Senior Accountant - R2R - Fixed-Term

What you'll bring to the team:

A job with Merlin isn’t like a job anywhere else. With attractions around the world, from rollercoasters to wax figures, we don’t trade in suits, handshakes or briefcases. We trade in fun. In smiles, shrieks and spine-tingles. In Memories. In magic. But there are no tricks behind our magic. Instead, there are people like you. Passionate, dedicated people who are committed to making sure our worldwide attractions and guests’ experiences are the best they can be.

We are hiring for a Senior Accountant to join our Record to Report Finance team. This role will be based at our Finance Hub in Basingstoke, and reports into the Finance Manager - R2R on a 6 month fixed-term basis. This is a hybrid role for those looking for more flexibility in their working week. 

You will oversee and coordinate period end close activities, including the completion of balance sheet reconciliations such as intercompany transactions. You will take ownership of end-to-end process documentation, ensuring comprehensive and up-to-date records. You will also prepares financial and management reports, ensuring compliance with regulations. You will have a small team that you will develop and support daily. 

Supervising accounting activities across legal entities, you will maintain proper systems of accounts and records. Additionally, the role involves managing journal processing in collaboration with site and hub teams, preparing internal financial statements, and generating information to support the preparation of Audited Financial Statements, all while regularly measuring operational and financial performance against budgeted results.

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• Experience working in a shared services role preferably within a similar operating model and size of organisation
• Fully-Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA with considerable experience within finance role
• Extensive experience of month end close process
• People management experience is crucial
• Experience with complex financial systems landscape and data structures
• Experience of process improvements and standardising finance processes
• Evidence of building and maintaining strong relationships with key business stakeholders
• Proactive individual with the ability to both operate strategically and tactically and able to effectively manage multiple challenges whilst maintaining high quality throughout
• Acts as a key member of organisations leadership community, role models company behaviours and contributes to the achievement of the wider business strategy

We’re growing fast and alongside a fun and friendly environment, we offer a fabulous package and amazing prospects – ideal if you’re already fantastic and want to become even better (our magic can help here). Benefits include Pension, Life Assurance, discretionary company bonus, 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, a Merlin Magic Pass which gives you and your friends and family free admission to all of our attractions worldwide, an Enjoy the Ride pass which entitles you and 5 loved ones unlimited entry into your regional attractions, 25% discount in our retail shops and restaurants and 40% discount on LEGO, plus lots more!

If you have any questions or if you require any assistance, because of a disability or medical condition, please contact us by email at Recruitment@Merlinentertainments.biz and one of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.