Senior Financial Accountant

Here at Collinson, we like to think big, take big ideas, and create products and services that support our four core capabilities: Loyalty, Travel Experiences, Insurance, and Assistance. Our talented experts have helped nurture and develop a suite of products that enhance the passenger experience for over 20 million managed customers each year, with 28 offices globally, we enrich and provide confidence in the traveller journey with our world-renowned Priority Pass , Lounge Key, and Lounge Pass products that allow access to a global VIP airport lounge program

What does a Senior Financial Accountant do at Collinson?

The Senior Financial Accountant will work within the Central and Loyalty Financial Reporting team of the Collinson They will work as an integral part of the finance team responsible for a range of entities across Loyalty and Central Service business They will work with the Head of Financial Reporting and the Financial Reporting Managers to help oversee the monthly management accounts, support the production of the statutory accounts and act as a key point of contact during the audit

The Senior Financial Accountant will provide oversight on the production of the monthly management accounts for all Central entities, reviewing the completeness and accuracy of the They will provide input and support for regulatory reporting, balance sheet reconciliation, and other tasks relating to the entities within the Central and Loyalty Finance They will also provide technical accounting guidance across the team, actively drive, support, and implement process/ system changes within the team, ensuring a strong and effective control environment exists, standardising where possible with a specific emphasis on improving and reducing month end close

Key responsibilities of this role include:

• Work with the team to drive improvements to establish, improve and maintain high quality and timely management accounts
• Delivering monthly management packs including variance analysis, opportunities & threats, annual Group Stat Packs and internal compliance declarations ensuring they are completed in line with Group policies and deadlines for the specified entities
• Support the day-to-day management including objective setting and monitoring of those Help develop and motivate staff by providing them with clear direction to achieve their
• Management of the financial accounting and reconciliation for the monthly payroll processes
• Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are produced in line with agreed timings, are clean and any outstanding items have clear ownership and actions and are followed up
• To provide oversight of the inter-company position, ensuring this is reconciled monthly to agree with the other group entities and settled as per Group policy
• Collaborate with the Commercial Finance Business Partners to ensure have an awareness and clarity of any accruals, prepayments and ad hoc journals that are required to be posted into the month end management accounts, ensuring a high level of accuracy and understanding exists across the team
• Manage the reporting of investments within the Central entities including the preparation of regular impairment reviews
• Assist with continuous embedding and delivery of the Finance Transformation project
• Play an active role in the implementation of new accounting software, Microsoft

About you

To be successful in your application, you ll have experience of working within a similar role, alongside accountancy qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA etc).

This is a technical focused role where you ll need to apply a proactive, positive, and forward looking approach to the role, whilst using your expert communication skills to engage with stakeholders across all levels of the business, as well as line management Key to success in this role, will be your ability to manage and deliver against conflicting priorities, and your ability to work well in a fast paced

Key skills and experience to be evidenced within your application include;

• Strong MS Office skills, particularly within Excel
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics accounting systems preferable
• High personal levels of motivation and delivery orientated focus working well under pressure
• Attention to detail, with an analytical mindset
• Ability to interact with and develop working relationships internally and externally in order to achieve best outcomes for the business and customer
• Knowledge and experience of best practice within industry to consistently improve delivery within department
• Ability to encourage, train and develop the Financial Accountants and Assistant Financial Accountants
• Experience of developing and leading high performing teams
• Strong organisation and planning skills
• Ability to communicate confidently and effectively

You can look forward to a competitive salary, pension scheme, and further benefits:

• Life Assurance Scheme
• Personal Income Protection
• Private Medical
• Discounted gym membership
• Wellness advice and support
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Priority Pass Membership (Collinson Exclusive)
• Travel Insurance (Collinson Exclusive)

Our values form the foundation of our business, and the Collinson company culture is built around these values that help to shape a long-term, financially successful enterprise for both our customers and They are summarised across four pillars: Act smarter, Do the right thing, One team, and Be

Collinson s journey started over 30 years ago, when our chairman, Colin Evans, was Managing Director of IAPA, a global travel benefits business with a history stretching back to

Once formed, Collinson was further strengthened by the acquisition of established companies that allowed us to expand on our

We have a team of more than 2,000 employees serving over 5 million own customers each In 2020 Collinson was included in both the Top Track 100 and the Profit Track 100 lists from the Sunday Times

Collinson is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone to our We strongly encourage people of any colour, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, neurodivergence, family status, age, individuals with disabilities and people from all backgrounds, cultures and experiences to If you need reasonable adjustments at any point in the application or interview process, please let us

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