Finance Assistant London, England
Job description
Position: Finance Assistant – Back-Roads/Topdeck
Reporting to: Financial Controller
Location Base: Chiswick, London, UK (3 days office, 2 days remote)
Contract: Permanent
Here at Global Touring, we’re a travel company specialising in group tours and inspiring people through life-changing travel experiences. Through our brands Topdeck Travel and Back-Roads Touring we are ever developing our product range, driving growth in key sales markets (Australia, New Zealand & North America), innovating product delivery and ensuring we deliver a first-class customer experience. Don’t worry if you can’t find Global Touring when you search online – this is our internal brand, externally we only use our customer facing brands.
Topdeck and Back-Roads serve very different customers, however our ‘one best way’ approach is consistent and effective in supporting the specific strategy and activity for each brand. At Global Touring, each team member works across both of our brands with equal commitment.
We’re looking for someone to join our team that aligns perfectly with our brand and values... if this sounds like you then keep reading!
Overview
The Finance assistant role is a crucial part of the Finance team, focusing primarily on ensuring the delivery of strong financial control and risk management.
Key Responsibilities;
- Assisting with the delivering accurate and timely monthly management reporting
- Ensuring all balance sheet accounts for which you have ownership are transparent and have user-friendly monthly reconciliation schedules that tie back to the trial balance – with particular emphasis on bank reconciliations
- Document each key accounting process and publish written work instructions that can be followed
- Identifying areas of potential accounting reporting risks and developing effective controls
- Providing auditors’ requests for information promptly and accurately
- Mentoring and supporting development of more junior team members
- Acting a backup and support to transactional finance activities during peak periods
Responsible and Sustainable Responsibilities
- A commitment to improving recycling processes within our offices.
- A commitment to stopping the use of all single-use plastic items in our offices.
- A commitment to promote the use of reusable items such as Tupperware and water bottles in our offices.
- A commitment to protect our company culture of openness to all people regardless of gender, age…
Experience, Requirements and Key Behaviours
- Actively studying part-qualified accountant with a minimum 3 years’ experience in a high volume, low margin business within a listed group
- Proactive and hands on, with a desire to continuously improve processes, provide great service and deeply understand the problem at hand.
- Strong attention to detail
- Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills, passion for process efficiency
- Genuine, practical experience of consistently delivering month end reporting
- Thrives under pressure and adapts positively to change.
- And of course… A passion for all things travel related!
We support flexible working, and for the right candidate we’re open to this role being partially based remotely. Ideally, we’d like you to start immediately but won’t rule out anyone worth waiting for.
We'll be reviewing applications w/c 4 September and contacting all applicants after this date.
Our Values
Our values aren’t just words on a page. They’re the backbone; the steering wheel;
the soundtrack to how we embrace each day. Like a well baked brownie, every ingredient
combines to achieve the rich consistency fuelling the soul of Global Touring.
Stay curious
We are natural born explorers. Our people question old solutions, apply alternative thinking and embrace being challenged in the search for outcomes. We’re excited by the journey on and off the road – expanding our knowledge, adapting to feedback and questioning the status quo. Value ideas over hierarchy. Have the courage to take risks. Don’t let perfection prevent growth.
Choose transparency
We take the right way, not the easy way. We’re straight up even through the toughest conversations; tackling challenges head-on and with integrity. Honour commitments. Communicate with clarity. And build relationships based on mutual respect. Forget hidden agendas, we treat everyone fairly – despite a preference for instant coffee.
Don’t pass the buck
If we do it, we do it well. We are empowered to make decisions based on data and experience – holding each other accountable along the way. Spare the excuses. Be fearless in the pursuit of results. And take responsibility – even when no one’s looking. There will be bumps in the road; that’s ok. We own our mistakes and learn from the challenges as well as the successes.
Together we go further
Across oceans and office desks, it’s more than a love for travel that keeps us connected.
There are no silos here; we are each other’s toughest critics and loudest supporters – especially around the ping pong table. People with diverse backgrounds, different identities and varied experiences make our company exceptional. We embrace alternate perspectives, recognise each other’s strengths and champion collective genius.
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