Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

Saga; Folkestone; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Additional leave

Pension up to 10%

Annual bonus up to 15%

Car allowance

Private medical insurance

Colleague discounts

Saga Academy access

Grandparents leave

Income protection

Job summary

Saga Travel is seeking a Head of Financial Planning & Analysis to join our finance leadership team. Based hybrid in Folkestone, you will shape the five-year plan, budgets and forecasts for a £500m+ turnover business and report to the CFO.

You will lead a team of 5 direct reports within a 100+ finance professionals, partner with commercial teams, and drive data-driven decision making across Travel Operations.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with senior FP&A and commercial finance experience.
• Proven ownership of planning, budgeting and full P&L accountability.
• Strong modelling capability and ability to influence C-suite decisions.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Finance Leadership with end-to-end planning, P&L ownership and five-year horizon.
• Business partnering across functions to drive performance insights and value.
• Lead a high performing FP&A team and standardise planning processes.

Skills

Strategic FP&A leadership

Budgeting & forecasting

Senior stakeholder influence

Finance team leadership

Commercial finance partnering

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Workday

Advanced Excel

Financial modelling

Job description

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£100,000 to £110,000 Depending on experience

Working Hours:

35

Location:

Folkestone Hybrid

Closing Date:

12/10/2026

Job Category:

Travel Finance

Community:

Business Unit:

Package Description

At Saga, we recognise that our people make us special. We believe our colleagues deserve rewards for the excellence they demonstrate every single day, that's why we have put together an amazing benefits package for all colleagues.

BENEFITS AVAILABLE FOR THIS ROLE:

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Option to purchase additional leave - 5 extra days
• Pension scheme matched up to 10%
• Company performance related annual bonus - Up to 15%
• Car allowance £4,800 per annum
• Private medical insurance after 1 years’ service
• Colleague discounts including family discounts on cruises, holidays and insurance
• Range of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companies
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Grandparents leave
• Income protection
• Access to Saga Academy, our bespoke learning platform

Job Introduction

Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

Salary £100,000 to £110,000 depending on experience

Permanent

Hybrid Home & Folkestone

Saga Travel is entering an exciting period of transformation, we are bringing the financial operations of our travel brands together into one clear, connected operating model. This is a newly created role. Our Head of FP&A will shape how financial insight supports commercial decision-making across a £500m+ turnover business.

You will have 5 direct reports across a team of 100 plus finance professionals. You’ll report into, and working closely with, the CFO and CEO of Saga Travel. This is truly a great career move for those candidates looking to progress to a c-suite role in their future. You will ultimately be pivotal to strengthening financial performance, shaping commercial strategy and supporting long-term value creation of Saga Travel.

This is a high-impact leadership role with end-to-end FP&A accountability, including ownership of the five-year plan, budgets, forecasts, KPI governance and Board/Executive reporting. You’ll turn complex financial data into clear, compelling insight that helps guide critical business decisions.

This role is hybrid, with 3-4 days per week based in Folkestone, reflecting the close partnership you’ll build across Travel Operations and senior leadership.

Main Responsibilities

Strategic Finance Leadership

• Travel-wide accountability for financial planning integrity, P&L accuracy, and a cohesive financial narrative to underpin business decision making.
• Owns Travel financial performance & planning, sets standards for forecasting, KPI framework and Exec reporting
• Drives cross-functional alignment across business functions, ensuring Finance strategically shapes commercial decisions.
• End-to-end ownership of the P&L with financial accountability for revenue, gross profit, marketing and overhead costs, ensuring accuracy, transparency and Exec insight.
• Lead Five-Year Plan, budgeting and forecasting, owning the planning cycle across multiple business functions
• Lead a high performing FP&A team with standardised best practice processes with accountability and ownership
• Own planning systems and models, driving automation and data integrity
• Lead month end P&L with robust analytical review

Business Partnering & Commercial Finance

• Lead business partnering across multi functions including commercial, operations, product and marketing teams, challenge and create value added
• Drive performance management with product economic insight and operational levers influencing the P&L.
• Own commercial performance narrative, synthesising commercial, operational and financial outcomes into clear insight that informs Exec Board-level understanding.
• Deliver commercial modelling and decision analysis.
• Provide key business partner support for Saga Travel including commercial risk / return assessments ensuring insights provide tangible results
• Ownership of Travel overheads

The Ideal Candidate

You will already be a credible finance leader who can step into this Head of FP&A role for a FTSE 250. You will have been working for a large business operation that is ideally customer facing. You will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience;

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with experience operating at senior leadership level across FP&A and Commercial Finance.
• Proven owner of planning and performance, including budgeting, forecasting and full P&L accountability.
• Advanced commercial insight & modelling capability, understanding of customer, product & pricing, operational and market drivers.
• Exceptional senior stakeholder influence, able to engage, challenge and shape decision making at c-suite and Board level.
• Have a track record leading high performing finance teams, embedding scalable, insight driven planning and performance disciplines.
• High proficiency in planning, analytics and MI tools (e.g., Workday, advanced Excel) including automation, systems enhancement and reporting transformation

Saga Values: Make it Happen, Do the Right Thing, Customer First, Excellence Every Day, Our People Make Us Special

About The Company

Over the past 75 years we have become the UK's specialist provider of products and services to people aged over 50 in the UK. We’re the most trusted brand amongst UK consumers in this demographic, recognised for high-quality products and exceptional standards of service. Our product portfolio includes cruises, holidays, insurance, personal finance products andour Saga Magazine.

Our focus on delivering exceptional products and service empowers our colleagues to create moments that are personal and special for our customers and for each other and our values underpin our approach and help guide us to deliver our purpose.

We’re committed to making sure that colleagues can be their best, be themselves and make a difference – more than anywhere else. We have done this by creating a truly inclusive culture, where all colleagues can bring their full and authentic selves to work and be treated with dignityand respect in an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment.

Thanks to our people, Saga was awarded with a Gold for Best Customer Centric Culture in 2025. This is testament to the great culture we’ve built together. This award belongs to all our colleagues who collectively make Saga a fantastic place to work.

We are champions of age inclusivity and signatories of the Age-Friendly Employer Pledge, we are proud of our multigenerational teams we have in place. We’re also a committed Disability Confident employer and ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. Your application will have fair consideration, and you’ll receive personal communication throughout your applicant journey when you apply to join Saga.