Management Accountant – Maternity cover job at Horley Full Time NEW

Alternative Airlines is a fast-growing flight online travel agency. We have built a strong online presence, www.alternativeairlines.com, with an ultra-quick flight booking capability and an expanding, global customer base of delighted customers. With a new customer-focused approach to a huge, well-established market for air travel, the company has built a reputation for innovation, attention to detail and doing things differently.

Alternative Airlines is enjoying high growth from a TTV of £9m in 2020 to a TTV of £95.8m in 2025. Our vision is to be the go-to online travel agency for flights. Our mission is to empower travellers to easily book any flight wherever they are in the world supported by the very best customer service.

What the role involves

The finance team at Alternative Airlines are looking for a talented and driven Management Accountant to join our finance team at a pivotal time of growth and innovation. This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified or part-qualified accountant who not only thrives in a fast paced, commercial environment, but also enjoys contributing to the development of future talent—specifically, working closely with our fantastic finance apprentice who is working towards her ACCA qualification. This is a maternity cover role for 12 months, offering the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a collaborative and ambitious team.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, your responsibilities include but not limited to:

 Prepare monthly management accounts, including journals, accruals, prepayments, and reconciliations.

 Responsibly for all overheads in the business

 Balance Sheet Reconciliations including resolving old balances

 Business Partnering activities including to understand business performance and identify efficiencies.

 Assisting in providing insights to budget holders and senior management.  Assisting with external audit process and production of financial statements  Assisting with VAT and Corporation tax returns

 Assisting monitor cash flow, prepare rolling forecasts, and support cash management strategies

 Assisting our finance apprentice when needed

 Continuously seek opportunities to improve processes, systems, and reporting quality.  Assisting others members of the finance team where workload requires it

Essential skills:

 Proven experience in a management accounting or financial analyst role.  Qualified, Part-Qualified or finalist in ACCA, CIMA or equivalent qualification.  Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

 Proficiency with Excel and experience using ERP/accounting systems including vlookups, sumifs, pivot tables etc.

 Strong experience dealing with high volume of data and reconciliation skills  High level of accuracy and attention of detail.

 Ability to explain financial concepts to non-financial colleagues.

 Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.  Highly motivated and passionate individual who is always looking for efficiency and improvements

Desirables skills:

 Work experience in the travel industry

 Implementing process improvements

 Strong experience in multi-currency environment

What you will receive in return

 Broad practical experience across many areas of finance including, but not limited to, management accounts, purchase and sales ledgers, treasury management, commercial finance and statutory reporting.

 Strong experience in using Excel

Benefits & Perks:

 Flexible Working – we allow our people to choose where they work best with hybrid working

 Highly competitive salary which is regularly reviewed depending on experience and  Social events throughout the year

 Plenty of holiday

If the above hasn’t already told you that Alternative Airlines is a great place to work then, we also have some amazing benefits when working for Alternative Airlines:

 Up to 13 weeks fully paid baby leave, which is available to all employees of Alternative Airlines, regardless of gender or family circumstances.

 Flight credits of up to £1,000 per year based on length of service

 2 extra wellness holidays per year focusing on employee wellness

 Enjoy a 2-week paid sabbatical for every 5 years of service

Why work with us?

Our people matter, they are what drives our success. Therefore we have created a culture where we put our people first:

 We understand the importance of having a good work-life balance

 A focus on personal progression and development

 Opportunity to join an innovative and talented team

 Influence the next stage of growth of a dynamic and ambitious company

Great Place to Work 2022-23: Alternative Airlines is officially certified as a Great Place to Work 2022-23. This certification was independently awarded by Great Place to Work® after they conducted an employee survey that showed:

 97% of employees agree that Alternative Airlines is a great place to work  97% of employees agree that they’re treated as a full member regardless of their position  100% of employees agree that they’re made to feel welcome when joining Alternative Airlines

Want to know more? Please see https://www.alternativeairlines.com/work-with-us

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Flexitime
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Work from home

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Horley RH6 9ST