Finance Assistant

Are you a Finance Executive looking for a New Challenge with a Globally recognised Travel Company in London? As the Finance Executive the role would principally involve managing and processing all direct costs for the company and Land costs on a Global basis.
The Job:
*Processing all land costs on a global basis and presenting vendor companies with validated costs ready for payment.
*Proactively dealing with all over-charges and ensuring that appropriate credit notes are received and processed.
*Ensuring that all compensations as notified by Customer Relations and agreed by suppliers are recovered through the monthly billing cycle.
*Reconciliations, as and when, to ensure accuracy of the direct cost ledger.
*Raising all direct payments for approval and presenting authorised 'signatories' with comprehensive supporting documentation.
*Managing resource to ensure all Land invoices validated and ready for payment before month end.
*Preparation of FX currency requirements and ensuring adequate credit in all non-sterling bank accounts.
*Preparation of direct cost cash flow forecasts as and when required to support forward currency purchases.
*Assistance in preparing month end accruals schedules for management accounts and annual audit.
*Processing and reconciliation of all visa costs, including monthly prepayments.
*BSP ticket reconciliation (flight costs) including reconciliation of direct debits and flight prepayment schedule.
*Processing, checking and reconciliation of company credit cards.
*Ensuring invoices are safely stored within electronic filing system
*Answering phone calls from direct customers and taking credit card payments.
*Seasonally participating in chasing customers for overdue balances.
*Posting all Bank Charges in Sun to work alongside the Credit Control Manager
Skills Required:
*Previous experience in a small company's Finance Team
*Numeracy, GCSE pass in mathematics
*Literacy, GCSE pass in English
*Honesty and integrity essential
*Good telephone manner
*PC competence: Word and Excel
*Attention to detail
*Presentable, there will be face to face contact with clients
*To have an interest in travel
*Proven experience with Sun 6.3
*Financial qualification (full or partial)
*Tour Operator or other travel sector experience
The Package:
*Salary dependant on experience 0900 - 1730 Monday - Friday occasionally required to assist outside of these times as required.
Interested:
*If you would like to apply for the role please click 'APPLY' or send your cv to helen@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk or call Helen on 02038879444