Finance Manager Transactions – Holidays (6 Month FTC)COMPANYeasyJet holidays is the UK’s fastest growing tour operator, with a mission to provide brilliant holidays at unbeatable prices in more than 100 destinations across Europe. We do this by combining easyJet’s vast flight programme with more than 5,000 handpicked hotels and best-in-class technology to provide the perfect package holiday. We only launched in 2019 but already we have:Become the fastest growing, lowest cost, highest margin travel business in the UKAchieved milestone customer numbers and taken almost 2 million customers away in our latest full year of trading, delivering significant profits to the easyJet groupLaunched an award-winning sustainability strategy with a focus on making a positive impact on the local communities that make our holidays so specialDoubled the size of our team year-on-yearExpanded our business into Europe, with Switzerland announced as our first source marketBeen named one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023 – called out as one of the most loved employers and highly commended as a great place to work for LGBTQIA+ employees, as well as being named the Best Workplace in Travel 2023.We’re an ambitious bunch and we don’t intend on stopping here. We want to lead the industry, become the holiday provider of choice and to do this we’re building remarkable teams with modern ways of working.TEAMThis is a really exciting opportunity working as a key member of the Holidays Finance team, reporting into the Senior Finance Manager – Transactions for easyJet holidays. The role heads up the AP and AR teams, and maintains a strong relationship principally with the Holidays Sourcing team, and with many other teams too!JOB PURPOSEThe purpose of this role is to be the end-to-end finance owner for financial transactions within easyJet holidays and build and maintain strong relationships with other teams around the business.The role is responsible for the AP and AR (B2C and B2B) teams within holidays.JOB ACCOUNTABILITIESMaintain a strong control environment across the transactions teamPresent dashboards on team performance against targets to management, which will be refreshed each week, so you truly have your finger on the pulse of the teamTake ownership of short term cashflow forecasting and currency funding requirementsBecome the subject matter expert in payments (in and out!), and the flow of data from the reservations platform in to the ERP.Create a roadmap for improvements for the transactions area, from marginal gains through to the more strategic.Continue the improvements in our payment practices performanceQualificationsCOMPETENCIESOwnership and Delivery. Has a clear focus to drive delivery of results, working to targets, reviewing progress and adapting their plans accordingly, motivating themselves and the team to achieve.Business Performance. Understands business and external environment, is cost conscious and understands the longer-term perspective and implications of decisions.Innovation and Change. Is open to new ways of doing things and questions existing approaches, views change as an opportunity, comfortable working in a dynamic and ambiguous environment.Building Relationships. Expresses ideas confidently and clearly, builds positive and constructive relationships with others, gets to know colleagues within their own team and supports them to ensure team goals are achieved.Developing talent. Looks at new challenges as an opportunity to learn, takes ownership for own development and is aware of their strengths and weaknesses, looks for feedback from others about own performance.KEY SKILLS REQUIREDQualified accountant with at least two years post qualified experienceA strong understanding of the finance transactions spaceTrack record of process improvement or automationSummarise and communicate key issues from high volumes of data with a high attention to detailProven ability to digest and interpret accounting complexity across balance sheet, cash flow and P&LComfortable to communicate and challenge effectively with key stakeholders at all seniority levels in the organisation both finance and non-finance colleaguesManage own time across variety of tasks and projects to deliver to deadlinesAbility to explain finance to non-financial stakeholdersA proactive team playerThe ability to work on own initiative and has the confidence to offer solutionsA true self starter, with high levels of motivation and enthusiasm.Excellent excel skillsBENEFITSCompetitive base salary25 days holidayBAYE, SAYE & Performance share schemes7% pensionLife AssuranceFlexible benefits packageExcellent staff travel benefitsLOCATION & HOURS OF WORKThis full-time role will be based in Luton, and will be 40 hours per week, with some occasional travel required. We operate on a hybrid working model.MP2#LI-TA1
