Company:
Travel Counsellors
Location: Manchester
Closing Date: 24/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
As Finance Manager, you'll shape the future of our financial operations, driving best practices and delivering results that help the company reach its financial goals.
The Finance Manager is responsible for the accounting and financial control, financial reporting, and compliance for the Netherlands and Belgium businesses within Travel Counsellors.
This role also provides financial analysis to support senior management in the Netherlands.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting and Financial Control
Oversee the production of monthly management accounts, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of information presented. Ensure robust and accurate monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations are performed. Manage intercompany balances and transactions, ensuring foreign currency transactions are correctly accounted for. Adhere to internal financial procedures conduct regular reviews of financial processes and systems to identify efficiencies, enhancing controls and recommend improvements where necessary.Financial Reporting & Compliance
Perform detailed financial analysis, including profit and loss, balance sheet, and cash flow reports. Assist with the preparation of statutory accounts under local GAAP and liaise with external auditors during the annual audit process. Ensure the accurate and timely submission of industry-related regulatory submissions, statutory filings, tax payments and submissions. Liaise with external payroll providers to ensure all payroll is processed and paid by the required deadlines, and all filing obligations are met.Team Leadership & Development
Manage, mentor, and develop the finance team, providing guidance and support on daily operations and long-term career development. Foster a collaborative working environment, support cross-departmental collaboration on financial matters and lead by example in promoting a culture of accountability, integrity, and continuous improvement.Business Partnering & Stakeholder Management
Work closely with other functions (e.g. financial operations, commercial) to provide a single point of contact across Finance for the General Managers to provide financial insights and guidance to support decision-making. Involved in the preparation of annual budgets and re-forecasts, providing insight and analysis to support financial planning. Support the International Financial Controller/Director of Finance in preparing board presentations and financial reports for senior management.
Benefits
A competitive basic salary + annual company bonus Flexible hybrid working model 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 (up to 5 days per year) 3 paid days charity leave Company events, socials, and incentives 3x annual salary death in service benefit Company pension scheme Costco membership Salary sacrifice, company car scheme Cycle to Work Scheme Employee Assistance Programme Free breakfast, fruit, and hot/cold beverages Referral scheme Employee discount Private medical insurance (taxable benefit) or healthcare cash plan (costs incurred by employees)
Essential Skills
Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) Strong experience in financial reporting and management accounting Technically strong with good knowledge of IFRS Experience working with international entities and working with external advisors to meet tax and compliance requirements Experience working with external auditors Proficiency in financial software (D365 preferred) and advanced Excel skillsReady to make a real impact? Apply now for the Finance Manager role and shape the future of our financial operations.
About Company
Here at Travel Counsellors, our customers, communities, and colleagues lie at the heart of everything 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 2,100 global independent travel agents to run successful leisure and corporate travel businesses. We pride ourselves on remaining a company that truly cares and 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 400 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 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 and 2024 (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 expanding at a phenomenal rate on the back of our record year in terms of revenue (over £1bn), and are looking for outstanding individuals to join our dedicated Head Office team to help the company continue to flourish
The Finance Manager is responsible for the accounting and financial control, financial reporting, and compliance for the Netherlands and Belgium businesses within Travel Counsellors.
This role also provides financial analysis to support senior management in the Netherlands.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting and Financial Control
Oversee the production of monthly management accounts, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of information presented. Ensure robust and accurate monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations are performed. Manage intercompany balances and transactions, ensuring foreign currency transactions are correctly accounted for. Adhere to internal financial procedures conduct regular reviews of financial processes and systems to identify efficiencies, enhancing controls and recommend improvements where necessary.Financial Reporting & Compliance
Perform detailed financial analysis, including profit and loss, balance sheet, and cash flow reports. Assist with the preparation of statutory accounts under local GAAP and liaise with external auditors during the annual audit process. Ensure the accurate and timely submission of industry-related regulatory submissions, statutory filings, tax payments and submissions. Liaise with external payroll providers to ensure all payroll is processed and paid by the required deadlines, and all filing obligations are met.Team Leadership & Development
Manage, mentor, and develop the finance team, providing guidance and support on daily operations and long-term career development. Foster a collaborative working environment, support cross-departmental collaboration on financial matters and lead by example in promoting a culture of accountability, integrity, and continuous improvement.Business Partnering & Stakeholder Management
Work closely with other functions (e.g. financial operations, commercial) to provide a single point of contact across Finance for the General Managers to provide financial insights and guidance to support decision-making. Involved in the preparation of annual budgets and re-forecasts, providing insight and analysis to support financial planning. Support the International Financial Controller/Director of Finance in preparing board presentations and financial reports for senior management.
Benefits
A competitive basic salary + annual company bonus Flexible hybrid working model 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 (up to 5 days per year) 3 paid days charity leave Company events, socials, and incentives 3x annual salary death in service benefit Company pension scheme Costco membership Salary sacrifice, company car scheme Cycle to Work Scheme Employee Assistance Programme Free breakfast, fruit, and hot/cold beverages Referral scheme Employee discount Private medical insurance (taxable benefit) or healthcare cash plan (costs incurred by employees)
Essential Skills
Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) Strong experience in financial reporting and management accounting Technically strong with good knowledge of IFRS Experience working with international entities and working with external advisors to meet tax and compliance requirements Experience working with external auditors Proficiency in financial software (D365 preferred) and advanced Excel skillsReady to make a real impact? Apply now for the Finance Manager role and shape the future of our financial operations.
About Company
Here at Travel Counsellors, our customers, communities, and colleagues lie at the heart of everything 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 2,100 global independent travel agents to run successful leisure and corporate travel businesses. We pride ourselves on remaining a company that truly cares and 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 400 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 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 and 2024 (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 expanding at a phenomenal rate on the back of our record year in terms of revenue (over £1bn), and are looking for outstanding individuals to join our dedicated Head Office team to help the company continue to flourish
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