GL Financial Accountant

Please note: All CVs must be presented in English

Who are WebBeds

WebBeds is the fastest growing and most significant accommodation supplier to the travel industry. We are a global company offering ground services (hotels transfers tours activities) to travel professionals. Our products help our partners and customers to create amazing Travel experiences.

Our Products range from a Retail Online platform Integration Connectivity hub and distribution APIs to name but a few and our systems are 100% cloud hosted processing up to 5.0bn search requests daily. We deliver amazing outcomes using leading edge technology through innovative and creative thinking.

WebBeds is a subsidiary of Webjet Limited (ASX: WEB) an ASX 200 listed company operating a global digital travel business.

What makes us stand out

• We are a wholesale global travel organization
• We have 1500 people speaking 50 languages in 120 cites across 50 countries
• We partner with over 430000 properties in more than 15000 destinations
• We work with more than 44000 travel companies in 139 source markets
• We have an amazing Technology team focused on delivering valuable outcomes using innovative tech and creative & lateral thinking

What will you do on your journey with WebBeds

WebBeds is the worlds fastest growing provider of accommodation distribution services to the travel industry. Our products incorporate distribution APIs payment integrations ERP integration Data Lakes User Interfaces and others. Our search API reach peaks of more than 50.000 requests per second each one consisting of tens or hundreds of hotels with continued expansion.

We design deliver and support innovative solutions through engagement collaboration and a fearsome passion for creating customer value is our mission as an IT organization.

With this in mind we strive to be at the leading edge of technology when it comes to build the platform that meets the needs of our Supply partners and customers. This translates to the use of latest technology including .NET Core versions K8S microservices architecture clouds hosting and orchestration CI/CD pipelines automated testing Proactive monitoring and alerting systems to name a few.

Our delivery teams have the creativity and freedom to express themselves by building innovative solutions to often complex problems and are challenged to reach higher levels daily. Our teams consist of product owners QA engineers Software Engineers and people from across the business all working collectively and collaboratively. We have a very strong technical team from which you will be able to learn but are encouraged by new ideas and fresh thinking that you will bring with you.

In this role you will

WebBeds is seeking a detailoriented General Ledger Accountant to perform accounting and analytical tasks in collaboration with the Finance Manager. Perform analysis and reporting on the Trade and nontrade sectors of the business. Using SAP to reconcile our bookings by agents balance books and verify costs from an accounting perspective.

As part of a dedicated financial transactions department your analysis will help to identify opportunities and efficiencies and will aid in key decision making at the company level. Working alongside your team you will gain a greater knowledge of financial tools such as SAP and finance intelligence tools as Power BI. As part of an international company you will have opportunities to grow within the company.

To ensure success as a GL accountant you should demonstrate good knowledge of best practices in general ledger accounting and experience in a similar role. A topclass GL accountant will be someone whose accounting expertise results in accurate financial accounting and regulatory compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Recordkeeping of accruals deferrals reclassifications and interdepartmental entries into the ledger on a monthly basis as well as preparing reports.
• Collaborating with AP and AR departments to gather analyse and interpret relevant financial information on the transactions processed by those teams during the month.
• Preparation of Aged Creditors reporting and Aged Debtors reporting with support of Finance Transactions Manager.
• Prepare reconciliations for creditors and debtors reports with the Trial Balance.
• Performing DPO and DSO calculations.
• Ensuring that financial information complies with professional and regulatory standards.
• Participating in User Acceptance testing of new reporting in SAP.
• Assist in the development of the targeted procedures (in depth review of identified risky accounts) for AR and AP areas.
• Maintain concise up to date workpapers reports and other supporting documents for reviews performed.
• Directly liaise with AR and AP teams Groups accounting teams on more complex issues.
• Help to develop introduce and implement new accounting procedures that are required by Internal Audit for the area of responsibility.
• Post manual accruals & reclassifications journals.
• Supports external audit checks by supplying the needed information as requested for the area of responsibility.

The skills we would love to see in your suitcase!

• University degree in Finance Accounting or related studies.
• Candidates with SAP and business intelligence tools experience will be advantageous.
• Strong Excel skills and Power BI knowledge are a plus.
• Excellent English language skills both verbal and written.
• At least 1 year working in a similar role.
  
• Highly accurate with an excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to complete project work according to set timescales and deadlines.
• Capacity to take initiative and solve problems with minimal supervision. Adaptable and ambitious with a desire to grow within the company

Why choose us as your next destination

We are super proud of our dedicated team of friendly energetic & passionate professionals. Our people are key to the success of our business & everybody at WebBeds has their own unique role to play as we continue to drive the company forward.

Over 50 different languages are spoken by our workforce but whether working from offices in Dubai or London or out in the field in Johannesburg or Buenos Aires we all share the common goal to take pride in what we do & to deliver our partners with unbeatable service & support.

• International highly skilled group of experts from all around the globe
• Dynamic environment with the chance to grow influence & impact change
• Disruptive fastgrowing market leader within travel & endless possibilities
• Culture built on collaboration empowerment and innovation

Find out more about the WebBeds business at #LIHybrid