Accountant

This established travel entity is recruiting an Accountant who will be reporting to the CFO. This is a flexible position and the client is happy to accommodate working hours where necessary. This is an in-office position based in Claremont CT.

Responsibilities:

• Support the business to deliver profitable growth;
• Deliver timeous and accurate information;
• Ensure compliance and good governance;
• Support Sales and Operations;
• Timeous payment of suppliers to ensure bookings are fulfilled efficiently;
• Proactively report to Sales on outstanding information before travel dates;
• Manage finance team (Financial Accountant, Tourplan bookkeeper, Lodge bookkeeper);
• Management Accounts;
• Prepare monthly company packs timeously for the board;
• Compliance;
• Manage tax and other compliance for all group entities;
• Manage Audits for all group entities.

Administrative Priorities:

• Contribute to alleviating group admin and catch-up tasks; then each month to keep compliance up to date
• Provide assistance in setting groundwork for CFO to focus on the technical aspects including transfer pricing, management accounts and key audit issues

Team management:

Ensure the team delivers week in week out. Focus on:

• Weekly payment runs are completed with correct approvals and any issues followed up
• Engagement with and support product team. Understand urgency or payments, resolve guide/flex pay issues, ensure supplier invoices loaded correctly on Tourplan.
• Customer receipts and cashbook up to date daily