Group Revenue Recognition Accountant
Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, create marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to accomplish their financial goals and help them save time and money.
Internal Grade D/EB8
Join Experian's Group Revenue Recognition (GRR) team and play a key role in transforming how one of the world's leading data and technology companies governs revenue accounting.
This is more than a technical accounting role. You'll combine your IFRS expertise with data analytics, digital innovation and process improvement to help build the future operating model for revenue recognition across our global business.
Working with senior finance leaders across multiple countries, you'll influence complex accounting decisions, strengthen global controls, drive standardisation and help embed AI-enabled approaches to revenue governance.
If you're excited by solving complex problems, improving how finance operates and making a global impact, we'd love to hear from you.
What you'll be doing
- Provide technical accounting advice on complex revenue recognition matters and significant commercial contracts.
- Drive consistent application of IFRS 15 and global revenue accounting policies across the Group.
- Improve global revenue governance through standardised processes, stronger controls and continuous improvement.
- Apply data analytics and emerging AI technologies to identify risks, detect anomalies and improve compliance monitoring.
- Support Finance Transformation and Prospect-to-Cash initiatives by embedding accounting requirements into future processes and systems.
- Build trusted relationships across Global Finance, Regional Finance and Global Finance Services while providing thought leadership on revenue accounting best practice.
- Help develop guidance, training and knowledge resources that build capability across our global finance community.
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified (or equivalent) with strong post-qualification experience.
- Excellent technical accounting knowledge, particularly IFRS 15 (or ASC 606).
- Experience operating within a multinational or listed organisation.
- Experience using data to improve decision-making and governance.
- Experience or interest in finance automation, AI and digital transformation.
- Experience working to influence a variety of partners/colleagues across a global matrix organisation.
- A continuous improvement mindset with a passion for simplifying processes and improving controls.
Benefits package includes:
- Hybrid working - 40% office based
- Great compensation package and discretionary bonus plan
- Core benefits include pension, bupa healthcare, sharesave scheme and more
- 25 days annual leave with 8 bank holidays and 3 volunteering days. You can purchase additional annual leave
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Grade: D/EB8
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