Finance Analyst

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 Operator & Strategic Account Finance Analyst do?

The Operators Commission Analyst is responsible for accounting for $220m of Operator Commission. All accounting entries are processed including calculating of accruals, payments, and loan repayments. Providing information on settlements and disputes and liaising with the appropriate account directors based around the world.

The Operator Analyst will also be responsible for maintaining the Operator ICFR processes and controls, in addition to supporting the ICFR and statutory audit requirements.

The role has primary responsibility for the month end process and associated balance sheet reconciliations.

Responsibilities include:

• Responsible for the timely and accurate payment to all worldwide Operators approx. $220M per year
• Review new contracts on a regular basis to ensure we have covered all terms relating to the Operator and their payment, comment and feed back to account directors on impractical terms, working toward contract standardization wherever possible
• Liaise daily with the Billing and Assurance department, Sales and Marketing Offices (SMO’s)and the Operators on issues such as rates, calculations and deductions, interpretation of contract terms and correct application to the Operator procedures
• Provide payment details and obtain authorization for the payments monthly, after liaison with directors within the Operators worldwide to ensure they are happy with the Operator Commission statements
• Ensure all revenue items are billed to the Operators monthly, respond to questions over billing
• Responsible for all journals of commission accruals and adjustment journals are posted at month end within the corporate time table
• Reconcile monthly the commission control accounts where appropriate ensuring that items are cleared and investigated within the month, report large variances for GDS pack and SLT reporting, such as large withheld commission or loan repayments.
• Recommend any impairments to loans or upfront payments that need to be made of assets held in the balance sheet relating to Operators
• Implementation of Agility and other similar adhoc projects with regards to invoicing Operators for various products as they become billable, emphasis on new product lines becoming billable in the immediate future. Lead the implementation of improved billing systems for the Operator revenues
• Operator related balance sheet reconciliations
• Manage the Operator Commission Query mailbox responding to queries in a timely and efficient manner
• Continual process improvement for the Operator TDC area working closely with the TAI, Billing and Assurance team, VP Financial operations and internal audit on improved reporting and statements to Operators
• Responsible for the timely and accurate payment to the Strategic Operators & Strategic Subscribers.
• Review new contracts on a regular basis to ensure we have covered all terms relating to the Strategic Operators and Subscribers and their payment, comment and feed back to account directors on impractical terms, working toward contract standardization wherever possible
• Liaise with the TAI Incentives teams to make sure deductions and payments of Incentives are up to date and resolve any queries
• Ensure all revenue items are billed to the Operators monthly, respond to questions over billing
• Responsible for all journals of commission accruals and adjustment journals are posted at month end within the corporate timetable
• Reconcile monthly the commission control and incentive liabilities where appropriate ensuring that items are cleared and investigated within the month, report large variances for LEMR pack and SLT reporting, such as large withheld commission or loan repayments.

Who we are looking for in this role:

• Part Qualified Accountant or studier (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with knowledge of accruals and pre-payment accounting (Not Essential)
• Working knowledge of Oracle ERP
• IT literate, with a good working knowledge of software packages including Excel and Word
• Good team working ability, good communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to build effective relationships with other team members and key stakeholders.
• Good team working ability
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to build effective relationships with other team members, SMO’s and Operators
• Excellent time management and ability to plan own working day
• Proactive on query resolution
• The enthusiasm and drive to work to meet deadlines

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, annual bonus, private medical insurance, generous holiday allowance (including all of Christmas to New Year!) and medical insurance.

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.