Finance Support

Do you have a passion for financial administration and love what we do as a business? Working with our finance team you will support the function of the finance manager with day to day transactional financial accounting.  You will play a primary role in purchase ledger management – receipt, checking, processing and filing of purchase invoices as well as as secondary role in company card reconciliation – checking receipts and reconciliation of card transactions.

If you are a school leaver or graduate with an interest in finance within the tourism industry, or are keen to change careers, then this could be the role you are looking for.

In Brief:

• Role – Finance Support – Purchase Ledger
• Location – Aviemore, London or Kirkby Lonsdale
• Type – Full time, permanent, 35 hours per week, flexible / hybrid / remote working
• Office Time – 95% In the field – 5%
• Starting Salary – £21,000 per annum (+10% London weighting)
• Seasonality – Your time will be split 50:50 between the Wilderness Group (predominantly Wilderness Scotland & England) and Ski Solutions as part of the Active Travel Group.

May – October – The Wilderness Group
This time of the year involves weekly deadlines as Wilderness trips depart along with reacting to any unforeseen issues that may arise. Purchase ledger will most likely fill your time, however, you may be required to support with guide and office team payment card transaction reconciliation.

November – April – Ski Solutions
This time of the year involves weekly deadlines as Ski Solutions ski holidays are finalised and depart along with reacting to any unforeseen issues that may arise. Purchase ledger will most likely fill your time with greater focus on foreign exchange.

Diversity, equity and inclusion
Wilderness Scotland and our associated businesses are committed to diversity through inclusive practices. We are looking to improve the diversity of our teams and believe firmly in the value of varied life experiences, backgrounds and cultures in our workplace.

We welcome and encourage diverse applicants for this position and will consider all applicants regardless of age, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, health conditions, impairments or other characteristics.

• Has a passion for financial administration
• Provides great attention to detail
• Demonstrates solid numeracy and IT skills, enabling you to work with Xero & Salesforce and their associated reporting systems
• Has worked with cloud-based CRM systems, like Salesforce as well as Google Apps and Mac applications
• Is reliable and flexible to support the team as required
• Is keen to contribute to the team and may want to progress to other roles in the future
• Has proven ability to follow financial processes, prioritising tasks and maintaining attention to detail during times of pressure
• Has experience of dealing with some or all parts of the tourism supply chain including accommodation, transport and other service providers

That said, a passion for what we are trying to achieve as a business coupled with a desire to help make this happen go a long way, so please don’t be put off applying just because you don’t tick all of the above.  What’s most important is that you believe you can fulfil this role and be able to convince us accordingly through your application.

We’re really keen to hear from you but we are equally keen to assess applications in a fair and equitable way based on the same criteria so it’s important that you follow the application process below to help us do this.

Please send us a blind CV* that doesn’t contain any identifying characteristics and a 1 page cover letter  detailing the following:

1. Which role you are applying for
2. The experience you can bring to this role with emphasis on any relevant transferable skills
3. How you will support and aim to enhance the performance of our Finance Team

*A blind CV is one that doesn’t have any identifying factors. This includes things like a your name, gender, age, or race. The long and short of it is that there is no information present that isn’t related to your working capabilities.

To informally discuss the position please call 01479 420 020 and ask to speak to Jo. Please email a PDF copy of your application to [email protected] for the attention of Karl. The closing date for applications is Friday 31st March 2023.  We aim to conduct virtual 1st round interviews week commencing 3rd April 2023 and in person second round interviews week commencing 10th April 2023.

All applications will be auto-acknowledged upon receipt and then will be manually reviewed by the team. Interviews and appointment may happen for the right candidate before the closing date, so don’t hesitate to apply ASAP.

Diversity, equity and inclusion
Wilderness Scotland and our associated businesses are committed to diversity through inclusive practices. We are looking to improve the diversity of our teams and believe firmly in the value of varied life experiences, backgrounds and cultures in our workplace.

We welcome and encourage diverse applicants for this position and will consider all applicants regardless of age, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, health conditions, impairments or other characteristics.

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