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.
Purpose of the role
Reporting to the Head of Group FP&A, the Group FP&A Manager will play a key role in delivering commercially focused financial reporting and analysis that enables data-driven decision-making across the Collinson Group. This role is instrumental in driving financial performance, supporting strategic initiatives, and ensuring robust planning, forecasting, and reporting processes across all business units. Acting as a critical link between the leadership team and operating company finance teams, you will deliver high-impact insights and analysis to the Group Board, helping shape the financial direction of the business.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Performance Reporting
* Lead the delivery of all financial performance reporting to the Group Board, ensuring high-quality, insightful analysis across the finance function.
* Identify key financial trends and communicate them clearly and concisely to senior stakeholders.
* Own and manage financial performance reporting for external stakeholders, including lenders.
* Lead the Group’s risks and opportunities process, identifying mitigating actions and ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
* Drive automation of routine reporting tasks in collaboration with Tagetik and BI development teams.
Financial Analysis
* Maintain and enhance existing reporting tools while developing new areas of analysis to support evolving business needs.
* Provide ad-hoc financial performance analysis and insights to the Head of Group FP&A and Group CFO.
* Proactively identify opportunities for deeper insight and collaborate across Finance to deliver impactful improvements.
* Partner with the Finance Analytics and Tagetik development teams to enhance data quality and analytical capabilities.
Planning & Forecasting
* Support the delivery of accurate and insightful forecasts and budgets using the Group’s planning platform (Tagetik).
* Contribute to the transition toward rolling forecasts, ensuring agility and responsiveness in financial planning.
* Constructively challenge business unit forecast submissions and ensure alignment with the Group’s strategic plan
Collaboration & Business Partnering
* Act as the primary point of contact for Group FP&A across commercial finance and controllership teams.
* Foster strong cross-functional relationships to continuously improve the quality and relevance of financial analysis presented to the Group Board.
Knowledge, skills and experience required
* Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
* Proven experience in a group-level FP&A role, with a strong track record of delivering financial insight and reporting to senior leadership and/or the Board.
* Highly numerate and analytical with a strong data analysis and problem-solving skillset and the ability to produce complex reports.
* Advanced Excel skills, including financial modelling and scenario analysis
* Experience working with Finance systems
* Familiarity with BI and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) – highly desirable.
* High-energy, adaptive, collaborative and responsive work style.
* Ability to work in a fast-paced, complex and dynamic work environment with poise and professionalism.
* Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders.
* Highly organized with strong attention to detail, able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
* Experience working in large companies with complex financial systems environments is preferred.
* Highly motivated, self-starter with a positive attitude and a passion delivering improvements resulting in clear business value
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