Finance Director

Our client is an exciting, award-winning high growth travel company, and is a market leader in its field. This is a key leadership role, to deliver robust reporting, control, business partnering and planning that achieve strategic objectives. Reporting to the Group CFO and managing a large team, you will have end to end ownership of finance for the brand. You will work in a fast paced and entrepreneurial organisation, joining a talented, ambitious and collaborative management team as they continue to make huge waves in the market.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide business partnership support to the senior leadership team
• Understand the performance drivers across and challenge the risks & opportunities
• Deliver, lead and advise on projects
• Manage the preparation of Board presentations.
• Lead and manage the planning & budgeting process
• Maintain a robust financial control environment, ensuring that risks are adequately mitigated
• Monitor and manage the liquidity position
• Ensuring rigorous cash flow management and forecasting
• Support future due diligence processes within the business

You will be:

• Experienced finance professional with strong technical knowledge and good commercial experience
• It is essential you have experience of the travel industry
• Experience of leading a team and staff development
• Business partnering & strategic skills – ability to challenge and influence at senior levels
• Desire to dive into the detail when required
• Proactive in problem solving
• Ability to work under pressure and ensure deadlines are met

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