Accounts Payable Executive

About Us

At Travel Counsellors, our customers, communities, and colleagues are at the heart of everything we do. For over 30 years, we've empowered 2,100+ independent travel agents worldwide, helping them build successful businesses while providing deeply personal, human connections with their customers. Supported by a talented team of over 400 people in our Support Offices, we create unique travel experiences that keep customers coming back. Named the Best Place to Work in Travel (2022) and ranked in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work (2023 & 2024), we’re expanding rapidly and looking for exceptional individuals to join our Head Office team.

Role Description

This role is to work closely as part of the accounts payable team to ensure delivery of a high service level whilst working within internal compliance and legislation requirements. The successful candidate will be an experienced Analyst with Accounts Payable and/or Customer Service experience with a track record of delivering a high level of customer care in a fast-paced changing environment.

Principle Accountabilities

• Ensuring the accurate and timely delivery of Accounts Payable services, including analysing daily KPI’s.
• Timely and accurate recording of finance transactions onto the relevant platforms
• Working closely with TC’s and suppliers to ensure payments are made within agreed payment terms
• Supporting any outsource provider to achieve and exceed KPI expectations whilst working within the agreed SLA’s
• Perform Root Cause Analysis of complex issues to drive improvement and issue resolution in the end to end AP Process flow
• Identifying potential process improvements to increase efficiency
• Creating Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and Work Instructions (WI’s) for the team
• Being the first point of contact to the business, TC’s and any third-party service providers as a SME (Subject Matter Expert)
• Educating suppliers, business users and TC’s to aid reduction in exceptions and demand on query management
• Co-ordinating and delivering training sessions and/or materials to TC’s and the business
• Building successful business relationships at all levels (particularly in Finance and with TC’s) to encourage efficiency and understanding
• Managing and prioritising daily workload to ensure deadlines are met/exceeded for all activities
• Providing excellent customer relations, written and verbal to Suppliers, TC and the business
• Working within Travel Counsellors internal compliance/guidance rules and applicable legislations
• Working daily within Travel Counsellors CARE values to outperform

Our Benefits

• Competitive salary + annual bonus
• Flexible hybrid working
• Career development opportunities
• 25 days holiday (increasing to 28 after 5 years)
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay
• 1 paid charity day
• Company events and incentives
• 3x salary death in service benefit
• Pension scheme
• Private Medical Insurance or Healthcare Cash Plan
• Free breakfast and beverages

Inclusive Recruitment Statement

Travel Counsellors is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on race, gender, disability, or any protected characteristic. We provide accommodations for individuals with disabilities throughout the hiring process. We believe diverse perspectives strengthen our team and encourage all to apply.