Senior Cost Accountant, Eurostar
2-4 days a week in office (King's Cross, London)
High speed international train
Job no longer available
High speed international train
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
2-4 days a week in office (King's Cross, London)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create an experience for their passengers that’s always truly exceptional.
Role
Who you are
- To be ICAS, ICAEW, CIMA (or equivalent) qualified
- Post qualified experience either delivering audit engagements preferably in a Big 4 firm and/or in industry in accounting and control roles
- Expertise in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the UK Companies Act 2006
- Expertise delivering or operating in a Big 4 audit environment
- Expertise in cost accounting and control
- Expertise in financial controls and process improvement within an accounting environment
- Expertise in Oracle, SAP Business Objectives and Adaptive
Desirable
- Proficiency in the French language
What the job involves
- An exciting opportunity awaits you to become a member of the Finance team in the role of Senior Cost Accountant
- The Senior Cost Accountant is primarily responsible for delivering cost accounting and control processes and analysis to senior management. This support aims to efficiently achieve team and business objectives in a timely manner
- Delivering and improving month end cost accounting and results for dedicated areas of cost accounting and control for Eurostar International Limited (EIL) and its’ subsidiaries
- Delivering and improving interim and year end audit and reporting processes for dedicated areas of cost accounting and control for EIL and its’ subsidiaries
- Delivering ad hoc projects for dedicated areas of cost accounting and control
- Delivering strong people and soft skills to the Cost Accounting & Control team and wider Group Finance function for EIL and its’ subsidiaries
Salary benchmarks
Otta's take
Sam Franklin
CEO of Otta
Since 1994, Eurostar has been the only high speed train that travels directly between the UK, France, Belgium and the Netherlands using the Channel Tunnel. Capable of top speeds exceeding 180 miles per hour, the Eurostar carries thousands of passengers a day between western European capitals.
Recently Eurostar has faced difficulties, with trains running almost a third empty due to bottlenecks in stations, caused by the regulatory effects of Brexit and a shortage of station and border control staff. Eurostar has responded by consolidating its operations, discontinuing journeys to Ashford and Disneyland Paris to focus on its core offering.
Eurostar recently acquired Thalys, a train operator using the high speed network between Paris and Brussels. The company has integrated the two companies' branding, and its next step is to unite the booking systems and loyalty schemes to offer a single package to customers anywhere on the network. It is hoped that this will offset the recent slump in customer numbers and allow Eurostar to reach its goal of 30 million passengers by 2030.
Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Eurostar Vouchers
- 75% London Underground discount
- European + National Rail Discount
- Incredible benefits for candidates working in the UK offices. This includes 33 days of leave (including bank holidays), final salary pension scheme and more!
Company HQ
Islington, London, UK
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Founders
Jacques Damas
(CEO, not founder)Was previously Executive Director at Groupe Keolis and SNCF. Before that was COO at Eurostar.
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