Senior Finance Manager

Job Description

Job title: Senior Finance Manager

Company: Travelport

Job description: Job Description:

Travelport is a place of opportunity. It’s our incredible team that makes our company great – our people drive our winning culture.

What’s Travelport?

Travelport is a worldwide travel retail platform that provides easy ways for businesses like airlines, hotels, and car rental companies to connect through personalized content to agencies and travelers. The world is changing, and our industry must change with it. We’re leading the change; we are the change.

We are on a mission to power the future of travel.

Come and be part of an organization that is committed to building a culture of inclusivity built upon a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities in which we operate.

What does a great Technical Accounting Finance Manager do?

This is an integral role within the Travelport Controllership team, which is responsible for all external reporting, technical accounting and accounting policy setting for the Travelport group. This role will report to the Technical Accounting Director and will be responsible for supporting the controllership team on all complex/technical accounting areas- from setting the policies to supporting and delivering the implementation, as well as providing ad-hoc accounting advice on operational and corporate accounting matters. This role will also play a key role in driving our global statutory accounts compliance process, coordinating internal and external stakeholders and auditors.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide guidance on all technical accounting issues as they arise around the business including:
• Lease accounting
• Pension Accounting
• Revenue recognition on airline and other revenue agreements
• Internally developed software and capitalization
• Annual intangible asset impairment analysis and other valuations
• Pensions accounting
• Supporting the implementation of any new standards, maintaining accounting policies, and ensuring compliance
• Coordination of global statutory accounts process and management of relationship with outsourced accounting providers and auditors

Who we are looking for in this role:

• Strong accountant with deep knowledge of US GAAP, including in a public company environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills- able to communicate complex topics to a wide audience
• Excellent collaborator among cross-functional teams; with a strong desire to support the global finance community
• Highly resilient, comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment

Our ambition is to hire for potential not just experience, and you’re likely to succeed if you:

• Are always ready to give it your all and deliver high quality work
• Are excited to use your creativity and innovative thinking to try new things
• Take responsibility and own your work
• Are courageous and ambitious to challenge what’s been done before

These are just a few of our employee’s favourite benefits/perks…

Competitive base salary, private medical insurance, very generous holiday allowance (including all of Christmas to New Year)

Interested? We’d love for you to get in touch!

We are an equal opportunities employer and will consider all qualified applicants purely on their skills and abilities. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation, if needed.

About Us:

Travelport is a worldwide travel retail platform. Our next-generation virtual marketplace connects travel buyers and travel sellers, that share our passion for delivering exceptional travel experiences.

Unconflicted and independent, we are re-inventing a simpler future for travel’s complex ecosystem.

Our platform gives the industry the power to help people see the world. We make it simple for businesses like airlines, hotels, and car rental companies to connect to agencies and travelers, through personalized and engaging content.

We are a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities and customers we serve. We are socially responsible, and we give back to our communities.

We encourage our people to think differently and have the courage, confidence, and ambition to challenge what has been done before.

Travelport is on a mission to make Travel easier and more rewarding for everyone.

About the Team: Finance’s primary objective is to drive increase shareholder value, in a controlled and sustainable manner though four key deliverables

• Supporting our team and talent
• Deliver on ‘business as usual’
• Optimise and continually improve
• Control the business and manage risk

We deliver the above with an overarching team focus. We are agile, focused, and motivated.

*Please note that if your application is progressed, you may be asked to complete a self-recorded video interview, at a time that works best for you. This is your chance to bring your skills & experience to life in your own words and style. Ensure you keep an eye on your junk folder just in case our invitation finds its way there.*

We are an equal opportunities employer and will consider all qualified applicants purely on their skills and abilities. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation, if needed.

Expected salary:

Location: London

Job date: Sun, 14 Jan 2024 08:51:49 GMT

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