Gather the essential information - facts and views - from key stakeholders and interrogate logically and rationally
Develop recommendations, with clear rationale
Present the output with a clear story, from current situation through to recommendation
Work with internal and external stakeholders to align to a recommendation, and feed into the delivery process
Support the Commercial and Marketing teams in framing problems and opportunities, or with commercial modelling, and the presentation of these both internally and externally
Help define our future strategy
Build, maintain and enhance relationships with other internal teams and external partnerships
Detailed involvement on business planning quarterly and annually as well as monthly reporting
Requirements
Strategic mindset
Problem-solving ability, using both creative and/or structured thinking as necessary
A good communicator (use and awareness of verbal and non-verbal, presenting, PPT)
Experience of forming hypotheses, delivering business cases and tying customer experience and client opportunities to business value
Comfortable in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment, with changing priorities and demands
Degree holder or equivalent, with at least 5 years relevant experience in Finance Analytics / FP&A
Qualified with ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent would be a plus.
About us: Our story
The group provides unrivalled insight and expertise around affluent consumers and frequent travellers, 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.
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.
Equal Opportunities: Our commitment to inclusion
We are focused on continually evolving
Benefits
Vision insuranceFlexible schedule
Additional Information
Recruiter for the role:
Paul Williams
What does a Commercial Finance Manager Do:
The Commercial Finance Manager is a valued member of the Finance Team contributing to the strategic opportunities in the Travel Experiences division at a Global or Regional level. Examples of these may include:
Proposition Pricing
Sensitivity Analysis
Market-Entry or "Power Up" Strategies
Evaluation of Client Requests
Global reporting, forecasting and budgeting
Ad Hoc (solving for challenges, realising opportunities, regulatory issues, major client requests)
You will work closely with the Global Commercial Finance Team to drive forward key projects across the entire spectrum of the Travel Experiences division, collaborating with the Americas stakeholders to gather information, make recommendations, seek alignment to get them delivered and track results in a timely manner.
You will be leveraging globally available pricing and analysis tools or building innovative bespoke models that are flexible, automated and aligned to global commercial frameworks. Regular external (client) contact is also expected.
The Americas region encompasses the United States, Canada and Latin America countries.
Collinsongroup · Dallas