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Financial Accountant - Luxury Travel

Employer
Travel Trade Recruitment
Location
London, England
Salary
Up to £35000 per annum + bonus and amazing benefits
Closing date
1 Mar 2019

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Sector
Tour Operator
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Job function
Finance

Job Details

Calling all qualified or part-qualified accountants. A successful specialist travel company is seeking an experienced financial accountant to join their finance department at their swish London office.

We are looking for an exceptional Financial Accountant with strong financial accounting knowledge and who enjoys everything from traditional bookkeeping, the organisation of event reporting during the seasons and compliance reporting. You need to be well organised and have a fantastic work ethic. Ideally you will have worked in the finance department of a small/medium sized business and appreciate the entrepreneurial spirit.

You will grow with the company and eventually assume more responsibility. We are looking for someone to join this exciting firm's journey and set high standards on financial reporting and understand controls and processes and who will cope with rapid growth and international expansion. This will require full dedication and passion!

The ideal candidate will be an experienced accountant either part qualified or relevant experience working in the travel industry. You are passionate about accounting. A highly motivated hard worker; you are not scared to dedicate time when it comes to improving the business.

Main Responsibilities:
*Responsible for day-to-day book keeping.
*Coordinate event expenses and analyse spending against budget across all destinations and events.
*Prepare month end balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring issues are resolved on a timely basis.
*Preparation of the Group consolidation on a monthly basis.
*Compliance reporting including ABTA reporting and VAT returns.
*Maintain and track cash flow.
*Assist with year-end procedures and communication with auditors.
*Support implementation of systems for increased control and efficiency.

Requirements:
*Organised and excellent attention to details.
*Passion for working in an exciting and fast-paced environment.
*Minimum Bachelor's degree in Business administration (accounting preferred).
*Part Qualified experience/relevant travel industry experience
*Responsible and committed to meet team goals and deadlines.
*An energetic personality with a positive attitude.
*Excellent communication skills and fluency in written and spoken English (Swedish and/or Croatian language skills are a plus).
*Driven, independent, open-minded and flexible.
*International travel will be required.
*Excellent accounting and consolidation skills.
*Strong Excel skills
*Experience of preparation of VAT returns
*Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment

SALARY:
Competitive package based on qualifications and experience, plus very attractive company benefits.

If you fit the person and experience requirements and would like to be considered for this excellent opportunity please submit your CV online through this advert.

Company

TRAVEL TRADE RECRUITMENT
Travel Trade Recruitment handles vacancies from hundreds of employers each year. We have a wide variety of permanent and temporary job opportunities within all sectors of the travel industry, including business travel, tour operations, retail travel, and reservations.
We want to help you find the ideal travel industry job, make the next career step, and maximise your potential. We do this by finding out about you, as well as what is important to your career goals and lifestyle aspirations.

TRAINING
We also offer CRS training courses in the four major systems of Galileo, Sabre, Amadeus, Worldspan, and can advise which course would enhance your career.
Find more details at www.traveltradetraining.com

VOTED 'BEST UKTRAVEL RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY'
Travel Trade Recruitment won three awards in 2009 for Best Travel Recruitment Consultancy, including 'Best UK Travel Recruitment Consultancy' at the Globe Travel Awards, Star Recruitment Consultancy at the Travel Bulletin Awards, and Travel Recruitment Company of the Year at the recent British Travel Awards. We are an official ABTA Industry Partner, Members of the Institute of Travel and Tourism (IATA) and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

All information supplied to Travel Trade Recruitment will be dealt with confidentiality. Your details will not be passed onto a Client without your specific permission.

Our service to job seekers is completely free. Contact your nearest office and speak our friendly consultants for free advice, or register for our online recruitment services at

www.traveltradejobs.com

London Office
Tel: 0203 887 9444
Email: london@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Birmingham Office
Tel: 0121 222 2624
Email: birmingham@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Manchester Office
Tel: 0161 923 6120
Email: manchester@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Leeds Office
Tel: 0113 394 4147
Email: leeds@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Scottish Division
Tel: 0141 248 5222
Email: scotland@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Temp Division
Tel: 0203 887 9444
Email: temps@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0203 887 9444
Location
3rd Floor, 1 Aldgate
London
EC3N 1RE
GB

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