Management Accountant (Brighton/Hybrid or Remote)

We make journeys easier and more enjoyable by giving our customers and their passengers a stronger sense of control.  From disruption management to hyper-personalised pre-departure communications and mobile boarding passes, we build the technology to help companies stay connected with their customers at every stage of their journey.

Established in 2000, we have since grown to become one of the travel industry’s major suppliers of passenger messaging solutions.  More than 60 airlines, rail and travel management companies, including British Airways, Flight Centre, Qantas, Ryanair and JetBlue use our notifications platform.  With exciting plans for the future, it’s time for us to expand our growing team and we’re hoping you are who we’re looking for. 

Our culture:

Our culture is at the heart of what we do every day, and travel is part of that too, that’s why we’re proud to live by our values.

Flying high: yet still climbing
We know our stuff and are happy to share our knowledge and expertise. We pride ourselves on being at the top of our game and strive to keep learning.

People are our passport to success: they're at the heart of everything we do
We develop strong relationships built on trust and respect, and always do the right thing by each other and our customers.

Accelerating forward: embracing change, challenge and growth
Whether it's for ourselves, our colleagues or our customers, we are always looking for ways to improve and to grow. We're not afraid to challenge the status quo and drive change with enthusiasm.

All inclusive*: we're a strong, collaborative community
We share the same vision; to make 15below the best it can be. We pull together to make it a reality, look out for each other along the way and make sure everyone's voice is heard.

Enjoy the journey: bringing fun and positivity to everything we do
We're proud and passionate to be part of the 15below family, and never take ourselves too seriously. Having fun is really important to us.

*We are committed to maintaining our welcoming and open culture where differences are embraced. We know that some people are hesitant to apply for roles unless they tick every box, but if you’re excited about this role and your experience doesn’t fully align, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right person for this or other roles.

The role:

As Management Accountant, you’ll work with the Financial Controller on:

• Monthly Management Accounts
• Assist the Financial Controller in the production of monthly management accounts and related monthly analysis.
• Cash Management and Forecasts
• Weekly, monthly and annual cash management, to include cash-flow modelling. This will include supporting analysis for FX management with the business transacting in multiple international currencies.
• Budgeting and 5 Year Financial Plan
• Assisting the Financial Controller to manage the annual budget and 5-year financial plan process, ensuring they are produced within agreed timescales.
• Quarterly Business Forecasts
• Assist the Financial Controller with on-going review of business forecasts with budget holders, updating reporting regularly to align with agreed changes.
• Ad-hoc analysis and finance related projects to support the business, as required.

Requirements

The kind of person you are:

• Fully (or nearly) qualified accountant
• 2+ years working in an accounts environment, post-qualification
• Experience working with cloud based financial systems e.g. Xero
• Advanced understanding of excel
• Experience in budgeting, modelling and forecasting
• Ability to build and maintain excellent working relationships.
• Strong organisational and analytical skills
• Good attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise workload
• Ability to work to tight deadlines

Skills to impress:

• Experience working with Xero
• Professional experience in the travel/IT industry

Benefits

Work is a big part of life, so it has to be motivating and enjoyable. This job is about empowering you to do the work you do best and be part of a fantastic team. We also offer many perks including:

• 25 days annual holiday (increasing with service)
• Flexible public holidays
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life assurance
• Flexible working
• Family friendly policies
• 5% employer pension contribution and salary sacrifice scheme
• Perkbox retail freebies and discounts
• £1,600 IT budget
• Friday ‘wind downs’ and company social events
• Flexible benefits (tech/mobile/holiday/bike schemes and season ticket loans)
• Work from anywhere scheme

We’re certified with Flexa, making us a ‘truly flexible employer’. Flexibility is part of our culture and if you’d like to know more about this then take a look at our Flexa profile.

We're also proud to have earned a Great Place To Work Certification! This year, 95% of employees said it’s a great place To Work – 41% higher than a typical UK company.

Wellbeing is very important to us and so we have a brilliant and holistic programme in place to support with everyone's home and work life. We’ve got lots of fantastic resources, practical guidance, and engaging sessions to help with mental, physical, and financial wellbeing. This includes regular and fun activities such as mindfulness and desk yoga as well as schemes to look after your health with eyecare vouchers and annual flu jabs.

Further information

Location: We are offering truly flexible working options so you can decide whether you want to work from home, from our central Brighton office or a bit of both (within the UK).

Hours: 37.5 per week, flexitime

Reports to: Financial Controller

Application process:

• Recruitment for us is all about finding the right person and so we don't have closing dates for applications
• We review applications as they are received. So please don't delay your application!
• Call: 45 minutes on Teams with our People Advisor
• Interview: 60 minutes on Teams with our Financial Controller and People team
• Interview and task: 90 minutes on Teams or in-person with our Financial Controller and Chief Financial Officer