**What you'll bring to the team** Step into a role where your expertise makes a real impact. As an **Accountant – Global Record to Report** , you’ll be at the heart of our Finance Hub, ensuring our numbers are accurate, our controls are watertight, and our reporting is always on point. More than just balancing figures, you’ll be a trusted partner to colleagues across the business — the go-to person for reliable support and smart solutions. With your continuous improvement mindset, you’ll spot opportunities to streamline processes, strengthen systems, and drive efficiency, helping us deliver finance with excellence across our global operations. **Key Responsibilities:** **Performance Management** + Support the Record to Report team as and when required in order to achieve deadlines as a team. + Communicate and collaborate with Stakeholders to deliver tasks efficiently and effectively. + Accurate and timely month end reporting in line with the Finance hub timetable across international legal entities. + Achieve SLAs and KPIs for the area being supported. **Financial Accountability** + Support accounting activity across international legal entities. + Ensures system of accounts and records are properly maintained. + Assist in preparation of Audited Financial Statements. + Accountable for preparation of Balance sheet reconciliations and supporting management of the process. **Operational Excellence** + Provide support to the Senior Accountant as and when required, on a variety of tasks. + Work with domain team to lead on process reviews. + Evaluate and identify processes within the record to report team that can be improved to allow for greater efficiency. + Work with stakeholders across the Finance Hub and the wider business to ensure the record to report team are efficient as possible. **Qualifications & Experience** + Part qualified in final stages of ACA, ACCA or CIMA with 3 years + experience within finance role. + Proven track record of month-end close processes incorporating financial analysis. + Experience partnering teams / people through understanding of technical accounting frameworks and problem solving. Being to go to person to consult on matters of subject expertise. + Knowledge and understanding of SSC & R2R processes. + Involvement in process improvement initiatives. + Attention to detail with a proactive approach to obtaining appropriate supporting evidence + Initiative-taking individual with proactive and curious nature, able to effectively manage multiple Stakeholders requirements whilst maintaining high quality throughout. **Skills:** + **Communication -** Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with senior leadership and employees at all levels. Confident to engage and challenge senior stakeholders on change, process, and policies. + **Problem-Solving -** Critical thinking skills, with the agility to navigate complex R2R challenges and support with sourcing practical solutions. + **Risk and Controls-** Emerging ability for identifying and interpreting impact or potential risks in the process and offering mitigation actions. Whilst supporting the framework of a robust financial control environment. + **Resolution focussed -** Drive and determination to push activities through to a successful conclusion. **Benefits** 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, 33 days’ holiday including 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! **Pay Range** Competitive Submit a Referral (https://careers-uk-merlinentertainments.icims.com/jobs/9619/accountant-r2r/job?mode=apply&apply=yes&in\_iframe=1&hashed=-1834381883) At Merlin we welcome the world to our magical attractions and resorts every day and we want to reflect that same multicultural mix inside our business too. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse workplace where people can be themselves, have the same opportunities and thrive together. Because at Merlin, everyone matters! Together, we work to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, no matter their age, race, gender, disability or sexual orientation. Although we understand that we'll always be learning and growing, we aim to be the most inclusive and flexible employer in our industry. **Location (Country-County-City)** _UK-Hampshire-Basingstoke_ **Job Locations** _UK-Hampshire-Basingstoke_ **ID** _2025-9619_ **Employment Type** _Full-Time_ **Offer/Contract Type** _No End Date_ **Location Name** _The Merlin Hub Basingstoke_