UK Financial Accountant (Part Qual) - VIP Jet Aviation Services

UK Financial Accountant (Part Qual) - VIP Jet Aviation Services
Luton Airport
£28,000 - £33,000

++ Are you a talented and ambitions Part-Qualified Accountant with aviation industry experience? If so we'd love to hear from you ++

Who we are:

We provide VIP services to Business & Private Jet VIP customers. They land their chartered or private jet with us and we do everything we can to deliver a truly exceptional service …we don’t just aim to please we aim to offer that truly 5 star experience. We are a global Company and in our European region we have 28 locations – London, Milan, Paris, Luton, Manchester, Cape Town and Athens to name a few. Our local culture is focused on amazing delivery to the customer and business growth – whilst having fun of course!

Reporting to the UK Finance Manager the UK Financial Accountant will:

+ Take ownership of selected UK Airports (FBOs) accounts, both from a Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet perspective, ensuring timely and accurate financial reports are generated.
+ Review P&L‘s at month end against the company’s internal budgets
+ Provide insightful variance analysis explaining all relevant difference
+ Oversee the production of timely, accurate and meaningful balance sheet reconciliations in collaboration with the BSC (Business Support Centre) to produce high quality outputs
+ Take ownership of the financial control environment relating to your designated FBOs including identifying and implementing improvements
+ Carry our site visits to designated FBOs to business partner and improve processes and controls
+ Take ownership of ad-hoc project and analysis requests as and when they arise
+ Proactively engage with FBO management to enhance understanding of their respective financials and assisting in optimising financial performance
+ Support the external audit process and production of statutory accounts
+ Prepare half year and full year group tax and statutory packs
+ Ensure that sales invoicing is done accurately and on time including the correct application of VAT and maintenance of customer VAT records
+ Assist FP&A to generate ad hoc financial reports
+ Assist the FP&A team on budgets and quarterly forecasting process for all designated FBOs
+ Take responsibility for ensuring debtor recoverability and credit control management
+ Complete statutory questionnaires and filings
+ Review and approve the supplier invoices on the system and ensure that the invoices are coded to the correct accounts
+ Ensure that all inter-company recharges and external recharges are done on time

Financial Accountant Required Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

+ High Level of Integrity
+ Attention to detail and strong work ethics
+ Part Qualified Accountant (ACA,CIMA, ACCA) with industry experience preferred
+ Excellent team player
+ Knowledge of Sage/SAP beneficial
+ Proven ability to prioritise, manage expectations and work to tight deadlines
+ Strong ownership of task

Key Working Relationships:

+ Working directly with the three other UK Financial Accountants
+ Working closely with the UK FP&A team
+ Working closely with the BSC
+ Regular contact with FBO Base Managers
+ Some contact with the EMEA Finance Director and Financial Controller
+ Some contact with the EMEA Regional Finance Managers

Additional Information:

+ Holiday may not be permitted at certain times of the year
+ Additional hours outside normal working house may be required at peak periods in the month/year.
+ Largely office based at Luton Airport. Some travel may be required to visit UK FBOs.
+ UK driving licence required

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