Senior Finance Business Partner
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Job Summary
Collinson is the global privately-owned company dedicated to helping the world to travel with ease and confidence. The group offers a unique blend of industry and sector specialists who together provide market-leading airport experiences loyalty and customer engagement and insurance solutions for over 400 million consumers.
Collinson is the operator of Priority Pass the worlds original and leading airport experiences programme. Travellers can access a network of 1500 lounges and travel experiences including dining retail sleep and spa in over 650 airports in 148 countries helping to elevate the journey into something special. We work with the worlds leading payment networks over 1400 banks 90 airlines and 20 hotel groups worldwide.
We have been bringing innovation to the market since inception from launching the first independent global VIP lounge access Programme 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 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 2200 global colleagues.
Purpose of the job
The Senior Finance Business Partner is a senior finance leadership role responsible for partnering with the Global Strategic Partnerships team to drive commercial performance support strategic decision-making and enhance financial outcomes across the business.
Working closely with the VP Commercial Finance Partnerships and senior stakeholders across the Global Strategic Partnershipsorganisation the role provides financial leadership on strategic partner relationships investment decisions commercial initiatives and growth opportunities ensuring decisions are supported by robust financial analysis commercial insight and a clear focus on value creation.
The role acts as a trusted deputy to the VP Commercial Finance Partnerships & Overheads supporting engagement with executive stakeholders and business leadership through the provision of meaningful financial insight strategicchallengeand performance recommendations. The role will play a key part in shaping commercial strategy for strategically important Tier 1 and Tier 1A partnerships while driving accountability for financial performance across theorganisation.
Alongside business partnering responsibilities the role is accountable for leading the ongoing evolution of the Partnerships Finance function managing a team of 3 Finance Business Partners. This includes developing consistent ways of working across regions improving the qualitytimelinessand relevance of financial reporting strengthening governance frameworks driving processstandardisationand implementing continuous improvements across planningforecastingand performance management processes.
The role will work closely with FP&A Commercial Finance Tax Operations Product Legal and Contracting teams to improve financial insight develop meaningful performance metrics and create scalable finance processes that support both strategic decision-making and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Business Partnering & Commercial Leadership
Act as the senior finance partner to the Global Strategic Partnerships team.
Partner closely with the VP Commercial Finance Partnerships & Overheads to support strategic planning executive stakeholderengagementand business performance management.
Support the development and execution of growth strategies for strategically important Tier 1 and Tier 1A partnerships.
Influence business decisions through commercial insight financialanalysisand constructivechallenge.
Support commercial negotiations contractdiscussionsand strategic partner reviews.
Develop compelling financial insightsrecommendationsand performance narratives for senior leadership.
Drive improved understanding of partner economics profitabilitydriversand value creation opportunities.
Drive improvements in Partnership financial analytics and KPIs by Partnering closely with the Finance Analytics team to develop new models such as Lounge Profitability
Finance Leadership & Team Development
Leadcoachand develop a team of three regional Finance Business Partners.
Establish consistent expectationsdeliverablesand operating standards across regions.
Buildorganisationalcapability across the Finance Business Partnering team.
Foster a culture of accountability collaborationcuriosityand continuous improvement.
Finance ExcellenceStandardisation& Continuous Improvement
Lead the continuous improvement agenda across the global Partnerships Finance function.
Drivestandardisationof forecasting budgeting month-endanalysisand performance reporting processes across all regions.
Improve the efficiencyqualityand scalability of Finance Business Partnering activities.
Develop strong partnerships with SMEs across Finance including FP&A Commercial Finance and Tax.
Reporting KPIs & Performance Insight
Drive improvements in management reporting to deliver more relevantactionableandtimelyinsights.
Develop and implement meaningful KPIs aligned with business strategy and operationalobjectives.
Partner with FP&A teams to improve the designusabilityand accuracy of financial reporting.
Simplify and refine forecasting processes whilemaintainingappropriate controls.
Governance Controls & Investment Management
Own governance processes and financial stewardship across the Partnerships Finance function.
Ensureappropriate financialcontrols are embedded within planning forecastingreportingand decision-making processes.
Improve visibilityaccessibilityand governance of business cases and investment decisions.
Cross-Functional Operational Improvement
Champion operational improvements that enhance business performance and Finance effectiveness.
Lead initiatives that improve contracting reporting forecasting inputs informationflowsand operational controls.
Collaborate with Operations Contracting Tax CommercialFinanceand other specialist teams to deliver sustainable improvements.
Knowledge skills and experience required
Educated to degree level or equivalent & Qualified Accountant (ACCA/ACA)
Highly numerate
Financial Performance Analysis and Spend Management
Budgeting and Forecasting
Business Case Analysis Development and Assurance
Comfortable working in a matrix environment
High level of Commercial Acumen
Strong analytical capability
Track record of dealing with ambiguity
Strong influencing and communication skills at a Sr. level. Must be fluent in English multi-language skills welcomed
Excellent interpersonal communications good listener persuasive manner
Detail focused with strong organisation and planning skills
Excellent MS Excel skills
High personal levels of motivation and delivery orientated focus
A proactive forward looking and challenging mindset
Essential Experience
Experience in developing robust business case models for investment decisions and new products.
Experience working in a complex matrix business environment with senior management with demonstrable skills in challenging and collaborating with this type of stakeholder.
Demonstrable experience of driving value through effective analysis and management of financial information
Ability to interact with and develop working relationships internally and externally to achieve best outcomes for the business and customer
Experience at building relationships at senior management level
Keen interest and demonstrated experience driving process improvement and change
Dedication to continuous improvement on controls processes and overall governance
Collinson is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes differences in all their forms including: colour 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: Take Action 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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About Company
We use our expertise and products to craft customer experiences. Our range of services helps global brand acquire, engage and retain choice-rich customers.© 2023 Collinson International Limited. Registered in England & Wales under registration No. 2577557Registered address : 3 More Lo ... View more
