Accounts Manager

Travel Trade Recruitment; Market Harborough; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel company in Market Harborough is seeking an experienced Accounts Manager to oversee accounts payable and receivable functions. You will manage a small team, engage in financial reconciliation, and drive process improvements. The ideal candidate should have at least 5 years of relevant experience, strong team leadership abilities, and proficiency in Excel. The role offers a hybrid working arrangement with competitive salary and generous benefits including holiday allowances and life assurance.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Birthday as an extra paid leave

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance

Travel industry benefits

Opportunity for flexible working

Charity support day

Qualifications

• 5 years' experience in accounts payable and receivable.
• Experience leading a team and managing reconciliations.
• Ability to suggest process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounts payable and receivable functions.
• Oversee performance of direct reports.
• Ensure invoices are processed within terms.
• Identify process improvements for efficiency.

Skills

Accounts payables management

Accounts receivables management

Team leadership

Financial reconciliation

Process improvement

Communications (written and verbal)

Excel proficiency

Education

A-levels or equivalent including Maths & English

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

Established Tour Operator in South Leicestershire is seeking an experienced Accounts Manager. You will be a confident and experienced Finance Manager to take a lead role in running both accounts payable and accounts receivable functions. With two direct reports, you'll manage the processing of payments & supplier invoices, as well as reviewing processes and seeking ways to continually improve. As a Travel Company that focus on creating memorable journeys and making a positive impact in every community they visit, you can be assured you are joining a forward-thinking employer who offers a competitive salary, and a raft of benefits! This is hybrid role, 3 days office and 2 days home in Market Harborough.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• 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, to process customer cancellations and refunds and to communicate with travel agents to issue self-billing agreements and raise VAT invoices.
• Also work with accounts assistants to process staff expenses, reconcile the 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

The successful candidates will ideally have 5 years' experience in accounts payable & receivables and experience leading a team. You'll have an ability to reconcile complex ledgers, identify and resolve any reconciling items/anomalies. You'll raise and suggest ideas to improve business and customer process with the Management team, highlighting common trends. In addition you will be:

• 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.

THE PACKAGE

• Generous holiday allowance - 25 days plus Public Holidays. You can also purchase additional leave up to 1 of your working week.
• Every year you will get your birthday as an extra day of paid leave.
• Opportunity to spend one of your normal working days supporting a registered charity.
• If you are a care supporter for someone with a long-term illness, we will support you with up to 6 working days per annum (pro rata for part-time team members) in any rolling 12-month period.
• Cycle to Work Scheme to support the purchase of a cycle to use for your commute.
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 GP consultation via phone or video plus support services for your health and wellbeing to include support with your 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 your nominated beneficiaries.
• Holiday discounts for yourself, friends and family.
• Travel industry benefits.
• Opportunity of flexible working, if you want to change your hours for a period of time during 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.

INTERESTED?

Please follow the instructions to apply attaching your CV. This vacancy is being managed by Harrison. I can be contacted on 0121 4509776 or [e-mail]. 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.