Sr. Finance Business Partner-Airport Dimensions

Collinson Group is a global leader in driving loyalty and engagement for many of the worlds largest companies. Predominantly through the provision of travel related benefits within a market leading digital travel ecosystem. The group offers a unique blend of industry and sector specialists who together provide market-leading experience in delivering products and services across four core capabilities: Loyalty Lifestyle Benefits and Insurance.

The group provides unrivalled insight and expertise around affluent consumers and frequent travelers creating and delivering products and services now accessible to over 400m end consumers.

We have more than 25 years experience with 28 global locations servicing over 800 clients in 170 countries employing 1800 people.

We have been bringing innovation to the market since inception from launching the first independent global VIP lounge access Programmed Priority Pass to being the first to sell direct travel insurance in the UK through Columbus Direct and creating the first loyalty agency of its kind in the travel sector with ICLP. Today we still invest heavily in innovation to ensure that we continue to deliver superior customer experiences.

Key clients include: Visa Mastercard American Express Cathay Pacific British Airways LATAM Flying Blue Accor EasyJet HSBC Chase HDFC.

Our mission is focused on doing good beyond profit which for us means we seek out opportunities for our people to share in our success and that we give back to the communities and people within which we work.

Never short of ambition the success of our business is delivered through the diverse and talented team of over 1800 colleagues globally.

Purpose of the job:

The Sr. Finance Business Partner will provide quantitative and qualitative analyses of all operational aspects of the fast-growing Latin America organization in order to evaluate the companys progress toward achieving its goals and to map out future goals and plans. The position considers economic and business trends reviews past company performance and attempts to anticipate obstacles and potential problems all with an eye toward forecasting the companys future financial results.

The position requires someone with a strong Financial acumen and the ability to manage competing demands within a complex organization. The role will be responsible for FP&A tasks including extensive involvement in the annual budget and forecasting processes global and regional macro trend analysis and other financial analysis projects/deep dives.

Key Responsibilities:

Drive planning budgeting and forecasting activities during budgeting reforecast and month end close cycles

Perform variance analysis and provide insightful commentary on month-end financial performance and support the preparation of financial reports and presentations

Perform analysis and special projects to support the business objectives

Support risk and opportunities tracking throughout Latin America

Generate financial models and produce associated deliverables

Analyze complex financial information to identify underlying business drivers and trends to deliver improved profitability

Support the management of financial tools financial and KPI reporting and data analytics systems while upholding the governance integrity and accuracy of all end-user data

Identify research and resolve complex business problems apply analytics techniques and develop solutions to drive sales finance operations and overall outcomes

Acts as a trusted analytics and data visualization advisor to stakeholders and team members

Lead change management processes for new/improved business processes and reporting

Partner with stakeholders to provide financial insights and recommendations to support strategic and operational decision-making

Knowledge skills and experience required:

Minimum of 5 years of experience in a Finance or FP&A role

Experience supporting projects which drive financial and operational efficiencies

Proven experience translating data into user friendly business information

Demonstrated Advanced Microsoft Excel financial modeling

Experience working with Tableau or PowerBI

Ability to organize and manage large data sets apply strong analytical skills to resolve complex problems

Person Specification:

Essential

Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Business or related degree

Minimum of 5 years of progressive work experience in a Finance or FP&A role

BI and/or Data Analytics experience preferred

Advanced MS Office skills (Excel and PPT)

Experience in identifying and supporting projects which drive financial and operational performance

Must be open to hybrid work schedule and occasional travel

Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously

Ability to speak and write fluently in English

Desirable

Masters Degree or MBA a plus

Hospitality Retail or Travel industry experience a plus

Tagetik experience a plus

Core Competencies:

Strategic thinking and analytical skills

Organized and Results-Oriented

Flexible and able to adapt to fast-paced and dynamic environment

Effective Written and Oral Communicator

Learning and Optimizing Mindset

Accountability

Collinson is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes differences in all their forms including: color race ethnicity gender identity sexual orientation neurodivergence family status age individuals with disabilities and people from all backgrounds cultures and experiences as we strongly believe this contributes to our on-going success.

We are focused on continually evolving our purpose driven high performing culture providing an environment where our people have the opportunity to achieve their full potential and do interesting and meaningful work. Our company values are: Act smarter Do the right thing One team and Be insight led. These help guide everything we do internally in terms of how we think act and interact right through to how we deliver value to our customers and clients.

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