Group Management Accountant

Gray Dawes Travel; Colchester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Gray Dawes Travel, a leading travel management company, seeks a Group Management Accountant to join their Colchester team. The role involves maintaining financial accuracy and assisting in preparation of financial reports and budgeting, while supervising finance team tasks. The company offers a dynamic work environment, benefits, and hybrid working options post-probation.

Benefits

Competitive annual leave plus bank holidays

Hybrid Working

Private healthcare

Group Life Cover

EAP Scheme

Pension Scheme

Travel Discounts

Christmas Savings Scheme

Season Ticket Loans

Qualifications

• Qualified or experienced accountant with strong technical understanding.
• Proven experience in management accounting and overseeing financial processes.
• Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of UK management accounts with timely reporting.
• Reconciliation of intercompany accounts and supervising Assistant Management Accountant.
• Assisting in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving abilities

Attention to detail

Leadership

Time management

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Gray Dawes Travel

Gray Dawes Travel is a multi-award winning, global travel management company with offices in the United Kingdom, Australia, The Netherlands and the United States. Established in 1865, we’re constantly growing by using technology and our passion for what we do to keep evolving.

With a laser focus on offering our clients a high touch, high tech, high content experience, at Gray Dawes we’re not just there to deliver the best corporate travel fares, the most innovative itineraries, the slickest online tools or the most experienced consultants. We’re there as an extension of our clients’ own organisations – their out-of-house travel department. We achieve this because of the depths we go to in understanding our clients, their culture, their brand values and business objectives. And we always deliver… better!

If this all sounds like something you want to be a part of then we'd like to hear from you. We offer a fantastic work environment, with all the benefits and perks you’d expect from a forward-thinking and people-focussed organisation. And we’re always on the lookout for skilled and motivated individuals to become part of the Gray Dawes family.

Our people are at the heart of our business and we’re recruiting for an qualified Group Management Accountant to join our Colchester based team. You'll primarily be based in our Colchester office, but hybrid working is available after successful completion of your probation and training period.

You role will be to support our finance team in maintaining financial accuracy and integrity. The successful candidate will assist in the preparation of management accounts, financial reports, and budgeting processes, while also contributing to various finance-related tasks.

What You’ll Do

• Preparation of UK management accounts – ensuring timely and accurate reporting across multiple entities.
• Collation of reporting from group companies in AUS and US.
• Reconciliation of intercompany accounts – maintaining precision in financial records and resolving discrepancies.
• Supervision of the Assistant Management Accountant – overseeing core finance tasks such as bank reconciliations, analysis of overhead accruals/prepayments and journal entries.
• Collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure adherence to group accounting policies and compliance requirements.
• Assisting in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Contributing to process improvements and ensuring efficiencies in financial operations.
• Preparing financial reports and documentation for external audit.
• Ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and accounting standards.
• Support the senior management in the preparation and interpretation of financial statistics.
• Quarterly reconciliation of overhead related supplier accounts.
• Other regulatory reporting (ATOL, ABTA, IATA etc).
• Assist Head of Finance in operating and improving internal controls within the finance function.
• Provide support to the Head of Finance with reporting and production of timely MI.
• Act with integrity at all times ensuring team performs tasks in ethical manner.

What We’re Looking For

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) or qualified by experience.
• Strong technical understanding of financial reporting, intercompany accounting, and reconciliations.
• Proven experience in management accounting and overseeing financial processes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• High proficiency in Excel for data management and reporting.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Able to work to strict deadlines.
• Excellent leadership and team supervision skills.
• Manage your own time effectively.

What We Can Offer

Our people are our heartbeats, driving everything that we do. We encourage our people to be their best selves, do the right thing, tell it like it is and be flexible. This opportunity will allow our new team members to be part of our journey as we expand in the global market. As we value our people, we offer a range of great benefits including:

• Competitive annual leave plus bank holidays
• Hybrid Working
• Private healthcare (currently under review)
• Group Life Cover
• EAP Scheme
• Pension Scheme
• Travel Discounts
• Christmas Savings Scheme
• Season Ticket Loans

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Industries

  Travel Arrangements

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