Job Details
Salary: Competitive per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday
Location: Flexible working with up to 3 days a week in our VHQ, Crawley
Contract: 12 month fixed term contract
Closing Date: 18th October 2024
Virgin Atlantic is a purpose led long haul airline. Committed to protecting the planet, whilst bringing the social and economic benefits of connectivity and trade to the destinations and communities we serve. We’re on a mission to net zero by 2050, but no airline can tackle the decarbonisation challenge alone. At Virgin Atlantic, we’re committed to innovation, pioneering change through partnership, and being transparent in our progress.
In a nutshell
As an Analyst in the Cashbook team, at Virgin Atlantic Ltd., you will play a pivotal role in delivering accurate and timely Financial and Management accounts. This unique opportunity allows you to manage a sub-section of the Cashbook (Banks and/or BS) accounts within the Trial Balance of the VAL Group. You will be tasked with processing end-to-end cashbook postings, including unremitted sales for any allocated bank or GL accounts. Your efforts will ensure the integrity of these accounts through detailed reconciliations and analysis, completed within strict month-end reporting deadlines.
Day to day
Your responsibilities will include:
- Performing global bank reconciliations and BS GL reconciliations for assigned accounts.
- Managing UK and/or global cashbook accounts.
- Supporting the reconciliation and maintenance of cash suspense/clearing accounts for VAA & VAH.
- Addressing AP/AR unreconciling items.
- Assisting with the reconciliation and maintenance of the cash suspense/clearing accounts.
- Collaborating on various projects to enhance accounting processes and systems.
- Supporting team efforts during year-end audits and ERP UAT periods.
About you
- Strong technical and operational accounting skills, with the ability to acquire new processes.
- Previous accounting/General Ledger exposure or understanding of DRs/CRs.
- Experience in account analysis, reconciliation, and foreign currencies.
- Strong system skills, particularly with Oracle Financials and Business Objects.
- Curious approach with the ability to question and enhance processes.
- Proven capability to prioritize work under pressure and deliver to tight deadlines.
- Exceptional attention to detail with a high level of accuracy.
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Be yourself
Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Virgin Atlantic, we believe everyone can take on the world - no matter your age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive. So that everyone at Virgin Atlantic can be themselves and know they belong.
To make your journey with us accessible and individual to you, we encourage you to let us know if you’d like a little extra help with your application, or if you have any individual requirements at any stage along your recruitment journey. We are here to support you, so please reach out to our team, ([email protected]) feeling confident that we’ve got your individual considerations covered.