Create weekly, monthly and annual reports to identify results, trends, and financial forecasts.
Preparation of monthly payroll.
Purchase and management of foreign currency requirements.
Get to know reservation systems and payment systems intimately in order to get the most out of them.
To quickly understand the running of the business.
Ensure that all financial transactions are properly recorded
Manage and report on cash flows to maximize the deposit amounts held centrally.
Form an integral part of the management team and challenge them where needed.
Regularly review, with a commercial eye, the company's performance with particular focus on margin analysis in order to identify gaps and opportunities to present to the Managing Director and Management team.
Establish and implement financial reporting systems where needed
Handle all bonding arrangements, lease agreements and other long term, large contract arrangements.
Manage all regulatory reporting.
Collaborate with auditing services to ensure proper compliance with all regulations and handle the annual external audit process
Look after occasional internal audits process
Develop budgets and financial plans for the company based on research and data reports.
Review all financial plans and budgets regularly to look for cost reduction opportunities
Examine all financial reports and data closely to check for discrepancies
Report to the Managing Director and Group Finance Director with timely and accurate financial information
Lead all Finance automation and large projects.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
AAT
ACA
Accounting
Finance
Xero
bookkeeping
Quickbooks
Experience in managing a team.
Strong Excel skills
Excellent attention to detail with the ability to unravel complex accounting queries
Strategic thinker, able to develop teams and strong financial controls experience
The ability and willingness to get stuck in - we are currently a small business without many layers
Excellent at building internal and external relationships.
Customer focused head, with excellent written and verbal communication skills