Finance Operations Manager (Travel)

Finance Operations Manager - Travel - £45k-£55k - Central London

Your new company
You will work for a private membership service that gives travellers access to specially negotiated rates, added perks, and curated stays at high-end places around the world through a tech-driven platform built on strong hospitality partnerships.

Your new role

• This is a newly created role which offers the opportunity to support the Head of Finance in overseeing the day-to-day running of the finance department, supporting in financial strategy, process implementation/improvement, and, as a priority, to clear a backlog of financial data to bring records up to date. Responsibilities will include (but not be limited to):
  Clearing backlog of financial transactions and reconciliations
• Review of existing processes and work with the Head of Finance to make improvements where necessary to increase efficiencies.
• Preparation of monthly Management Accounts
• Production of P&L statements, balance sheet reconciliation and variance analysis
• Review of variances against budget/forecast, providing commentary
• Month end journals (accruals, prepayments, depreciation)
• Bank reconciliation
• Intercompany accounting/journals
• Maintaining the fixed asset register (including depreciation)
• End-to-end Payroll
• VAT returns
• Supporting year-end statutory accounts preparation
• Assist with the year-end audit
• Regular financial reporting
• Business Partnering with internal/external stakeholders

What you'll need to succeed

• Recent, relevant experience in a similar role with strong experience/knowledge of Management Accounts, Payroll and VAT
• Relevant industry experience i.e. travel/hospitality, ideally with exposure to commission payment platforms
• Experience clearing backlogs within a high-volume capacity
• Double-entry bookkeeping knowledge/experience
• Excel including VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables

What you'll get in return

• Flexible working options are available with a hybrid working pattern of 3-4 days in the office and 1-2 from home each week.
• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus your birthday off
• 'Nomad days' - work from anywhere you wish for up to 10 days per year
• Pension
• Working hours are 9:30am-6pm, Monday to Friday.
• You must have legal right to work in the UK without employer sponsorship.

What you need to do now
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