We’re looking for motivated, engaged people to help make everyone’s journeys better.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Delivery

Gain detailed understanding of key performance drivers of business, pricing mechanisms, contracts and competitive position within the UK&I markets.Build a comprehensive toolbox of measures, ratio’s and benchmarks (Internal and External) to ensure rigor in our evaluation processesVariance analysis of actuals vs forecasts, including investigating why variances have occurred and communicating risks and opportunities.Develop/Maintain weekly/monthly reporting tools to drive valuable business insights for decision makingSupporting the development of effective monthly, quarterly and yearly rolling forecast process including risk-adjusted forecastingWorking closely with the commercial and data management team on pricing for all prospects and new clients (ad hoc & RFPs)Reviewing monthly reporting prepared by analytics and monitoring variances to Plan/ Reforecast, presentation to broader Management team.Perform post implementation audits to ensure actual margin is in-line with approved bid documentationResponsible for the month end closing and reporting. Ensure costs and revenue streams are correctly accounted for.Responsible for the daily, weekly, and monthly revenue reporting - ensuring it is accurate, timely and the variances are understood.Work on projects to improve performance of the business units.

Leadership

Agree with internal stakeholders and set clear objectives / SLA’s related to reporting and analysis of sales and profitability.

Continuous improvement

Work with commercial, procurement, operations and the rest of the finance team to identify revenue leakages and margin improvement opportunities.Work closely commercial to build models and yardsticks that can be used to complete RFPs and critique proposals.

Qualifications

Education:

Qualified Accountant (ACA,CIMA,ACCA) or Degree level.

Work Experience:

5-8 years of extensive experience as a commercial finance manager in large FMCG companies.Previous experience of managing large and complex RFPs and tenders. Previous experience of improving profits and providing visibility of complex commercial models. Ability to present to senior stakeholders

Technical Skills: (Certification, Licenses and Registration) 

Strong knowledge of different commercial modelsAbility to understand customer contracts and pricing very quicklyStrong analytical skills with ability to analyse data and numbers to provide clarity and influence decisions. Advanced level of competency in Office 365/MS Project and particularly Excel skills to enable easy extraction of data in excel and data comparison. Ability to demonstrate proficiency with numbers and financial calculations. Clear understanding of the responsibility of managing sensitive and confidential data. Hands-on and proactive approach with a positive “can do” attitude and team player.

Language / Communication Skills:

Ability to flex communication style and approach to engage with stakeholders at all levels of the organisationAbility to explain complex data sets effectively to internal stakeholders at all levels of the organisationAbility to use data to support reasoningAbility to negotiate achievable deliverables with stakeholders

If you want to be part of a team that helps make travel and culinary memories, join us!