Accounts Assistant

Location

United Kingdom | United States

Job description

Are you a dynamic individual with excellent attention to detail and a knack for numbers? Our Sports Travel and Events division in Tewkesbury is looking for a dedicated Account Assistant to join their finance team. If this is you then please read on!

We are a small and close-knit finance team, so we value candidates who are organised, efficient, and capable of working both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.

We offer hybrid working and require the successful candidate to come into our lovely office three days per week. The office is based in Tewkesbury only 10 minutes away from Cheltenham.

Our Events division is a unique collection of brands including, Gulliver's Sports Travel - the leading sports travel provider in the UK, Events International - the market leader in providing premium VIP hospitality packages and Howzat Travel - the UK’s largest cricket tour specialist. We create trips to major worldwide sporting events along with VIP event hospitality. Events include all major rugby, cricket, Formula 1, horse racing and tennis events, along with a variety of others sports and concerts.

What you will be doing:

• Daily reconciliation of bank statements, recording any new payments and/or receipts
• Working with the team to reconcile bank transactions to the accounting system (Sun) and reservation system
• Processing customer receipts and refunds and allocating them in the reservation system as appropriate
• Reconciling customer accounts and resolving queries
• Processing all purchase invoices, direct debit payments and expenses
• Creating and submitting payment runs for authorisation
• Process monthly credit card & prepaid card statements
• Creating and posting month end journals in the finance system
• Assisting in month end procedures and reconciliations
• Assisting in year-end audit
• Providing ad hoc finance support to Events International

What we are looking for:

• AAT Qualified and/or studying towards a professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) or qualified by experience
• Familiarity with Sage, Sun and/or automated accounting software packages
• Proficient in MS Office apps, especially in Excel
• Experience of multicurrency transactions
• Excellent attention to detail along the ability to prioritise workloads against tight time frames
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with a friendly and professional manner and ability to build great relationships across departments
• The highest level of tenacity, curiosity, and a strong work ethic with an aim to self-develop skills

If you’re looking for your next adventure and want to play a key role in the delivery of our experiences, then we would love to hear from you!

Join us and in return you will be rewarded with:

• Competitive salary and bonus structure
• 33 days annual leave, increasing with length of service (including bank holidays)
• Enhanced employer contribution pension scheme
• Hybrid working
• Exciting travel opportunities - we can offer the chance to work on bucket list sporting events

Our commitment to equity, diversity & inclusion

We believe people are happier and perform best when they are able to be their true self, and that diverse teams deliver better results. Together we will cultivate a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment, where everyone can flourish.

We are committed to inspiring change through increasing awareness of, and counteracting, unconscious bias; building an inclusive culture, and embracing diversity in all its dimensions.

Travelopia is committed to ensuring a work environment that is open, accessible, and inclusive, removing barriers for all individuals. If you require accommodations/additional support to participate in the recruitment and selection process, kindly inform us. Our hiring team will work with you to provide suitable accommodations/additional in a timely and confidential manner. Information received will be handled with the utmost discretion.

To request accommodations, please contact our team at [email protected]

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