Finance Assistant

This is a superb opportunity to join a small, personal travel company that prides itself on delivering an exceptionally high level of customer service and offers bespoke travel experiences.

Finance Assistant - What will I be doing?

• Whilst the core part of the role is to support the Company's day-to-day transactions, including payroll and expenses, the position also offers plenty of variety and requires a forward thinker who is able to deliver results swiftly and accurately.

Finance Assistant - What experience do I need?

• Ideally you will have a travel background although this is not essential
• You will be an experienced Finance Assistant or Finance Officer who is AAT qualified or part-qualified ACCA/CIMA
• Extensive Payroll and VAT experience
• Experience of processing payments, maintaining cost reports and managing invoices
• Production of debtors listings, highlighting areas of concern
• Fielding of client and supplier account enquiries, both internal and external
• Good knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping procedures
• Excellent computer skills and knowledge of accountancy systems
• An ability to work using your own initiative with excellent attention to detail

Finance Assistant - What else do I need to know?
This role is part of a supportive team in an exciting industry. It requires a self-driven individual with Payroll and VAT expertise, who has the potential to supervise and lead by example. The role is offered on a hybrid basis, working three days from home, and is situated in lovely offices in a pleasant and convenient location.

PHP Developer

Remotely based

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated PHP developer to join a market leader within the luxury travel industry who is embarking on the next phase of development. The role will span all areas of back-end development and will work with a wide range of technologies to bring industry leading capabilities to a unique and innovative business. They are looking for a driven individual who excels under pressure, enjoys a challenge and is an exceptional problem solver.

PHP Developer - What will I be doing?

The company have recently launched a new event-driven platform using Apache Kafka and a microservices architecture. The second stage is as exciting as the first and will improve the performance of existing functionality and, ultimately, the customers' experience. The roadmap ahead is varied and innovative and the PHP Developer will play an integral part in the development of this.

PHP Developer - What experience do I need?

• To be considered for this position you must have a minimum of 4 years' PHP experience - (OOP), working with PHP frameworks (Symfony, Laravel, Phalcon, Slim or similar)
• Ideally DevOps capabilities (CI, deployment automation and containerisation) or an appreciation and willingness to gain experience
• Hands-on experience building and integrating APIs
• Familiarity with relational database and SQL
• Experience with a test-driven development workflow
• Knowledge of SOLID and related OO design principles
• Experience working with:

• • Apache Kafka
  • Serverless Framework
  • WebSockets
  • Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana
  • AWS, in particular Lambdaand API Gateway
  • Terraform and/or Ansible

PHP Developer - What else do I need to know?
This is a superb opportunity for a self-motivated individual who is interested in working with modern event-driven architectures and serverless technology and who wants to be part of a forward-thinking and progressive company. Travel to London or Oxfordshire is required twice a month so the ideal candidate will preferably be based within easy commutable distance of either location.