Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Renowned Leisure / Travel Business

£60,000 - £65,000 + up to 25% bonus & great benefits

Central London offices

Hybrid working (x2 Days office, x3 days WFH)

Investigo are delighted to be partnering with a well known Leisure/Travel company in their search for a Finance Manager to oversee their UK accounting function. This role would be perfect for someone happy to do the day to day finance but also gain lots of commercial experience and exposure to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

Reporting, Analysis and Control

• Responsibility for all accounting entries related to London
• Take ownership of monthly management accounts, including analysis against budget and prior years, and ad-hoc analysis as required
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, laws, international accounting standards and Global company policies and finance guidelines
• Working capital management: overseeing accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll functions

Budgeting and Forecasting

• Take ownership of annual budget for London, this involves business partnering with local operational teams and central support functions
• Preparation of a detailed 13-week liquidity forecast on a monthly basis for London including cash inflows and outflows to be used by external parties
• Preparation of ad hoc forecasts and analysis as required

Audit and Financial Statements

• Preparation of financial statements for London
• Take ownership of annual audit, managing all audit requests and liaising day-to-day with audit team

Treasury and Tax Responsibilities

• Ownership of treasury function which involves managing day to day banking for London and cashflow management
• Working with Group Tax to ensure local VAT and corporation tax requirements are met

People

• Business partnering with people from around the group, including local operational and sales teams and central support teams

About You:

Qualifications & Experience

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) including membership of the relevant accredited professional body e. ICAEW (UK) or equivalent
• c2 years PQE
• Financial statements preparation/review experience
• Experience within the travel/tourism industry preferred but not required

Skills & Knowledge

• Strong relationship and communication skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and basic PowerPoint skills.
• Previous experience of SAP ByD is preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of IFRS and tax compliance.
• Knowledge of accounting, finance control, reporting and business analysis.