Finance Team - Group Financial Accountant

Overview

Scott Dunn is an award-winning luxury tour operator creating tailor-made vacations to destinations all over the world. With offices in the UK, US and Singapore, we pride ourselves on providing outstanding service to all our guests from the moment they begin their research online, right the way through to post-vacation evaluations.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a qualified accountant with a background in practice to join our finance team based in Hammersmith. The role will include a number of reporting responsibilities to the Group Head of Finance, Group CFO and the US VP on a regular basis and will also involve working alongside external advisors on compliance with statutory requirements including audit and tax for trading entities across the UK, US and Asia.

Responsibilities The responsibilities for this role include (but are not limited to):

US Responsibilities

• Provide timely and accurate financial information to US VP and support the US business with any financial queries they have
• Manage US banking relationships and accounts
• Prepare information required for monthly management accounts for the US including gross profit reconciliation
• Hold monthly meetings with budget holders to ensure accounting records are accurate and complete
• Balance sheet management of US including monthly bank reconciliations
• Work alongside US management and group finance teams to prepare annual budget and periodic reforecasts
• Liaise with FCTG colleagues to ensure compliance with federal and state tax regulations and other regulatory and risk based matters
• Potential requirement to travel to the US 2-3 times a year

• Key contact for the auditors in UK and responsible for providing audit information and ensuring good project management in order to meet filing and group reporting deadlines.
• Preparation of UK statutory accounts.
• Oversee Senior Financial Account in delivering Singapore audit deliverable and accounts.
• Be the primary person responsible for information provision for tax compliance matters across the group.
• Support Group Head of Finance on corporate secretarial requirements.

• Support on payment authorisations across the group
• Support the Finance team as required
• Project work as required including helping to drive automation of processes

About You
This role would be a good fit for you if you share in our passion for extraordinary travel experiences and understand that great financial stewardship enables inspiring journeys. You bring both accounting excellence and commercial savvy – combining meticulous attention to detail with an eye for the bigger picture. You’ll thrive in this role if you:

• Are ACA qualified with at least 2 years post-qualification experience
• Have a strong grasp of UK statutory accounting requirements and can navigate them with confidence
• Have an audit background working with clients in the £50m - £200m turnover range
• Have a respect for strong control environments and best practice governance
• Comfortable managing relationships across multiple stakeholders, including internationally

Values & Behaviours
All employees must promote, understand, and apply Scott Dunn’s workplace values. These are embedded in all roles and applicants must evidence the values as part of the application process.

• In the know - Start by listening. We take the time to understand our guests’ and colleagues needs. Be Precise. We take pride in getting every detail right. Own it. We deliver on commitments we make.
• In the Detail - Love learning. We energetically seek out and share new ideas and insights. Embrace feedback. We continuously seek to improve by sharing and accepting honest feedback. Work with the best. We attract, retrain and partner with the best.
• Inspiring - Look to the future. We constantly seek opportunities to make travel memorable and sustainable. Be more we. We work together collaboratively and value different viewpoints. Win together. We celebrate each other’s successes and have fun.

Location
We aim to find someone who would be office based in our London, Hammersmith office.

Why work for Scott Dunn
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