The role
is a key interface into Corporate, the wider CUK finance team and our external auditors, leading and co-ordinating the deliverables for external reporting.
Responsibilities include:
1. Planning and reviewing accounting processes to ensure timely, complete, and accurate financial information, including operation of effective journal and balance sheet processes
2. Ensure financial control is maintained across the control universe including SOX compliance, to ensure that controls are appropriately designed to address the risks in place, in an efficient fashion
3. Develop strong relationships within finance and the wider business as appropriate to role
4. Lead for the communication and co-ordination of deliverables with the external auditors.
5. Lead Corporate and Regulatory Accounting reporting projects with a control focus.
Position Requirements
Our ideal candidates are those who possess not only the technical skills required for accounting but also a passion for finance and a keen eye for detail. Your academic background and professional certifications in accounting will be the foundation of your role within our team.
Required Qualifications and Skills:
6. Qualified accountant – ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent
7. Practice or Audit experience, or experience in a control focused Financial Accounting role
8. Good level of application and system knowledge (any experience of Oracle, Blackline, Power Bi – advantageous but not essential).
About You
You are someone who thrives in a collaborative environment yet is capable of working independently with a high degree of accuracy and accountability. Your qualifications in accounting are just the start; we're looking for team members who are eager to learn, grow, and contribute to our collective success.
Personal Qualities:
9. Clear and concise communicator (both verbal and written).
10. Confident in presenting to stakeholders across the business as well as external auditors
11. Excellent project management skills with ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
12. A self-starter with a continuous improvement mind-set
Why Join Us?
Positioned within our internal structure from CUK15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President), this role is classified as a CUK08, offered as a full-time position, on a permanent basis, with hybrid working including up to two days from home.
We offer a dynamic and inclusive workplace where your work makes a real impact. Beyond competitive salaries and benefits, here’s what we offer:
13. Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
14. Annual bonus
15. Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
16. Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers
17. Extensive learning and development opportunities
18. Employee-led networks
19. Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
20. Company paid Health Cash Plan and health assessment
21. In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
22. Life Assurance
23. Parental and adoption leave
24. Employee Shares Plan
25. Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes
26. Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals
27. Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal
28. Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
29. Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
30. A friendly welcome with help settling in
Application Note
Given the opportunities we provide, we encourage prompt applications. We are committed to finding the right blend of talent and passion, and our recruitment process may close earlier than advertised for roles with high applicant volumes.
Don't miss this chance to leverage your accounting qualifications in a role where you can truly shine. Apply today and let’s explore how your skills and ambitions align with our opportunities!
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About Us
Holidays are one of life’s greatest pleasures. Having the chance to relax, escape and explore is a magical thing. And there is no better holiday than a cruise.
No one knows cruising like Carnival UK, where talented people from across the globe come together to create unforgettable holiday happiness. As part of the world’s largest holiday travel and leisure company, we take enormous pride in bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain’s rich seafaring heritage, P&O Cruises and Cunard. Collectively they have been delivering unbridled joy, boundless adventure and lifelong memories to millions of people for over 350 years. And in a multi-million pound global holiday market, where cruising has barely scratched the surface, we have the opportunity to do that for many, many more people.
Our diverse yet tight knit teams share high standards, heartfelt values and passion for our purpose. Our Culture Essentials describe the expectations we have for ourselves and of each other, in building a culture that supports safe, sustainable, compliant operations and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion.
It’s through the successful delivery of these extraordinary travel experiences for our target markets and our distinctive culture, that we hope to become Travel’s Employer of Choice.
Company
Holidays are one of life’s greatest pleasures. Having the chance to relax, escape and explore is a magical thing. And there’s no better holiday than a cruise. No one knows cruising like Carnival UK, where diverse and talented people come together to create unforgettable holiday happiness. As part of the world’s largest holiday company, we take enormous pride in being the operating company for P&O Cruises and Cunard, bringing to life these iconic brands from Britain’s rich seafaring heritage.
Our Culture Essentials set clear expectations for us all. These and our purpose; to create unforgettable holiday happiness, are daily reminders of the incredible experiences we create on board. To stay closely connected to these we enjoy our own happiness ashore with fun and immersive events that bring the cruise experience to life. Our relaxed office atmosphere encourages collaboration and creativity, with hybrid and flexible working enabling opportunities for personal and professional projects.
Flexible to our tasks and team, we spend at least two days a week in our fantastic Southampton-based head office. A short stroll from the city centre and cruise terminals, we’ve architect-designed collaboration spaces, tech-smart meeting rooms and bookable independent workstations. Our huge atrium hosts events and live performances, and there’s an onsite restaurant offering healthy cooked and grab and go meals. And our ships regularly sail past our windows; quite the sight to see!
Company info Telephone 02380 655000 Location Carnival House
100 Harbour Parade
Southampton
Hampshire
SO15 1ST
United Kingdom
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