Finance Manager – FTC
Salary £50,000 to £55,000
3-month fixed term contract
FT – 35 Monday to Friday
**Hybrid role, 1 day a week in Ashford, Kent
Closing date 4th April 2024
Saga Travel Group are looking for 3-month FTC for our Finance Manager who is being seconded to a new system implementation project.
It’s a great opportunity, an instant start, for a fully qualified or part qualified Finance Manager who could make an impact across the business.
In this role you will oversee and manage all financial reporting and control activities for the Saga Travel Group (STG). This is an output focussed role, with no line manager responsibilities.
A great opportunity to join an award-winning specialist Travel Business within Saga Plc. Here at Saga Travel Group, we organise an array of overseas products for our customers; Hosted Hotel Stays, Group Tours plus Tailor-Made Holidays worldwide.
** This is a FTC for 3 months. You can mostly work from home, your main working hub will be Ashford, Kent. Ideally you will visit your hub once a week to meet your team. You will need to be within reasonable commuting distance to our Ashford Hub. Free Car Parking on site.
Package DescriptionEveryday our colleagues deliver exceptional experiences to our customers. We believe exceptional work deserves even more exceptional rewards, that's why we have put together an amazing benefits package.
- Our working week is 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Option to purchase additional leave up to 5 extra days
- Pension scheme matched up to 10%
- Life assurance policy on joining us
- Wellbeing programme
- Colleague discounts including family discounts on cruises and holidays!
- Range of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companies
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Grandparents leave
- Company performance related annual bonus - Up to 5%
- Income protection
- Access to Saga Academy, our bespoke learning platform
Main ResponsibilitiesYou’ll be covering our current Finance Manager who will be on hand to offer a hand over into the role. You will be required to cover the following areas;
- All financial reporting for the business, including statutory accounts, overheads and shareholder reporting
- Presentation of the above to various stakeholders (Exco, FMT, FLT)
- Management of the month end process end-to-end ensuring all ledger entries are accurate
- Balance sheet reconciliations and monthly variance analysis
- Management of external reporting compliance, including banking covenants, CAA and ABTA
- Management of trust account relationship and reconciliation of trust account position and advance receipts
- Reviewing and submission of all tax compliance (CT, VAT)
- Audit management (internal and external)
- Overheads cost control
- Maintaining an effective control environment supported by processes and systems to safeguard the company’s assets and reduce risk
- Development of systems to improve the production efficiency of those accounts
- Provide support to the other areas of finance as required, but particularly during busy times
- Continual analysis and improvement of finance processes
- Ad-hoc projects and other data analysis as required
The Ideal CandidateWe need the Finance Manager covering this role to demonstrate the following skills and experience;
- Hold a professional finance qualification
- Have up to date IFRS knowledge
- Be a competent user of Finance Systems - Dream / Workday preferable
- Advanced excel skills
- Experience in a Travel/ Tour Operations setting preferable
- Excellent communications and stakeholder management skills
- Be organised and methodical and able to complete tight deadlines
- Can work in a task focused environment
About The CompanyOver the past 70 years we have become the UK's specialist provider of products and services to people aged over 50 in the UK. The Saga brand has become one of the most recognised and trusted brands amongst UK consumers in this demographic, recognised for its high quality products and exceptional standards of service. These include cruises and holidays, insurance, personal finance and the Saga Magazine.
At Saga we are committed to treating all employees fairly and to offering equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and advancement. We value diversity not just because it is the right thing to do, but because diverse teams perform better.
Fair consideration is given to applications from all applicants, including those with disabilities and those over who are over 50 as we are champions of age inclusivity. We are an official Disability Confident Committed employer and ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible and we will make reasonable adjustments as required. For more information on our DEI policies please visit our Saga Careers page.
Saga does not accept agency CVs unless specifically engaged on the role by the Talent Acquisition Team. Please do not forward CVs to our recruiters, employees or any other company location. Saga will not be responsible for any fees related to CVs received in this unsolicited manner.
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