Head of FP&A - PE Backed Consumer Business

This is a strategic role with oversight and control of financial and operational reporting and planning processes. With the aim to deliver relevant and useful insights for use by the wider Group.

Responsibilities

• The role is a key member of the Group leadership team and a key speaking partner and advisor to the Group Executive Management team
• Responsible for the monthly and quarterly management reporting processes including development of management accounts, analyse financial results, distil key trends, discuss and communicate business insights to senior leadership to support decision-making to deliver on the key goals of the business
• Responsible for the long term financial planning and forecasting process, for the Group including setting key deliverables for the financial teams in the business units
• Responsible for the financial models, including business plan modelling and forecasting.
• Manage a team of FP&A analysts at Group level who develops, structure the Group management accounts, and oversea and further develop the Group's financial model
• Be a key contributor in setting the priorities for the Group data analytics team and integrate date in financial planning and analysis
• Provide recommendations and guidance to the Executive management team through comprehensive financial analyses
• Responsible for developing the quarterly financial report in collaboration with Group Accounting and the Investor Relations team
• Provide commercial analysis, develop growth targets, and evaluate strategic organic or M&A initiatives
• Provide insight into business performance against competitor and industry trends
• Partner with senior management in the business units to evaluate business plans and share insight for Group level analysis and reports
• Own the Groups OKR process, business case templates and PBI reports
• Foster a collaborative team environment and promote effective communication and alignment of performance to the Group's strategic goals and objectives

Skills and Qualifications

• 8+ years' experience of financial analysis, planning and control at corporate level or in Transaction Service/Deals at a big four firm
• Masters' degree in Finance or related field, Bachelor is required
• Experience operating in a fast-paced, growth, international environment
• Proven ability to build processes and procedures that can scale during growth periods
• Motivational leader, able to lead and engage employees across locations
• Experience with business analytics tools such as Power BI, Tableau or equivalent
• Advanced analytical/quantitative capabilities with expert knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint

Personal attributes

• Self-driven with hunger to drive improvement and financial results
• Ability to both work strategically long term and at the same time have detailed insight in operational and financial performance to support the teams across the Group
• High emotional intelligence and good relationship builder comfortable working across the Group with both senior executives and operational teams

The Business Offers

• An exciting job with one of the strongest global brands within adventure tourism and a front-row seat in moving the travel industry towards a greener future
• The chance to work in one of the world's most exciting industries, with the added flexibility and support that comes from being a Private Equity portfolio company
• Working with highly driven, skilled and dedicated colleagues, both in the office and at sea
• Competitive employment terms and conditions
• Fantastic travel rates to some of the most exciting places on the planet