Accountant

My client is an online upmarket holiday company specialising in resort holidays. Due to retirement they now need to recruit an accountant to run the finance function. This is probably 3 days a week.

Cash management

• Manage company bank accounts (GBP, EUR, USD, AUD).
• Maintain daily cash forecast and update directors on funding requirements.
• Maintain medium term cash forecasts.
• Manage foreign currency purchasing and forward contracts
• Ensure all bank accounts are reconciled on a timely basis.
• Ensure company credit and charge cards are kept within agreed limits and reconciled.

Credit control

• Ensure all bookings are fully paid prior to departure.
• Reconcile worldpay receipts and post to Sage.

Supplier payments

• Ensure all overhead supplier invoices are posted to Sage.
• Ensure all overseas hotels and ground suppliers are posted to Sage and paid in accordance with terms
• Provide remittance advices to suppliers for each transaction
• Monitor supplier marketing and override commissions

Payroll

• Liaise with external Accountants to ensure they are aware of any changes.
• Post monthly payroll journal.
• Ensure employees receive payslips, P60s, P45s etc.
• Pay PAYE/NIC to HMRC on a monthly basis.
• Respond to and resolve employee queries re pay and taxation.
• Provide P11d information to Accountants and pay over class 1As
• Comply with new pension legislation.
• Maintain record of annual leave for all employees

Management information

• Produce and maintain monthly and annual budgets and forecasts.
• Produce monthly management accounts
• Monitor sales team sales spreadsheets
• Produce monthly KPIs as required
• Ensure sales allocation for non EU and EU (for VAT purposes) and between licensable and non-licensable (for CAA/ABTA reporting)

Statutory accounts

• Maintain chart of accounts in Sage and provide adjusted year end trial balance to Accountants
• Review and reconcile balance sheet accounts, including maintaining fixed asset register.

VAT

• Submit quarterly VAT returns to HMRC

Candidate Profile

• Experienced sole charge accountant
• Travel Agency experience
• Good Sageline 50 and excel skills
• Hands on and prepared to roll sleeves up
• Management of staff
• Good communication skills
• Multi Task capability