Accountant – Revenue Recognition

As our next Accountant – Revenue Recognition, you’ll help underpin one of the most important areas of financial reporting within Virgin Atlantic. Supporting the recognition of over £200m in monthly revenues, as well as balance sheet positions of more than £600m, you’ll ensure our books are accurate, reliable and fully aligned to IFRS.

This role is all about owning and improving the financial control environment around our RPA/Tbox and Oracle systems. You’ll help keep our month-end process robust and insightful, partner across multiple teams, and drive improvements that make our reporting cleaner, safer and more efficient.

If you enjoy working with complex data, streamlining processes, and contributing to meaningful financial insight, this is a chance to make a real impact in a business where innovation and continuous improvement are part of our DNA.

• Support the operation, control and continual improvement of RPA and Tbox accounting interfaces into the General Ledger.
• Partner with the Manager – Financial Accounting to deliver timely, accurate and complete month-end performance across Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Atlantic Holidays.
• Prepare and review high-quality balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring movements are clear, well-evidenced and compliant with IFRS.
• Analyse complex data sets to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate across Revenue Accounts, Finance Operations, Holidays and Revenue Management to ensure strong reporting foundations.
• Contribute to both regulatory and business reporting, improving processes for CAA and tax submissions.
• Test and challenge enhancements to systems, interfaces and data flows, supporting cross-functional projects as needed.
• Provide clear explanations of balances and processes to internal and external auditors.
• Model a proactive, inquisitive, and high-performing mindset across the Finance Operations team.

• Fully qualified ACCA or ACA professional.
• Strong double-entry skills with applied knowledge of IFRS 15.
• Experience with financial/accounting systems, ideally Oracle; exposure to TM1, Business Objects, Power BI or similar desirable.
• Comfortable analysing complex data and identifying issues and opportunities.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end accounting processes and controls.
• Confident exercising judgement and prioritising effectively under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex ideas for non-financial stakeholders.
• Pragmatic, positive and solutions-focused, with a strong desire to learn and contribute.
• Able to build relationships across teams and support colleagues through feedback and collaboration.
• Experience in implementing IFRS or discussing technical accounting concepts is advantageous.

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