Commercial Accountant

Trades Workforce Solutions; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel company in the Midlands is seeking a part-qualified Commercial Accountant to oversee their tour P&L. The role involves detailed financial analysis, reporting, and collaboration with diverse stakeholders. Ideal candidates will be studying towards CIMA or ACCA and possess strong analytical and Excel skills.

Qualifications

• Actively studying towards CIMA or ACCA.
• Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Solid experience in a similar accounting role.

Responsibilities

• Full ownership of the tour P&L, ensuring accurate month-end reporting.
• Managing weekly flight reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Supporting budgeting and forecasting with insightful variance analysis.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Process improvement

Education

Studying towards CIMA or ACCA

Tools

Excel

Accounting systems (SUN)

Job description

Salary type: Annual

Salary: Negotiable

Location: Midlands

Job ID: 35981

Job Description

We’re looking for a part-qualified Commercial Accountant to join a leading travel company based in the Midlands. Reporting to the Financial Planning & Analysis Manager, you’ll take full ownership of the tour P&L, ensuring accurate month-end reporting, analysing income and costs, and producing detailed commentary on tour margins. You'll also manage weekly flight reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, and support budgeting and forecasting with insightful variance analysis.

The ideal candidate will be actively studying towards CIMA or ACCA, have strong analytical skills, excellent attention to detail, and solid experience in a similar accounting role. You’ll be confident using Excel, familiar with accounting systems such as SUN, and comfortable working with both finance and non-finance stakeholders. If you enjoy improving processes, spotting trends in data, and want to work in a fast-paced industry you’re passionate about, we’d love to hear from you.

Note: The location is listed as Hertfordshire/Hybrid (3 days in the office), but the primary location is Midlands as indicated at the top.