and SLAs.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and finance transformation initiatives.
• Prioritise tasks effectively and take ownership of personal development.
• Carry out other duties as needed, aligned with our ITV behaviours.

Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)...

• Assistant accountant (PQ or equivalent) with experience of working in a finance department
• Proficiency in accounting software (preferably Oracle Fusion / ARCS)
• Experience of working in an RTR team is desirable
• Experience of using large ERP previously is desirable
• Experience of using automated reconciliation software is desirable

Other things we’re looking for (key criteria)...

• Digital Mindset excited by and supportive of process automation and systems solutions
• Organised, detail oriented with good numeracy skills
• Ability to work to tight deadlines under pressure
• Resilience
• Happy to work with uncertainty and willingly adapt to change
• Self-motivated
• Likes problem solving and investigating
• Good communication skills
• Excited by and supportive of process automation and systems
• Works well in a team
• Developing IT skills including GSuite and Excel

ITV offers some great rewards and benefits including:

• Flexible working with a range of options to suit everyone
• 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

ITV is for everyone.

ITV strongly encourages applications for this role from disabled people. As a Disability Confident Leader, if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you are disabled, we’ll guarantee to take you to the next stage* (minimum criteria above).

We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application and selection process as part of our reasonable adjustments. Drop us a line if you require anything at talkingcareers@itv.com. Find out more about applying with a disability.

* There may be a few exceptions where we are not able to take all eligible candidates to the next stage due to the volume of applications.

Please note, on occasion we may receive a very large volume of applications which means applications for a role may close earlier than the referenced closing date. We’d encourage you to apply as soon as possible if interested.

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