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Here at Travel Counsellors, our customers, communities and colleagues lie at the heart of everything that we do - and that’s what makes us special. For us, relationships come before transactions, and we are there for our customers, connecting with them on a deeply human level through the moments that matter.
We’ve been changing lives for the past 30 years as the leading travel marketplace for self-employed travel entrepreneurs, empowering over 2,000 global independent travel agents to run successful leisure and corporate travel businesses. We pride ourselves in remaining a company that truly cares and one that has never wavered from its purpose; to redefine what personal means for a travel business.
Our Travel Counsellors are supported by a team of over 300 super-talented people in our Support Offices to help them create unique, inspiring and exciting experiences for their customers, whilst building lasting personal relationships that bring them back to us, time and time again.
Our unique approach within the workplace – as well as towards customers – has seen us receive numerous awards and accolades, including being named as The Best Place to Work in Travel at the 2022 TTG Travel Industry Awards, placing in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list 2023 (Large Company) as well as being the first travel company to be awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category!
We are currently expanding at a phenomenal rate – on the back of what is our record year in terms of revenue (over £930m) - and so are looking for outstanding individuals to join our dedicated Head Office team, to help the company continue to flourish.
About the Role:
This role is working across the Group, ensuring the quality delivery of month-end and year-end accounts preparation, supporting a strong control environment and enabling clean audit reports. Based in Manchester, the successful candidate will be a part-qualified, CCAB registered, accountant.
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
Preparation and review of the Monthly Reporting Packs
investigate and comment on key variances between budgeted and actual performance, proposing corrective action asappropriate.
Monthly reviews of the financial performance with individual Cost Centre Managers
Responsible for accurate and timely reconciliation of a range of balance sheet accounts for both the UK company and international subsidiaries, including Intercompany reconciliations across all entities.
Keeping up to date with accounting standards and compliance requirements, etc. across the processes
Propose business improvement and efficiency initiatives as appropriate
Improving end-to-end accounting processes by liaising with other finance teams and the wider business
Ensure that financial controls are consistently applied
Manage and support audit queries
Working with the Group Accountant to ensure compliance with tax legislation across the group
Any other duties that may be reasonably required
Skills and Experience required:
2+ years’ experience gained in a similar environment
Part-qualified ACCA, ACA, or CIMA or similarly recognised accounting qualification
Proven experience in working in a successful team
Proven experience of taking ownership and responsibility
Proven experience working in a fast-paced, changing, environment excellent communication skills both written and verbal
Active participation in systems improvement/implementation programmes
Our Benefits:
A competitive basic salary + annual company bonus
Flexible hybrid working model (2 days home, 3 days office)
Career development and promotional opportunities
25 days holidays (increasing to 28 after 5 years of service)
A Moments That Matter day (annually)
Enhanced Maternity / Paternity pay
Holiday buy and sell
3 paid days charity leave
Company events, socials, and incentives
3 x death in service
Company Pension scheme
Costco Membership
Salary sacrifice, company car scheme
Free breakfast, fruit, and hot/cold beverages
Referral scheme
Employee discount
