Financial Accountant

Why loveholidays?

At loveholidays - we trailblaze together. We’re on a mission to open the world to everyone, giving our customers’ unlimited choice, unmatched ease and unmissable value for their next getaway. Our team is the driving force behind our role as our customers’ personal holiday expert - the smart way to get away.

We’re using progressive tech to drive cutting-edge innovation and open the world to everyone. Within our Commercial and Support teams, you'll find a place to accelerate your growth by actively seeking learning opportunities and carving your own path. You'll create impact for our future by owning projects and shaping the business strategy to reach shared goals, all within our enhanced international community of collaborative and passionate teams.

The impact you’ll have

Reporting to the Head of Financial and Operational Excellence, you will be the senior member of a lean team of Financial Accountants providing operational support to the business alongside contributing to the month end close process. You will be comfortable making data assisted decisions, have an AI curious mindset, driving continuous improvement to existing processes within the team whilst maintaining operational excellence, provide support and guidance to junior team members.

Your day-to-day:

• Bank reconciliations & relationship management - ownership of the more complex weekly and monthly bank reconciliations completed accurately in line with month end timelines. Manage the relationship with the reconciliation provider (Aurum) to ensure any automation rules or any aspects of the reconciliation process are optimised within the team.
• Ownership of the creditor ledger - understand any aged or debit balances, proactively work to resolve issues and report back to the Reporting team on the status of these. This will involve working closely with the Junior Financial Accountant with regards to non trade related suppliers.
• Identify and resolve outstanding outputs - through the work done within bank reconciliations, work with the Supplier Payments team to ensure all statements are completed appropriately and are recognised within the ledger accurately - holding them accountable for resolving exceptions and closing out statements
• Ownership of the company credit cards - liaise with employees on spend, limit changes and requirement ensuring that appropriate records are maintained.
• Review of invoice creation - ensure that invoices are recorded accurately, distributed in a timely manner.
• Manage Tourist board and Flight incentive debtors providing regular updates to the reporting team.
• Ownership of other balance sheet reconciliations - ensuring reconciliation are accurate and completed in a timely manner

Your skillset:

• Innovative Mindset: You are naturally curious, seeking opportunities to test new ideas. You think "outside the box" and are passionate about how technology and AI can revolutionize finance.
• Accountability: You are comfortable being the face of finance for certain operational activities. You are proactive in seeking and providing feedback to drive continuous improvement and tracking progress to resolve issues.
• Attention to Detail: You have a high attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate work efficiently within a strong control environment.
• Efficiency: Proven ability to produce high-quality results in a fast-paced and agile working environment.
• Coaching: You are comfortable providing support and guidance to more junior team members to aid their development and ensure high standards are maintained.
• Customer-driven: You are a trusted partner for our employees, addressing challenges independently while maintaining the relationship.
• Part Qualified with industry experience

Desirable

• G Suite experience
• Experience working in the tech / travel sector
• Experience with Zone Capture
• Experience with NetSuite

The interview journey:

1. Talent Acquisition Partner screening – 30 mins

2. 1st stage with Hiring Manager – 45 mins (combination of technical and competency based questions)

3. Case Study – A timed task focused on financial accounting tasks.

4. Final stage with key stakeholder/s in office – 1 hour

Perks of joining us:

• Company pension contributions at 5%.
• Individualised training budget for you to learn on the job and level yourself up.
• Discounted holidays for you, your family and friends.
• 25 days of holidays per annum (plus 8 public holidays) increases by 1 day for every second year of service, up to a maximum 30 days per annum.
• Ability to buy and sell annual leave.
• Cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan and eye care vouchers.

At loveholidays, we focus on developing an inclusive culture and environment that encourages personal growth and collective success. Each individual offers unique perspectives and ideas that increase the diversity and effectiveness of our teams. And we value the insight and potential you could bring on our continued journey.