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 join us.
What does a great Director Finance Travel Distribution Cost Accounting do? Global responsibility for the transactional integrity and procedural efficiency of all aspects of financial and management accounting for TDC (Travel Distribution Costs). Global TDC, encompassing all Travel Agent Incentives (TAI / FA / PIF) and Operator Fees, amounts to $1bn impact on the income statement per annum. Direct responsibility for the leadership and management of the centralised TDC team and indirect responsibility for outsourced TDC team.
Responsibilities include: - Responsible for the global procedural efficiency and accuracy relating to the accounting for all Travel Distribution Costs
- Reporting to the VP Financial Operations to determine and drive strategic priorities which will lead to operational and systematic efficiency and integrity. Be able to lead the project management efforts that result (where appropriate)
- Business owner of the FA - Calc system (business requirements) - drive the interaction between Finance Ops TDC and ECS and provide the prioritisation for development
- Globally responsible for ensuring that management/commercial reporting/requirements are incorporated into processes to provide the strategic level of detail necessary to steer the commercial operations of the business
- Ensure TDC processes result in the appropriate accounting treatments in the Travelport results compliant with local statutory regulations, US GAAP and Travelport Accounting Policy. Where local statutory regulations and US GAAP conflict, accountable for ensuring necessary statutory accountants are aware
Who we are looking for in this role: - Part qualified Accountant or studier (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
- Good leadership and management skills to help drive strategic objectives
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to build effective relationships with other team members, SMO's and operators
- Knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley and 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, car allowance, annual bonus, private medical insurance, very generous holiday allowance and life assurance.
Interested? We'd love for you to get in touch! Please note that if your application is progressed, you may be asked to complete a self-recorded video interview, at a time that works best for you. This is your chance to bring your skills & experience to life in your own words and style. Ensure you keep an eye on your junk folder just in case our invitation finds its way there.
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.