Finance Partnering Senior Analyst

Carnival; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading holiday company in Southampton is seeking a Fully Qualified Accountant for a full-time, hybrid role. This position involves supporting financial forecasts, collaborating with business teams, and ensuring performance insights. The ideal candidate will possess advanced Excel skills, have experience in management reporting, and be comfortable with commercial finance. This role offers diverse opportunities for professional development and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Annual bonus

Employee discounted cruising

Learning and development opportunities

Health cash plan

Minimum 25 days leave plus bank holidays

Contributory pension scheme

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in management reporting, planning, analytics, and business partnering.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to interpret financial data.
• Ability to coordinate inputs from multiple functions efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of financial forecasts and operating plans.
• Analyse performance drivers and provide insights.
• Collaborate with teams to evaluate commercial initiatives.

Skills

Advanced Excel skills

Experience in management reporting

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Presentational skills

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)

Tools

Oracle ERP/EPM

Tableau

Job description

Carnival UK is a leading name in the holiday sector, dedicated to delivering unforgettable holiday happiness to our customers. Our success is built on a foundation of diverse talents and perspectives, and we believe in fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

What You’ll Do:

• Support the development of financial forecasts, operating plans, and strategic plans across Carnival UK.
• Analyse and provide insight into performance drivers, helping to add value and influence commercial outcomes.
• Review financial results, support understanding of variances, and proactively identify opportunities to improve performance and manage risk.
• Collaborate with business partners and cross‑functional teams to evaluate commercial and revenue‑driving initiatives.
• Recommend improvements to financial reporting systems and processes to increase efficiency and analytical capabilities.
• Ensure integrity between finance reports and operational or performance reports (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, P&L).
• Contribute to capital planning, supplier contract agreements, and other business performance agendas.

Our role categories range from CUK15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President) so you can clearly see internal development opportunities. This role is a CUK08 and is offered on a full‑time, permanent basis, with hybrid working in our Southampton office, including up to two days from home.

What You’ll Bring:

• Qualifications: Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA).
• Experience: Hands‑on experience in management reporting, planning, analytics, and business partnering.
• Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with finance systems (Oracle ERP/EPM and Tableau desirable).
• Commercial awareness and the ability to interpret financial data, generate insights, and make recommendations to stakeholders.
• Excellent analysis, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to coordinate inputs from multiple functions efficiently and work collaboratively across teams.
• Proactive, forward‑thinking, and ready to step beyond traditional accounting.

About You:

You’re more than just your CV. You’re commercially minded, analytical, and passionate about driving business performance. You thrive in dynamic environments, enjoy collaborating with others, and are ready for a step‑up—whether moving out of practice or seeking a more business‑facing finance role.

Why Join Us?

Working with us means more than just a role in finance. You’ll be part of a team that values well‑being, personal growth, and commercial impact.

• Hybrid working (up to 2 days from home)
• Annual bonus
• Employee discounted cruising plus friends and family offers
• Extensive learning and development opportunities
• Employee assistance and wellbeing programmes
• Company‑paid health cash plan and health assessment
• In‑house occupational health help and access to digital GP
• Life assurance
• Parental and adoption leave
• Employee shares plan
• Electric car and cycle‑to‑work schemes
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance, and holiday trading scheme
• Contributory defined contribution pension scheme

Read our employee experience guide to learn more about life as a Carnival UK colleague:

CUK-employee-experience-guide-July-2025.pdf

Diversity & Inclusion:

Diversity is our strength, and we encourage applications from those with varied experiences, whether you meet every listed requirement or not. If you’re passionate about finance and looking for an opportunity to grow, we’d love to hear from you.

How to Apply:

Being able to create unforgettable holiday happiness is a brilliant opportunity, so we often receive high volumes of applications for our roles. In these cases, we may close our job adverts early and aren’t able to consider applications once this happens.