Reconciliations Accountant

Description:

It all started with one double decker bus in 1973 – and over four decades Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) has grown to be one of the world’s largest travel retailers and corporate travel managers. Headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, FCTG has company-owned leisure and corporate travel businesses in 23 countries.

We are fellow travellers passionate about helping others see the world.

About the opportunity:

As a member of Corporate Central Finance – The Americas, the Reconciliations Accountant will prepare bank reconciliations for teams across brands in the Flight Centre Travel Group (USA and Canada) Corporate business as well as other reconciliation projects as assigned. Duties include reconciling checks, deposits (direct and 3rd party) and internal transfers, researching and noting discrepancies, identifying possible fraud items, communicating results with the Commercial Finance Team and other misc. clerical tasks.

Responsibilities:

• Perform a high volume of numerical detail work with speed and accuracy
• Advise operations team members and commercial finance team members of discrepancies identified to ensure quick resolution
• Learn new internal accounting systems, processes and procedures quickly
• Track status of all bank reconciliations and communicate them with commercial finance team members
• Ensure compliance with company policies, relevant accounting standards and FCTG minimum standards for financial systems and processes
• Take on other duties as assigned

Experience & Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent, including courses in accounting (post-secondary education is desirable)
• 2+ years of experience in bookkeeping, accounts payable, or other applicable finance related work
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Dynamics 365 (desirable) and Microsoft Outlook
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Possess strong initiative to resolve issues and pursue opportunities as they are identified
• High degree of flexibility and ability to deal with change and a pressured work environment
• Proven time management and organizational skills
• High attention to detail
• Exceptional interpersonal & communication skills with ability to develop relationships at all levels