Senior Finance Business Partner

Travel Business; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Travel Business is seeking a dynamic Senior Finance Business Partner to influence strategic decisions and enhance financial planning across departments. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment and excel in building effective collaborations, providing insights, and driving financial accountability.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA) preferred.
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate with senior stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive mindset.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to deliver insightful analysis.
• Promote financial ownership within operational teams.
• Conduct industry benchmarking and prepare competitive analysis reports.

Skills

Problem Solving

Analytical Skills

Communication

Financial Modelling

Education

Qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA)

Tools

Excel

SharePoint

Power BI

Job description

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Senior Finance Business Partner

Global Travel Business

Bradford

Hybrid 3 days office/ 2 wfh pw

We’re seeking a dynamic Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner to join our team, taking a central role in influencing strategic decision-making across the business. This position is ideal for a commercially minded finance professional who thrives in a fast-moving environment and excels at building strong partnerships across departments.

As a key finance leader, you'll work closely with stakeholders across the business to provide insights, challenge assumptions, and support forward-looking planning processes. You’ll be instrumental in the financial planning and analysis function, ensuring that commercial strategies are underpinned by solid financial data and analysis.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Partner with senior leaders and budget holders to deliver insightful analysis that drives informed, strategic decisions.
• Promote financial ownership within operational teams by equipping them with meaningful, easy-to-understand financial information.
• Liaise with offshore teams, resolving issues and validating financial inputs.
• Identify opportunities for commercial improvement, cost savings, and risk mitigation.
• Lead investigations into variances, working collaboratively to uncover root causes and suggest actions.
• Collaborate with accounting teams to gather and interpret key financial data.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive monthly reporting pack.
• Present key financial and operational metrics at departmental meetings, covering performance trends, risks, KPIs, and forecasts.
• Support the creation of rolling profit and loss forecasts with accuracy and consistency.
• Assist in delivering timely budgets and forecasts alongside the Head of FP&A.
• Conduct industry benchmarking and prepare competitive analysis reports.

Your Experience & Skills:

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA) - ideally
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate with senior stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive mindset and a focus on continuous improvement.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and challenging the status quo where needed.
• Effective time management and prioritisation skills, capable of juggling multiple tasks and tight deadlines independently.
• Confident communicator who can translate financial data for non-finance stakeholders.
• Advanced analytical skills, particularly in financial modelling, forecasting, and performance reporting.
• Detail-focused while maintaining a strategic outlook.
• Solid experience with Excel and SharePoint; Power BI skills highly desirable.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance

• Industries

  Travel Arrangements

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