Senior Finance Accountant at Travelport

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 senior financial accountant do?

You will come on board at a truly exciting time as we embark upon the next phase of our finance transformation program. You will take a key role in the transition of accounting and compliance activity from APAC into the UK as part of the ongoing development of a UK-based accounting Center of Excellence, as part of a team of three accountants, with responsibility for all aspects of accounting and compliance for certain legal entities within the APAC region.

This role will report into a dedicated regional finance manager within Travelport’s controllership function, and the new team will sit alongside existing European and US accounting teams at Travelport’s global head office in the UK.

Responsibilities include:
Successful transition of accounting and compliance activities into a new UK-based team from the existing team in APAC

Responsible for accounting and compliance activities across specific legal entities, as well as supporting and monitoring the activities of a business process outsourcer who provides accounting support

Responsible for the accurate and on time filing of applicable regulatory or mandatory financial, survey and statistical returns, including direct and indirect tax returns.

Preparation and review of complex journal entries and reconciliations during month end close

Provision of information for Group and local audit processes

Who we are looking for in this role:
Qualified accountant or nearly qualified, with at least 4 years of relevant experience in a large, complex organization

Knowledge of Chinese (Mandarin) and Traditional Chinese characters desirable

High level of attention to detail

Excellent analytical skills and ability to define issues, identify options and recommend solutions.

Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple departments.

Advanced Microsoft Excel and experience in ERP systems is essential, whilst specific experience in Oracle is an advantage.

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 and bonus plan, as well as a very comprehensive benefits package including a generous holiday allowance. We also offer a New Child leave policy, where the birthing parent receives 16 weeks of paid time off, and the non-birthing parent receives 8 weeks of paid time off.

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.