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 world’s original and leading airport experiences programme. Travellers can access a network of 1,500+ 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 world’s leading payment networks, over 1,400 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 2,200 global colleagues.
Airport Dimensions Overview
At Airport Dimensions, we understand how the spaces we create affect the quality of travelers’ time at the airport. Together with our airport and airline partners we have delivered an award-winning hospitality experience to millions of travellers across our network of airport lounges in the US, Europe and Middle East.
We currently operate 50 shared-use lounges across the globe. Our multi-dimensional thinking is enabling us to explore new spaces beyond traditional lounge services to meet not just the needs of the next generation of travellers but to keep airports competitive, retain airlines and generate more revenue.
Purpose of the role
We are looking for an individual to join the team on a 6 months fixed term contract. Being a Finance Lead at Airport Dimensions is an excellent opportunity that will give you exposure to all aspects of the business. This role sits within the EMEA & APAC team, supporting at the global level. The successful candidate will have to be organized, self-motivated with a desire to constantly improve.
You will be responsible for managing consolidated divisional results, global business partnering and supporting the wider senior management team by providing accurate and insightful information that helps drive performance and accountability.
Key Responsibilities
Develop, manage and monitoring the integrity of the management and financial data used for Board Reports, management accounts, budget and forecasts; resolving issues identified and liaising with stakeholders as required.
Management information
* Develop and enhance the monthly consolidated management reporting process.
* Prepare value-add analysis and commentary on monthly results for inclusion in the Board Report.
* Enhance support and insight to stakeholders.
Forecasting and planning
* Support annual budgeting and quarterly rolling forecasting process.
* Analyse variances to improve forecast accuracy.
Financial System
* Support financial system migration.
* Influence and develop proactively the requirements of finance within the finance transformation roadmap.
Knowledge, skills and experience required
* A recognised accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
* Extensive relevant experience. Familiarity with the travel industry is a plus
* Ideally a quantitative degree (Accounting, Finance, Economics, Maths) achieving 2:1 or above
* Knowledge/experience of multi-national groups with multi-currencies
Skills
* Strong financial accounting skills, including working knowledge of FRS 102 and consolidation
* Advanced Excel skills including sumifs, vlookup and pivot table. VBA and Power Query desirable.
* Proficient in PowerPoint and Word
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
* Great interpersonal and communication skills and ability to maintain good working relationships with stakeholders
* Experience working on Microsoft Dynamics and/or Infor would be preferred
* Experience of process automation and/or financial modelling desirable
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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If you need any extra support throughout the interview process, then please email us at ukrecruitment@collinsongroup.com