Management Accountant (1-Year Contract)

Who are WebBeds?

WebBeds is the fastest growing and most significant accommodation supplier to the travel industry. We are a global company offering ground services (hotels, transfers, tours, activities) to travel professionals. Our products help our partners and customers to create amazing Travel experiences.

Our Products range from a Retail Online platform, Integration Connectivity hub and distribution APIs to name but a few and our systems are 100% cloud hosted processing up to 5.0bn search requests daily. We deliver amazing outcomes using leading edge technology through innovative and creative thinking.

WebBeds is a subsidiary of Web Travel Group (ASX: WEB) – an ASX 200 listed company operating a global digital travel business.

What makes us stand out?

• We are a wholesale global travel organization
• We have 1500+ people speaking 50+ languages in 120+ cites across 50+ countries 
• We partner with over 430,000 properties in more than 15,000 destinations 
• We work with more than 44,000 travel companies in 139 source markets 
• We have an amazing Technology team focused on delivering valuable outcomes using innovative tech and creative & lateral thinking

In this role you will

Support the Financial Controller in ensuring that the assets and liabilities of the company are properly recorded and appropriately controlled. This is a 1-year maternity cover contract.

Key responsibilities  

• Prepare monthly PL analysis for all entities for review with Financial Controller.
• Review and posting of monthly Operating expenditure accruals, ensuring team members are paying invoices on timely basis.
• Preparing and posting regular monthly journals including management fee, accruals, prepayments.
• Ensuring timely accrual, payment and filling of all local & statutory requirements, including corporate tax and remaining regulatory requirements.
• Preparation and submission of National Statistics forms.
• Monitoring Intercompany postings, preparing reconciliations at month end, support Intercompany team.
• Quarterly VAT return preparation, filing and reconciliation.
• Preparing MIS for US Tax return and quarterly advance tax payments.
• Handle all accounting / reporting compliance for all entities under Europe / NAM region (onse not covered above).
• Monitoring and improving the data flows into the accounting system with the IT team including analysis control
• Review of automated FX calculations.
• Prepare and review monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Review of monthly overhead costs and ensure all costs are in the correct business unit.
• Assist with the monthly RADE process by investigating queries and preparing adjusting journals.
• Open all mail received and delegate it to the responsible person, including filing.
• Cash cheques in the bank, process details in the accounting system and inform the person responsible.
• Assist with intercompany reconciliations - Intercompany accounts maintenance and reconciliation, posting of recharges, issuing recharge invoices
• Continual review and improvement of processes
• Main coordinator for external and internal audit.
• Assist with year-end audit requests and queries
• Assist with any other ad hoc requests and project work as required

The skills we would love to see in your suitcase!

• Preferably Qualified / Part qualified ACCA
• Degree educated
• Strong numeracy
• Work responsibly and take ownership of tasks handled.
• Experience working in an international business and accounting in multiple currencies
• Solid working knowledge of Excel, Word, Outlook
• Good understanding of accounts software (Sun systems and SAP/S4 Hana)
• Working towards professional accounting qualification (not mandatory)
• Experience working as part of a team and also able to take ownership of specific issues
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills
• Well organised, highly accurate and with excellent attention to detail
• Able to prioritise effectively and work to deadlines
• Lives up to our Finance Function Values: We provide a great service. We’re one team. We do what we say we’ll do. We continuously improve

Why choose us as your next destination?

We are super proud of our dedicated team of friendly, energetic & passionate professionals. Our people are key to the success of our business & everybody at WebBeds has their own unique role to play as we continue to drive the company forward.

Over 50 different languages are spoken by our workforce, but whether working from offices in Dubai or London or out in the field in Johannesburg or Buenos Aires, we all share the common goal to take pride in what we do & to deliver our partners with unbeatable service & support.

• International highly skilled group of experts from all around the globe
• Dynamic environment with the chance to grow, influence & impact change ⚡
• Disruptive, fast-growing market leader within travel & endless possibilities
• Culture built on collaboration empowerment and innovation

Find out more about the WebBeds business at - #LI-Hybrid