Finance Business Partner - Luxury Travel in Surbiton

International travel required. Full P&L ownership - Operational, commercial and strategic.

About Our Client

Based in South West London and Surrey border, the business is a luxury travel subsidiary and turnover circa £270 million. Their parent is owned by a Private Equity firm and are in a period of sustained growth. The business provides luxury travel and leisure holidays; in 2023 they posted record performance and in 2024 they have invested heavily in expanding their offering. Underpinning their strategy to elevate and upgrade their offering to their repeat customer base and to attract new customers.

Job Description

Reporting into the Finance Director, the Finance Business Partner will be responsible for 3 direct and 4 indirect reports both in the UK and overseas and be responsible for:

• Develop, monitor and review consistent financial and operational base KPIs.
• Develop monthly reporting packs and work with SLT to provide financial insight and accountability.
• Review monthly financial results (as part of month end process), variance analysis and commentary in conjunction with VP Operations and Managers.
• Prepare monthly forecasts and annual budgets in conjunction with the managers, for review with the Head of Commercial Finance and Finance Director.
• Business partner with the Central and Operations Managers across the business to provide continuous financial and operational improvement, challenge current ways of working, and drive insight that links financial reports to business strategies.
• Work closely with the Managers to develop margin, pricing, and profitability analysis, and KPI data for the operations.
• Provide analysis and insight for managing costs - identifying trends in the spend across business lines.
• Assist in preparation of business cases for new investment opportunities or strategic business decisions.
• Identify areas for development and continuous improvement of processes.
• Assist with the annual audit.
• Undertaking any other duties and projects identified.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Finance Business Partner should have:

• 5+ years accounting experience; CIMA, ACCA or ACA qualified.
• Previous line manager experience.
• Commercially minded, ability to use numbers to provide suggestions for business performance enhancement.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, multi-task, and manage various projects at once, and ability to work under own initiative.
• Strong communication & influencing skills, particularly in explaining finance information to non-financial colleagues.
• Attention to detail, highly analytical with the ability to identify data patterns and analyse large volumes of data.
• Advanced Excel skills (i.e. V-lookup, Index/Match, pivot tables and pivot charts, macros and VBA, complex nested formulae). Power BI is used so experience or ability to use this will be required.
• SAP knowledge preferable but not essential.
• Intermediate PowerPoint skills. Key outputs of the role require regular presentation of data and findings in presentation format e.g. monthly business reviews, deep dives.

What's on Offer

A competitive salary ranging from £80,000 to £82,000 per annum. 10-20% discretionary performance related bonus. 3x Life Assurance. Dental. Private Medical Health Insurance. Gym Membership Discounts. Company discounts. Holiday allowance including an extra day for your Birthday and the opportunity to purchase additional days. A permanent role within a respected organisation in the Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry. Opportunities to work closely with senior stakeholders and contribute to strategic decisions. A professional and supportive company culture.

If you are ready to take the next step in your career as a Finance Business Partner, apply today to join this exciting organisation!