Financial Reporting Manager

As the Financial Reporting Manager your primary responsibility will be to ensure there is a strong financial controls framework across the group and to design and deliver process and control improvements where necessary. This includes preparation of statutory accounts and VAT returns across the group for review by the Financial Controller.

You will oversee the balance sheet, including adherence to accounting standards and owning the balance sheet reconciliation policy; ensuring recs are completed on time and to a good standard, providing coaching and training where required.

Responsibilities

Ownership of the Balance Sheet, including performing a critical review as part of month end to highlight and investigate any unusual or unexpected movements or variances.

Ownership of the balance sheet rec process, ensuring appropriate coverage across the Balance Sheet and that recs are completed on time and to a good standard.

Keeping up to date with the latest accounting standards and designing and delivering project work as required to ensure our accounts continue to meet the standards under FRS102. For example, working with the Group FC on the convergence with IFRS15 and IFRS16.

Support the Financial Controller on more complex areas of the accounts such as provisions, testing for impairment and treatment of acquisitions.

Statutory Accounts preparation, delivering the first draft of the statutory accounts for each entity in the group on a timely basis and to a good standard, for review by the Financial Controller.

Be a key point of contact for the external auditors, including providing supporting information as requested.

Submit all relevant tax returns to HMRC (including VAT) by the required deadlines & respond to queries in relation to those returns. Work with our tax advisors to provide required information to complete our Corporation Tax returns.

Process documentation – You will be required to document all processes and controls relating to Financial Controls

 Skills

• Chartered Accountant qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• Experience with financial control frameworks, including advising on and/or delivering process and control improvements
• Working knowledge of VAT processes
• Reporting skills – advanced excel, sequel or other data extraction / reporting tool knowledge.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong communication & collaboration skills.
• Ability to work to deadlines.
• Ability to work independently & set own priorities

About Hays Travel

As the UK’s largest independent travel agency, Hays Travel specialises in providing good value, quality holidays alongside excellent customer service. We work with all leading suppliers and can package holidays that include hotels, flights, cruises, tours, attraction tickets, and more. We have over 470 Branches throughout the UK and our Head Office based in Sunderland, is home to tour operator teams, finance, marketing, people/HR and IT, plus many more. We have been operating for over 40 years, and continue to grow each year.

Our values

Our SMILE values are embedded in to our company and ensure our teams work strongly together. You and all of our colleagues will ensure that the Hays Travel values are demonstrated at all times.

• Supportive
• Motivational
• Innovative
• Loyal
• Excellent

What it’s like to work for us?

Whichever location or department you work in, our people are always at the heart of everything we do. We offer a range of training programmes to help you progress personally and professionally, as we know the benefits of promoting and rewarding our hardworking colleagues are extremely important.

Of course, it's not all about work. We’re very sociable and there are always lots of team nights-out and company parties. Plus, there are opportunities to travel abroad on educational trips, and you can also take advantage of our colleague discount when booking your own holidays.

Hays Travel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all colleagues. As an accredited employer provider of apprenticeships, we undertake basic checks through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to ensure the safety of our apprentices for relevant roles.