Collinson Group is a global leader in driving loyalty and engagement for many of the world’s 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 1,800 people.

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: 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 1,800 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 company’s 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 company’s 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

· Bachelor’s 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

· Master’s 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.

In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example - she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc.).

If you need any extra support throughout the interview process, then please email us at ushr@collinsongroup.com