Role Purpose
The job holder will manage month-close process for UK entities. He/she will direct and control financial management & reporting for the Central Services entity in accordance with statutory requirements, corporate policies and procedures.
The job holder will contribute to the delivery of management and external reporting, in respect of statutory accounts, regulatory accounts and other external outputs, as well as the provision of technical financial accounting advice and guidance.
The job holder will report into the Head of Financial Control.
Key Accountabilities:
Maintenance of general ledger and sub-ledgers detail for accounts such as fixed assets, prepayments, intangibles, accruals, Stock & Inter-company.
Prepare GL allocations, journal entries and period end adjustments (e.g. accruals, currency conversions, etc.)
Prepare management and regulatory reports
Completion of relevant month-end & year end activities including P&L review meeting and FCCS loading
Compliance with Group attestation processes and Quarterly MI & Stats Packs
Prepare and sign-off relevant regulatory reports
Respond to external & internal audit queries
Responsible for investigating, resolving and escalating any variances in the balance sheet reconciliations
Assure timely clearance of queries from business owners and customers.
Prepare month and reconciliations in accordance with policy.
Manage reconciliation of POS and online transactions impacting both bank and control accounts.
Participate in team meetings
Examining variances via reconciliation system or Oracle or Blackline
Manual matching (including automatic allocation)
Experience and Skillsets required:
Qualified CA’s with 4 to 5 years of good understanding of accounting and reconciliations
Able to demonstrate proven experience at this level within a similar financial environment
Ability to communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders
Experience of financial services/banking with an understanding of basic bookkeeping
Ability to deliver to tight deadlines
Ability to maintain accuracy - key when confirming incoming value
High attention to detail
Ability to resolve issues to conclusion
Demonstrable experience of resolving variances
Personal Attributes:
Relationship management:
Develop sound professional working relationships with Finance shared services teams
Be a core participant at weekly operational and monthly SLA meetings
Communication
Responsible for pro-active and regular communication with other areas of Finance whose work impacts, or depends upon, the GL & Reporting team
Writes and speaks fluently on all aspects of work and communicates effectively with all levels of management
Proactive provide feedback and deliver ideas to develop and improve solutions relating to Travelex, in particular those within the GL & Reporting teams
Ensure feedback to line manager outlining general activities of role and the status
