Financial Accountant Finance · London, Haywards Heath ·

Airport Dimensions is part of The Collinson Group, acknowledged as a global leader in customer benefits and loyalty. Collinson delivers exceptional travel, insurance and assistance products that differentiate value propositions and loyalty solutions that win deeper, more valuable customer relationships. The company specializes in creating the kind of experiences it takes to engage the high-earning, frequent traveller.

At Airport Dimensions, we understand how the spaces we create affect the quality of travelers’ time at the airport. Together with our airport and airline partners, we have delivered an award‑winning hospitality experience to millions of travelers across our network of airport lounges in the US, Europe, Middle East, and Asia. Our multi‑dimensional thinking is enabling us to explore new spaces beyond traditional lounge services to meet not just the needs of the next generation of travellers but to keep airports competitive, retain airlines and generate more revenue. With our proven track record, we have an ambitious plan to grow globally in the next 3 years.

Purpose of the job

Being a Financial Accountant at Airport Dimensions is an excellent opportunity that will give you exposure to various aspects of the finance and the wider business. This role sits within the EMEA & APAC team. The successful candidate will have to be organised, self‑motivated with a desire to constantly improve. You will be assisting in the preparation of management accounts that help prepare you with full understanding of accounting processes and a solid ground for future development in your finance career.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting in monthly closing process including some month end journals for the main trading company in Airport Dimensions EMEA.
• Monthly Intercompany reconciliations on balance sheet and P&L.
• Preparing the monthly management accounts files.
• Helping our central service team in South Africa with raising customer invoices, recording and allocating receipts.
• Helping our central service team in South Africa with coding of supplier invoices, managing supplier reconciliations.
• Become an approver for supplier payments via the bank.
• Performing analysis of Marketing expenses and working out various accruals and prepayments necessary.
• Raising relevant marketing recharges to the respective group companies.
• Performing analysis of Technology expenses and working out various accruals and prepayments necessary.
• Raising relevant Technology recharges to respective group companies.
• Preparing quarterly VAT return submission.
• Assisting with year‑end reporting.
• Supporting the budgeting and forecasting process.
• Ad‑hoc financial analysis, financial modelling, reporting and project assignments as required.

Knowledge, skills and experience required

• A recognised accountancy qualification (AAT or overseas equivalent) or a studier (e.g. ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with experience in a similar role and have a solid understanding of bookkeeping and management accounting.
• Ideally a quantitative degree (Accounting, Finance, Economics, Maths) achieving 2:1 or above.
• Knowledge/experience of multi‑national groups with multi‑currencies a plus.
• Strong financial accounting skills, including working knowledge of FRS 102.
• Advanced Excel skills including sumifs, vlookup and pivot table. VBA and Power Query desirable.
• Proficient in PowerPoint and Word.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Project management experience.
• Great interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience working on Access Dimensions or Microsoft Dynamics would be preferred.

Person Specification

• A detail‑oriented mindset and an ability to meet tight deadlines through prioritising and multi‑tasking effectively.
• Highly numerate.
• Effective challenger, always looking for better ways of doing things.
• Strong communication skills and ability to maintain good working relationships with stakeholders.
• Ability to work as part of a team and be collaborative.
• A quick learner, who is enthusiastic, and solution driven.

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: Take Action, 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.