Job description
Whether it’s to visit the people closest to us, starting an exciting adventure, or a career-defining business trip, travel is an essential part of our lives. Yet we've all experienced the aches and pains of getting to our destination. Today, more than 4 billion airline passengers rely on technology that hasn't kept up with the expectations of the modern connected traveller.
That’s why we’ve started to rebuild the infrastructure that underpins the travel industry. We’re on a mission to unravel travel — simplifying systems and building the tools that will make the future of travel effortless.
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Finance at Duffel
We are a fast paced Finance team looking after all end-to-end financial activities to support the Duffel Group (6 reporting entities, across 4 regions). This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to jump into a diverse role, accelerate their learning, build new things & join us on this exciting journey. In this position, you will have the opportunity to own specific areas of financial operations & support across a diverse range of finance activities, drive process improvements, and exercise good business judgment while performing your role. If you are looking to learn quickly through having a diverse range of responsibilities this is the role for you.
What we're looking for in you
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Accounting or Finance
- A recognised accounting qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA) or you are pursuing one
- Experience working within a finance team specific to accounts receivable processes
- Proven experience in contributing to the monthly close process
- Strong grasp of accounting (debits/credits), business reporting and financial statements: P&L, BS & Cashflow
- Ability to optimize processes and you are always looking for ways to automate
- Excellent knowledge and experience of MS Excel, a plus would be experience in using advanced formulas to analyse data
- Outstanding analytical skills with a high attention to detail
- Agile and hands-on work ethic, you are committed to making an impact
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written as you will communicate with internal and external stakeholders
- Exposure to accounting systems, experience using NetSuite is an advantage
What you'll be doing
- Ownership of Accounts Receivable processes to ensure they run smoothly, such as preparing & sending customer bills/statements, communicating with customers, handling bill collection & payment and managing the respective ledger
- Management of the customer finance journey from onboarding & KYC, to account support through their ‘wallet’ top ups & regular communication
- Liaising with commercial teams to ensure correct payments received and terms applied
- Support the preparation of monthly management accounts; journal entries, analysis & reporting
- Manage multiple reconciliation processes across various accounts to ensure proper cut off & timely balance sheet item reconciliation
- Post, maintain & review General Ledger transactions for multiple entities
- Participate in building scalable finance processes to support future growth
- Support internal teams with queries and collaborate on projects
- Support the Statutory Audit process to ensure timely and accurate preparation of audit deliverables
We’re dedicated to your personal growth. Our environment is comfortable physically, but also in that our ears are always open to any ideas, concerns and questions. We believe that everyone should have pride in their work, taking full ownership of it and its impact. That’s why everyone who joins Duffel owns a share of the company.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe that the key to our success is employing a diverse team, that’s why recruitment decisions are only based on your experience and skills. We value your ability to problem solve and build amazing things so we welcome applications for everyone – regardless of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief.
Note to recruitment agencies
Duffel does not accept speculative CV's from external parties. Any unsolicited CV's sent to us will be treated as property of Duffel, and any attached terms and conditions associated with these CV's will be null and void.