Finance Manager - Airline Accounting & Control Luton, East of England, England
Job description
TUI Business:
Band:
4
Location(s):
United Kingdom | Luton | LU2 9TN | Wigmore House
Brussel, BE, 1000
Rijswijk, NL, 2284 DH
Hannover, DE, 30159
Stockholm -Arlanda, SE, 190 45
Hours per week:
37.5
Type of contract:
Fixed term 12 Months
This is a broad role within the Airline Accounting and Control Finance team that will predominantly support the delivery of Project Fish to TUI Airline whilst additionally supporting the Operations and Aviation Planning areas of TUI Airways by working within a team of accountants in providing a variety of accounting and control services.
Project Fish is the consolidation of Airline Companies onto the SAP Stuart Finance system. This is the largest project currently within the Airline Division and will shape the Airline Accounting and Reporting functionality for the future whilst delivering continuous improvement across more established activities through the successful delivery of a single lead ledger platform SAP Stuart into the Airline.
The Airline Accounting and Control team act as business partners to the Airline Commercial Finance teams, working together to support TUI Airways - TUI UK&I’s internal airline that operates 65 aircraft, 750 pilots, and 2,500 cabin crew and has a cost base in excess of £1bn per year.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Finance Manager – Airline Accounting & Control you will be responsible for supporting the overall delivery of Project Fish into the Airline and also supporting the wider Accounting and Control Airline function in the day delivery of Airline deliverables across all Airline regions.
The role will be interesting, varied and challenging, reporting to the Financial Controller you will provide support in ensuring key project deliverables are met in a timely efficient manner. The tasks you undertake will be extremely varied in nature and may involve dealing with some challenging situations, you will therefore need to be understanding, sensitive and have ability to see and challenge the bigger picture.
You will be heavily involved in decision making, data gathering, presentation of findings, delivery of testing, providing training and support as your day to day activities see you working with all levels of personnel from not just within the Airline but also across a number of other business partners within the TUI Group.
Additionally, you will work very closely and support on a daily basis, Airline personnel based in the Central and Western Regions with their transition of procedures and processes into the SAP Stuart system.
The role requires you throughout the delivery of the project and post go live to ensure the promotion of compliance across the Airline’s financial accounting processes. You will apply your strong understanding of underlying accounting policies, processes, and systems together with commercial acumen in order to attain
ABOUT YOU
Qualified accountant with a minimum of 2 years PQE and experience of financial/management accounting and/or audit
Strong technical accounting & analytical skills
Good systems & process skills
Strong knowledge of IFRS/IAS
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
Good influencing skills
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ABOUT OUR OFFER
Fantastic holiday benefits including discounts, special offers and the ability to purchase additional ‘TUI time off’
Health and Wellbeing support in five key areas – Financial, Health, Social, Community and Career
Discretionary Bonus Scheme
Private Medical Insurance, single cover with option to add dependants
Permanent Health Insurance
Pension scheme and life assurance
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