FP&A Manager

At loveholidays, we’re on a mission to open the world to everyone, giving our customers’ unlimited choice, unmatched ease and unmissable value for their next getaway. Our team is the driving force behind our role as our customers’ personal holiday expert - the smart way to get away.

The impact you’ll have:

To support loveholidays’ goal of becoming Europe's largest dynamic package holiday operator, this position will be instrumental in all things related to Financial Planning & Analysis as the business shifts from scale-up to scale-out.

We need to develop our budgeting and forecasting process to ensure we constantly set challenging targets across our business (Selling, Managing, Scaling and Enabling functions), and invest resources in the right places at the right time to drive growth and profitability. The role is based in London and will report into the Head of FP&A.

Your day-to-day:
 

Budgeting & Forecasting

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  Assist in the end-to end preparation of the annual budget and quarterly forecasts, with a goal to shift toward a rolling forecasting process. This will involve working across P&L, balance sheet, cash flow and liquidity covenants
  
  
  


• A point of contact for our investment committee process, keeping policies up to date, setting timelines and facilitate the creation of business cases for approval at our monthly investment committees
  
  
  


• Develop and maintain the Group’s cost base submissions in a timely manner, with appropriate analysis to understand our cost base and challenge cost creep. Play an integral part in analysing our cost base in different ways to inform decision making
  
  
  


• Produce cash flow forecasts with Treasury to ensure the Group has sufficient working capital to drive sales and headroom to pass liquidity covenants
  
  
  


• Support the development and maintenance of the planning tool (Anaplan) to ensure we can link business strategy to financial performance and make sound investment decisions across all pillars of the business as we continue to scale

MI Reporting

• Assist in the production of our weekly and monthly MI reporting packs and tell the story of performance against targets. Ensure reports are concise, well written and insightful
  
  
  


• Provide clear and transparent analysis of our cost base vs target, calling out variable cost drivers, analysing hiring plans and detailing out supplier costs
  
  
  


• Collaborate with the Accounting team at month end to ensure a smooth and accurate close

External Reporting

• Support with the production of our external reporting to investors and regulators, particularly the CAA in the UK and other such bodies internationally

Your skillset:

• Qualified accountant with a minimum of 2 post-qualified experience
  
  
  


• +3 years of experience in financial planning and analysis or a similar role
  
  
  


• Strong financial modelling and analytical skills
  
  
  


• Proficiency in financial software applications, such as Anaplan
  
  
  


• Knowledge of accounting principles and financial statement analysis
  
  
  


• Good communication and interpersonal skills
  
  
  


• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
  
  
  


• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving abilities
  
  
  


• Extremely diligent and delivers on time and gets things right first time

Perks of joining us:

Other than an amazing environment for you to grow, have impact and show the world your incredible skills, we offer the following benefits: 

• Company pension contributions at 5%
• Individualised training budget for you to learn on the job and level yourself up
• Discounted holidays for you, your family and friends
• 25 days of holidays per annum (plus 8 public holidays) increases by 1 day for every second year of service, up to a maximum 30 days per annum
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan and eye care vouchers

At loveholidays, we focus on developing an inclusive culture and environment that encourages personal growth and collective success. Each individual offers unique perspectives and ideas that increase the diversity and effectiveness of our teams. And we value the insight and potential you could bring on our continued journey.

The interview journey:

1. Talent Acquisition call  - 30 mins


2. 1st Stage with FP&A Lead (Hiring Manager) / Head of Commercial Finance - 1 hr


3. 2nd Stage case study or aptitude test followed by interview with Finance Director - 1 hr