Accounts Manager

Travel Trade Recruitment Limited; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in travel is seeking an experienced Accounts Manager in East Midlands, UK. The role involves managing accounts payable and receivables, leading a team, and ensuring financial accuracy. Ideal candidates have 5+ years experience and strong Excel skills. The position offers a generous benefits package and the opportunity for hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Extra day of paid leave on birthday

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance

Holiday discounts

Travel industry benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in accounts payable & receivables and experience leading a team.
• Ability to reconcile complex ledgers and resolve discrepancies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage direct reports and performance management.
• Oversee banking, including reconciliations and relationships.
• Ensure timely processing of supplier invoices.

Skills

Team leadership

Financial reconciliation

Process improvement

Communication skills

Excel proficiency

Education

A level or equivalent including Maths & English

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Job Title

Accounts Manager

Responsibilities

• Manage direct reports effectively and efficiently, including performance management, regular one‑to‑ones, annual reviews, smart objective setting and recruitment.
• Manage the banking, including monthly reconciliations, as well as relationships with the bank and assist with set‑up of new accounts.
• Work cross‑functionally with other departments in the business, assisting the contact centre, trade, product and operations teams with their queries.
• Manage the supplier invoice process, ensuring invoices are processed and paid within contracted terms.
• Manage the tour accrual process to ensure tour costs are accurate.
• Work with accounts assistants to ensure daily reconciliation of customer receipts from both direct and agency customers, process customer cancellations and refunds, and communicate with travel agents to issue self‑billing agreements and raise VAT invoices.
• Process staff expenses, reconcile credit cards on a monthly basis and review aged creditors regularly.
• Proactively identify process and system improvements to increase efficiency.
• Work with other teams on the transition of the accounting system.

Experience Required

• 5 years' experience in accounts payable & receivables and experience leading a team.
• Ability to reconcile complex ledgers, identify and resolve reconciling items/anomalies.
• Raise and suggest ideas to improve business and customer process with the Management team, highlighting common trends.
• Educated to A level of equivalent, including Maths & English.
• Proficient in written and verbal communication skills.
• Computer literate in Word and Outlook and especially Excel.

Package & Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance: 25 days plus Public Holidays; you can purchase additional leave up to one of your working week.
• Birthday extra day of paid leave.
• Opportunity to spend one normal working day supporting a registered charity.
• Support for care supporters: up to 6 working days per annum (pro rata for part‑time).
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 GP consultation via phone or video plus support services for health and wellbeing, including mental health, finances, fitness, dietary requirements and life event support.
• Medicash to support your health and wellbeing.
• Life Assurance – 4 times your salary for death in service for nominated beneficiaries.
• Holiday discounts for yourself, friends and family.
• Travel industry benefits.
• Opportunity for flexible working and change of hours over your career.
• Hybrid working – 2 days or 50% of your hours if you are part‑time to work from home for non‑customer‑facing roles.

How to Apply

INTERESTED? Please follow the instructions to apply attaching your CV. This vacancy is being managed by Harrison. I can be contacted on (phone number removed) or Not right for this role, or this role not right for you, but keen to further your career in the Travel Industry! We have a variety of different opportunities so do submit your CV to us! You must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately unsuccessful candidates will not be contacted due to high volume of applications.