Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

TPConnects

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain annual budgets and rolling forecasts from scratch, including revenue, cost, cash flow and headcount models
• Develop driver-based financial models aligned to key business levers (transactions, margins, pricing, customer growth, supplier terms, etc.)
• Own monthly re-forecasting and variance analysis versus budget and prior periods
• Build and improve long-range plans (3 5 year outlooks)

Commercial & Strategic Support

• Partner with commercial, marketing, product and operations teams to evaluate performance and growth initiatives
• Analyse unit economics, margins, customer profitability and product performance
• Support pricing, supplier negotiations, investment cases and ROI analysis
• Provide scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis to support strategic decisions

Management Reporting & Insights

• Produce clear, concise monthly FP&A reporting for leadership (actuals vs budget/forecast, key drivers, risks and opportunities)
• Develop and maintain KPIs relevant to a travel technology business (e.g. transaction volumes, take rate, gross margin, CAC, LTV)
• Identify trends, risks and opportunities and proactively communicate insights

Process & Systems Improvement

• Build scalable FP&A processes suitable for a growing business
• Improve planning, forecasting and reporting efficiency (tools, models, templates)
• Work closely with finance, accounting and systems teams to ensure data accuracy and consistency

Requirements

Essential

• 5 10 years experience in FP&A, corporate finance or commercial finance
• Proven experience building budgets and forecasts from scratch in a growing business
• Strong commercial mindset with the ability to link financial outcomes to operational and strategic drivers
• Advanced financial modelling and Excel skills (experience with FP&A tools a plus)
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and influencing decision-making
• Strong communication skills able to simplify complex financial concepts

Desirable

• Experience in travel, travel technology or SaaS based businesses
• Exposure to high-growth or scale-up environments
• Experience supporting fundraising, M&A, or board-level reporting
• Accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA) or equivalent experience