Alfa Holiday Group have an exciting opportunity for a Management Accountant to join our team based at our Central Office in Buckshaw Village, Chorley.
The Alfa Holiday Group is one of the UK’s most highly respected coach holiday and hotel companies with a consolidated turnover of over £75 million per year. We are the UK’s only employee-owned Travel Group and our brands include Alfa Hotels and Alfa Coaches. Our mission is to provide high quality memorable holidays for our guests.
Alfa Hotels own and operate 25 hotels in the UK’s most popular seaside locations. We have a combined bed stock of over 2,000 rooms and achieve strong all year-round occupancies due to our sister brands, plus our links to other coach operators and group organisers.
You would be joining the group during an exciting period as we continue to see significant growth in the number of customers choosing to holiday with us each year. As an employee-owned business with over 1,000 employee owners, we treat our people with respect, enabling them to achieve their ambitions and provide the best service to our guests.
About the job
As the Management Accountant for Alfa, you will have an important part to play in producing the management accounts for Alfa Holidays, our Tour Operator Division and Alfa Coaches, our Coach Operator Division. You will also have overall responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the cash management, sales and purchase ledgers for Alfa. As part of a wider accounts team, this role has line manager responsibility for two experienced accounts assistants.
Your role will report into the Financial Controller and will be based in our offices in Buckshaw Village, Chorley.
We are offering a salary of £40,000-£45,000 per annum dependent on skills and experience, plus a number of additional benefits outlined below.
Benefits of being an employee
Bi-annual tax-free dividend due to our employee-owned status (circa £1,500 FTE last year)
Funding for any relevant training courses to aid your development
Job Security – our employee-owned status provides better job security, as we can't be sold to another company
30 days annual leave including bank holidays, with a flexi time scheme in operation
Support and continuous development opportunities
Competitive occupational sick pay scheme
Fantastic discounts on our holidays and hotel stays
Employee assistance programme - Health Assured
Length of service rewards
Build your pension – we have a pension scheme in place that the Company contributes towards
Reward, recognition and engagement programs
Annual pay reviews in April each year
Main accountabilities:
Production of the management accounts for Alfa Holidays and Alfa Coaches
Overseeing the collection of debt on a timely basis in conjunction with the accounts assistants
Submit VAT payments in accordance with legislation
Ensuring the Alfa bank accounts are fully reconciled every month
Ensuring company card transactions are reconciled and accounted for
Intercompany invoicing and reconciliation of intercompany accounts
Submit the monthly PAYE payment for Alfa Holidays and Alfa Coaches in accordance with HMRC legislation
Supervise and manage two accounts assistants who directly report into the Management Accountant role
Assist the Financial Controller with the audit process and liaise with external personnel where required
Review and assist with the improvement of business processes and practices
Key skills and experience
A part qualified or qualified by experience accountant, with experience of delivering management accounts
IT proficient, with advanced excel skills
Demonstrable knowledge of financial and operational controls
Be a dynamic self starter who enjoys the challenge of multi tasking
Possess excellent people management skills
Be highly numerate and commercially focused
Adept at seeing tasks through to completion
Inquisitive and detail orientated
Have a strong ability to analyse data and findings
The below is preferred but not necessarily essential.
Have experience in the hospitality or travel industry or similar businesses
Have experience integrating and/or transitioning to new accounting systems
If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be a successful Management Accountant,
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