Big Bus Tours is the world’s largest operator of open-top sightseeing tours, fuelling the spirit of adventure in 21 world-famous cities across four continents. Beginning its journey 27 years’ ago, with a fleet of only three buses, Big Bus Tours has swiftly expanded to a global fleet of over 400 hundred  open-top buses, turning 5 million tourists into explorers, every year. Big Bus Tours operates in London, Dubai, Hong Kong, New York, Las Vegas, Chicago, Abu Dhabi, Budapest, Istanbul, Miami, Muscat, Rome, Paris, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Darwin, Sydney, Vienna, Washington DC, Dublin and Singapore, with a sightseeing concept designed to provide a flexible approach to city discovery. Each open-top bus tour provides a hop-on, hop-off facility at a variety of interesting locations, with complimentary additions to enhance the visitor sightseeing experience. In February 2015, private equity firm Exponent purchased Big Bus Tours, with a shared vision to make Big Bus Tours the number 1 thing to do in each world-famous city.  In 2016, Merlin Entertainments PLC became a shareholder, offering a natural synergy with Big Bus Tours and Merlin attractions and experiences around the world. With entertaining guides and commentary and knowledge of the latest events in each city, the Big Bus City Crew leaves every passenger with a story to tell.

Overall Purpose

We require an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join the European Finance team in an AP/AR Manager role.  
 
As part of the accounts team, the purpose of this role is to oversee the delivery of a consistent and accurate transactional accounting service whilst ensuring that the team is managed and developed.  

Key Areas of Accountability and Responsibility

Accounts Payable and Credit Control 

• Oversee the end-to-end accounts payable and receivable processes, including payment runs, invoice processing and issuance, reviews, invoice approvals, answering supplier queries, customer payments etc.
• Ensure that our bank reconciliations and appropriate balance sheet reconciliations including liaising with our bank account providers to resolve any queries
• Where required, assist the company with changing and/ or automating processes, allowing individuals to focus on the parts of the role where your knowledge and skills provide the most value
• Create, maintain and develop finance operational policies, procedures, and control.
• Ensure that the team regularly receives & reconciles vendor statements, investigate & resolve discrepancies
• Develop, implement and maintain systems, procedures and policies, including accounts payable functions to ensure adherence to company guidelines.
• Manage monthly closing of financial records and posting of month end information; ensures accuracy of financial statements.
• Motivate, train and evaluate employees to enhance their performance, development, and knowledge. 

Knowledge

• Understanding of the accounts payable and credit control processes
• Good understanding of travel/tourism industry is preferred  

Skills

• Proficient in use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Previous experience of SAP and Concur Invoicing is preferred
• Excellent communication skills  
• Time management.  
• Proven ability to manage multiple work streams at the same time while paying strict attention to detail 

Experience/Qualifications

• 5 or more years of previous experience in a transactional finance (AP/AR) function is necessary
• Previous managerial/ leadership experience is expected
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, finance, or related field is preferred
• Strong ‘A’ Level (or equivalent) results  

Competencies

• Communication – Ability to express ideas or facts in a clear and persuasive manner
• Leadership – Motivates and inspires others to succeed, utilising appropriate styles. Has a clear vision of what is required and acts as a positive role model
• Strategic and Critical Thinking – Takes account of a wide range of longer-term issues, opportunities and contingencies. Identifies the means of implementing plans in line with the vision and direction
• Analytical – Effectiveness in identifying problems, seeking pertinent data, recognising important information and identifying possible causes of problems
• Planning and Budgeting – Ability to establish efficiently an appropriate course of action for self/others to accomplish a goal
• Resilience – Able to maintain effectiveness in situations of disappointment and/or rejection
• Confidential - Able to manage data confidentially