Finance Assistant

Who we are

¡Hola!

We’re On the Beach. There’s over 500 of us, mostly at home, and sometimes in our office in Manchester.

We send nearly two million people on holiday every year (not together) and we’re expecting to get to three million pretty sharpish. Why? Because we’re the only holiday company who truly gets why going on your jollies is the most wonderful time of the year.

With our market-leading offers, scalable, flexible and innovative technology, strong customer-value proposition and low cost base, we’re challenging existing players and redefining how customers book, manage and experience their holidays.

On the Beach Group plc is one of the UK's largest online beach holiday retailers, with significant opportunities for growth so our story’s only really just begun...

We're on the lookout for talented, beach-loving people to join us and contribute to the next chapter of our story.

You will get to work on interesting projects and will be given the tools and autonomy to have the chance to make your impact on our growth plans.

We're a down to earth and friendly bunch, with little bureaucracy or hierarchy, and whilst we may have grown in size, we've not lost our entrepreneurial spirit. It's in our DNA.

You'll find diverse teams, reflective of the world we live in and the customers we serve. We believe strongly that difference, not uniformity, is critical to our success. We know that better decisions happen when they are made by a range of voices, perspectives and experiences. As an equal opportunities employer, we value and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

What you’ll be doing

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Finance Assistant at On the Beach! Joining the Financial Reporting & Risk team, you’ll participate in recording transactions for the On the Beach Group and subsidiaries, working closely with the Finance team and liaising with suppliers on a daily basis.

As a Finance Assistant (Non-Trade Ledger) at On the Beach, your responsibilities will include:

• Posting high volumes of bank and non-trade supplier invoice transactions to Sage200

• Performing cash book reconciliations within Sage200

• Processing large batches of supplier payments accurately and meeting weekly payment deadlines

• Creating a rapport with key suppliers and building relationships, dealing with incoming queries on a daily basis and resolving any disputes

• Working with large volumes of transactions, solving discrepancies, using Sage200, Sicon WAP and Excel

• Monitoring and maintaining the purchase order and invoice approval routes within Sicon WAP

• Invoicing and chasing recovery of non-trade sales invoices for marketing contributions

About you

Skills that you will bring to the beach include

• Experience of using Excel and strong Microsoft office skills.

• Experience of using Sage 200 is desirable

• Prior experience within a similar role is desirable

• Working towards an accounting qualification (AAT or similar) is desirable

• Strong written and verbal skills

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy

• Strong relationship building with suppliers

• Ability to take ownership and manage workloads to tight deadlines

What to expect from our interview process

We will have a two-stage interview process for this position that will consist of a first stage Microsoft Teams interview and a second stage interview at our Aeroworks office in Manchester City Centre.

We want to make sure everybody has the opportunity to perform at their best. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the interview process, please let the Talent team know and they will be happy to assist.

Ways of working

This role is full time hours, 37.5 hours per week, working Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00. We offer hybrid working, you’ll be in the office 2 days per week and working from home 3 days per week.

During your induction period you will be required to work from our amazing Aeroworks office in Manchester, this is to make sure you have all the support you need during the start of your journey with us.

Our benefits

We might be biased but we think our colleagues are pretty great. They're the people that have made On the Beach what it is today and continue to make it vibrant and successful tomorrow. That's why we offer a competitive benefits package, known as our Beach Perks, to all On the Beach colleagues. These include:

• 25 days holiday plus your birthday off

• Generous discount on holidays plus you will receive 2 extra days annual leave on top of your holiday allowance to use whilst you're away on your On the Beach package holiday

• Flexible working hours and hybrid working

• Access to Learnerbly learning platform, plus workshops, courses and professional qualifications

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption pay, plus other family friendly support

• Employee Assistance Programme and free access to counselling

• Eye care vouchers

• Simplyhealth Optimise Health Plan

• Company Sick Pay scheme

• Regular wellbeing events

• Gym discount

• Share Incentive Plan (SIP)

• Death in Service cover

• Onsite subsidised coffee shop

• The Sandbox (our very own bar)

• Food and drink discounts across a number of venues in Manchester City Centre

• Regular social events

• Cycle to Work scheme