Interim Finance Manager - Travel & Reporting Specialist

Saga; Folkestone; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Additional leave - 5 days

Pension scheme matched up to 10%

Company performance related annual/bon

Colleague discounts

Retailer discounts

Maternity and paternity leave

Grandparents leave

Income protection

Saga Academy learning

Job summary

Saga is seeking an Interim Assistant Finance Manager to join our Travel Finance team for 12 months, supporting a busy period of project work across Cruise and Holidays. You’ll take ownership of key reporting and controls, ensuring accuracy and timeliness while aiding improvements.

Hybrid work from Folkestone with home days and regular office presence. The role involves cash flow and working capital forecasting, regulatory reporting and compliance, and acting as main Finance contact for audits.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar finance role with a professional accountancy qualification.
• Strong communication skills and ability to act as a key point of contact within a small team and across the wider business.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to review own work for accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and workstreams under pressure.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Evidence of quickly picking up new systems and processes.
• Proactive in addressing gaps in knowledge or skills.
• Experience within the travel industry.

Responsibilities

• Owning cash flow and working capital reporting across travel entities.
• Forecasting currency requirements and coordinating Treasury policy compliance.
• Managing regulatory reporting obligations (CAA/ATOL/ABTA) and compliance deadlines.
• Acting as the Finance contact for regulatory audits.
• Coordinating finance input for emissions reporting and data accuracy.
• Support for month-end management accounting and ad-hoc finance requests.
• Supporting process improvements and ensuring follow-through on actions.

Skills

Cash flow reporting

Regulatory reporting

Financial controls

Stakeholder communication

Microsoft Office

Financial systems

Travel industry experience

Education

Professional accountancy qualification

Tools

Excel

Regulatory reporting software

Job description

Saga is seeking an Interim Assistant Finance Manager to join our Travel Finance team for 12 months, supporting a busy period of project work across Cruise and Holidays. You’ll take ownership of key reporting and controls, ensuring accuracy and timeliness while aiding improvements.

Hybrid work from Folkestone with home days and regular office presence. The role involves cash flow and working capital forecasting, regulatory reporting and compliance, and acting as main Finance contact for audits.