CFO Chief Financial Officer - Qualified World #1 Online Travel Brand - 19833

RecruitmentRevolution.com; Bournemouth; Hybrid; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the UK is seeking a CFO for their rapidly growing travel brand. This is a hybrid role with a competitive salary and generous benefits package, including pension and travel discounts. The ideal candidate should possess strong leadership skills and proven experience in financial management. Join a dynamic team dedicated to transforming the travel industry and make a significant impact.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Excellent pension scheme

Private medical, dental, and life insurance

Gym access

Generous holiday allowance

Travel discounts

Qualifications

• Proven experience in FD or CFO roles — ideally in high-growth or transformational environments.
• Commercially astute, analytical, and unafraid to roll up your sleeves.
• Strategic thinker with hands-on execution skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning, forecasting, and reporting that drive confident decision-making.
• Translate complex data into insight that shapes strategy and fuels growth.
• Build and mentor a high-performing finance team.
• Drive profitability and performance improvement.

Skills

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)

Financial Management

Data Analysis

Previous experience in FD / CFO roles

Strong Leadership skills

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

Join the Journey. Shape the Future.

Are you a commercially sharp, sleeves-rolled-up CFO who’s ready to help steer a high-growth, award-winning travel brand through its most exciting chapter yet?

This is not a sit-back-and-delegate role. We’re looking for a leader who loves being in the thick of it - someone who can turn numbers into narrative, insight into impact, and strategy into unstoppable growth.

At Not Just Travel , we’re rewriting what’s possible in the travel franchise world. We’ve grown over 400% in the past 5 years, we’re breaking records every month, and we’re on course for our biggest years yet.

If you want to make real change happen in a business that’s flying, this is your seat at the cockpit.

What are you waiting for?

The Role at a Glance

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Bournemouth - Hybrid (3-4 days per week in the office)

Competitive Salary Package

Plus : Pension, life insurance, discounted travel and much more

Full Time (35 hours per week) - Permanent

Values : Do the Right Thing, Loyalty & Appreciation, Mutual Respect, Trust & Honesty, Success Driven, Enjoy the Journey

Product / Service : Award-Winning travel home-working company

Growth : Over 400% in the last 5 years. Breaking sales records every month

Pedigree :

2025 – Large Luxury Homeworking Business of the Year, TTG Luxury Awards

2025 – Best Lifestyle Franchise (World) & Best European Franchise, Global Franchise Awards

2022 – Sustainability Champion of the Year (Large Agency), Travel Weekly Agent Achievement Awards (for their “Climate Hero” initiative)

Eco Franchise of the Year, Disruptive Franchise Awards (2023)

FastGrowth Index listing (2024)

Ranked in Franchise Direct’s Top 100, alongside major brands such as Vodafone, and beating large household names

Your Skills

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent.
• Financial Management.
• Data Analysis.
• Previous experience in FD / CFO roles.
• Strong Leadership skills.

Who we are

We’re Not Just Travel – the UK’s #1 travel franchise, helping hundreds of people turn their passion for travel into thriving businesses.

Our success is built on independence, innovation, and an unwavering focus on people — our team, our franchisees, and our customers.

Our Highlights

• Homeworking Agency of the Year – 5 years running
• Top-rated travel franchise in the UK
• Top 10 franchise in the UK (beating household names)
• Top 5% franchise nationwide
• £2bn+ buying power
• Continually featured in national and trade press

The Role

You’ll be the financial co-pilot to our CEO - driving performance, enabling strategy, and ensuring our growth is bold yet controlled.

This is a hands-on CFO role for someone who thrives in transformation, builds exceptional teams, and can balance commercial instinct with rigorous financial discipline.

In a typical week, you’ll

• Lead financial planning, forecasting, and reporting that drive confident decision-making.
• Translate complex data into insight that shapes strategy and fuels growth.
• Command cashflow, working capital, and financial control with precision.
• Build and mentor a high-performing finance team.
• Create world-class BI dashboards and FP&A frameworks.
• Partner across the leadership team to align finance with strategy.
• Identify risks before they surface and engineer proactive solutions.
• Drive profitability and performance improvement across every corner of the business.

About You

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Proven experience in FD or CFO roles — ideally in high-growth or transformational environments
• Commercially astute, analytical, and unafraid to roll up your sleeves
• Strategic thinker with hands‑on execution skills
• Track record of leading teams through change
• Confident communicator at board level with natural influence and integrity
• Experience with M&A, investor relations, or international expansion? Even better.
• Travel sector experience? A bonus, not a must.

What You’ll Get

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Excellent pension scheme
• Private medical, dental, and life insurance
• Gym access
• Monthly rewards and recognition
• Generous holiday allowance
• Commission on any referred customers
• Travel discounts and exclusive perksLearning & Development Programme

And most importantly - you’ll be part of a company that lives its values :

Do the Right Thing | Loyalty & Appreciation | Mutual Respect | Trust & Honesty | Success Driven | Enjoy the Journey

This Is More Than a Job - It’s a Defining Moment.

You’ll have the opportunity to lead, influence, and shape the financial destiny of a business that’s redefining travel entrepreneurship in the UK.

If you’re ready to make your mark, drive growth with purpose, and enjoy the journey along the way - we want to hear from you.

Apply now and join us at Not Just Travel – where ambition meets adventure.

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