Accountant

Starting with a single train journey from Leicester to Loughborough in 1841, we’ve grown into a travel company that’s constantly thinking about new and innovative ways to take you places: not just on holiday, but in your career too.

Whether you dream of working abroad or want to help create the next marketing campaign, there’s a range of roles across our retail stores, head office, Thomas Cook Airlines and far beyond. From Product Managers to pilots, there’s one thing we all have in common: keeping the customer at our heart.

With a team of over 22,000 colleagues, operating across 15 countries, the opportunities are endless, whether you’ve worked in travel before or are looking to start a new adventure today.

Is 2019 your new start? Are you looking for a new opportunity to grow in your career? Then we may have a role that will just do that:

Our 5 finance employees are looking for another team member as an Accountant to join their team.

You will handle, prepare, compute, manage, research and analyse accounting data in order to provide quantitative information on performance and financial position of the business. You will supervise, monitor and evaluate all day-to-day accounting activities. You will establish financial status by developing and implementing systems for collecting, analysing, verifying and reporting financial information.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the daily accounting operations based on accounting principles (IFRS, Swiss GAAP).
• Conduct month-end and year-end close activities
• Publish financial statements in time (IFRS & Swiss GAAP) and ensure timely reporting to Group
• Prepare the cash flow planning process and provide management with relevant information
• Participate and prepare balance sheet forecasts and Budget together with Controlling
• Coordinate and support the Head of Controlling & Accounting in interim, HY and year end audits
• Compute taxes and prepare tax returns, balance sheet, profit/loss statement etc
• Implement financial internal controls to assure financial accuracy and compliance
• Collect, analyse and summarize account information
• Document processes, decisions and other relevant information
• Collaborates with/manages projects as required
• Back-up for other team members in their absence

For this role we are looking for someone who:

• Has an accounting education and at least 3 years of experience in a similar role preferably in an international setting
• Experience working with financial service center
• In depth knowledge of accounting principles such as IFRS, Swiss GAAP etc
• Knowledge of the use of SAP and other accounting systems such as Cognos are an advantage
• Fluent in English with any further language such as German a plus
• Team spirited personality that will quickly grow to be part of the team
• Someone who is resilliant to change and is highly flexible
• Someone who goes the extra mile and sees opportunities to change processes
• An eye for detail and can adher to financial deadlines

Are you the new team member that we are looking for? Then don't wait to apply

We are only considering direct applications via our tool. 3rd Party recruiters cannot be considered for this role

Life at Thomas Cook is fast-paced and full of opportunities. We’re a leading international travel company that believes in empowering our people, so when you join us, you’ll be given the chance to create, learn and innovate. You’ll also be given the support and training you need to develop your career in the direction you choose.

As you might expect, our holiday benefits are something special. We’ll give you an allowance towards your holiday every year, depending on how long you’ve been with us. There are also special last minute employee deals, which give you the opportunity to pick up a holiday at an outstanding price. Working for Thomas Cook, you can travel the world for less.

We also offer a flexible benefits package that gives you a range of options to ensure your benefits match your lifestyle.