Group Accountant

1 month ago

London, United Kingdom Collinson Full time

Collinson is the global, privately-owned company dedicated to helping the world to travel with ease and confidence. The group offers a unique blend of industry and sector specialists who together provide market-leading airport experiences, loyalty and customer engagement, and insurance solutions for over 400 million consumers.

Collinson is the operator of Priority Pass, the world’s original and leading airport experiences programme. Travellers can access a network of 1,500+ lounges and travel experiences, including dining, retail, sleep and spa, in over 650 airports in 148 countries, helping to elevate the journey into something special. We work with the world’s leading payment networks, over 1,400 banks, 90 airlines and 20 hotel groups worldwide.

We have been bringing innovation to the market since inception – from launching the first independent global VIP lounge access Programme, Priority Pass, to being the first to sell direct travel insurance in the UK through Columbus Direct and creating the first loyalty agency of its kind in the travel sector with ICLP. Today we still invest heavily in innovation to ensure that we continue to deliver superior customer experiences.

Key clients include Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Cathay Pacific, British Airways, LATAM, Flying Blue, Accor, EasyJet, HSBC, Chase, HDFC.

Our mission is focused on doing good beyond profit, which for us means we seek out opportunities for our people to share in our success and that we give back to the communities and people within which we work.

Never short of ambition, the success of our business is delivered through the diverse and talented team of over 1,800 global colleagues.

Purpose of the Job

The Group Reporting Team is committed to providing robust financial information with meaningful insight and driving ongoing enhancements to financial reporting processes. As part of the Group Reporting Team, you will be responsible for providing accurate and insightful consolidated reporting to internal and external stakeholders.

Your role will involve collaboration with global finance teams, preparation of the multi-currency consolidation at month-end and year-end and supporting in the completion of the Group Annual Report. As a technical accounting specialist, you will also produce technical accounting papers and support global finance teams in the application of FRS102 and Group accounting policies to complex accounting areas.

The role combines a requirement for strong technical accounting knowledge with good communication skills and an aptitude for complex computations. The ability to demonstrate initiative, strong analytical skills, attention to detail and to prioritise effectively are also key to the role.

Collinson is a dynamic business, undergoing a period of significant transformation, and the role will support on related projects. In particular, you will contribute towards the successful implementation of the Group’s new consolidation software, involving contributing to the design and global roll-out.

Key Responsibilities

Month-end reporting processes, including:

  • Assisting in managing the timely submission of subsidiaries globally and performing high-level validation checks on submissions;
  • Completing the Group multi-currency consolidation at month-end;
  • Involvement in preparation of monthly Board Pack slides relating to consolidated primary statements for the Group.

Year-end reporting processes, including:

  • Review and challenge of global subsidiary submissions to ensure compliance with FRS102 and Group accounting policies;
  • Completion of the Group multi-currency consolidation;
  • Preparation of specific consolidated disclosures and supporting analysis for inclusion in the FRS102 consolidated financial statements.

Technical accounting application and policies, including:

  • Preparation of technical accounting papers on complex contracts and transactions;
  • Assisting in updating the Group accounting policies to ensure alignment with FRS102;
  • Providing application guidance to global finance teams for complex accounting areas and transactions.

Finance Transformation/Finance Projects, including:

  • Support on design of new Group consolidation processes in Tagetik, associated month-end and year-end reporting processes and reporting outputs;
  • Support on roll-out of Tagetik to global finance teams for revised monthly and year-end reporting processes;
  • As Collinson is a dynamic business, and currently undergoing a period of significant transformation, the role will be involved in other ad-hoc finance projects as these arise.

Key skills and experience to be evidenced within your application include:

  • The successful applicant will ideally have a recognised accountancy qualification (ACCA/ACA or overseas equivalent) and demonstrable experience in year-end group consolidation processes and preparation of statutory accounts under FRS102.
  • Knowledge/experience of complex multi-currency consolidations
  • Technically strong, with working knowledge of FRS 102
  • Strong analytical skills and an eye for detail
  • Strong communication skills and ability to maintain good working relationships with global subsidiary finance teams
  • Able to prioritise effectively and ability to handle multiple tasks
  • Ability to work as part of a team and be collaborative
  • Experience on financial consolidation system preferred but not essential
  • Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint and Word

Collinson is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes differences in all their forms including: colour, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, neurodivergence, family status, age, individuals with disabilities and people from all backgrounds, cultures and experiences as we strongly believe this contributes to our on-going success.

We are focused on continually evolving our purpose driven, high performing culture, providing an environment where our people have the opportunity to achieve their full potential and do interesting and meaningful work. Our company values are: Act smarter, Do the right thing, One team and Be insight led. These help guide everything we do internally in terms of how we think, act and interact, right through to how we deliver value to our customers and clients.

In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example - she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc).

If you need any extra support throughout the interview process, then please email us at ukrecruitment@collinsongroup.com

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