Financial Controller & Business Partner

Description

Our philosophy at The Travel Corporation (TTC) is simple, we create enriching experiences for travelers by combining an unbeatable mix of exceptional service and quality at great value. As a global business with over 100 years of experience in the travel industry, our ethos of being ‘Driven by Service’, ensures we keep our values of passion, people and purpose at the heart of everything we do - designing and running immersive, innovative and responsible travel experiences for our guests across 70 countries.

Join us in creating life-changing moments for every guest across our award-winning brands and experience the TTC difference.

The Specialist & Adventure (S&A) Division is a collection of 10+ successful globally dispersed travel brands, offering enriching experiences to over 500,000 travelers and generating revenues of approximately $250 million annually. The brands offer a diverse range of immersive experiences including large group escorted holidays, small group tours, tailor‑made travel, and day tours. The division also includes several coach fleet operators and accommodation providers.

These highly respected brands operate across all price points, with distribution varying between travel trade focused and direct‑to‑consumer channels.

• Driven by service
• An inherent passion for travel
• Commitment to our customers and to our people
• Commitment to social responsibility and our 5‑year sustainability strategy

As Financial Controller & Business Partner for USA FIT Businesses, you will be accountable for two core areas:

You will lead business partnering, management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning across the Business Unit. This is an increasingly important part of the role as we strengthen our use of data and financial insight to drive performance. You will be a trusted partner to the Business Unit Managing Director (MD) and a senior member of the Executive team, working closely with the Specialist & Adventure (S&A) Finance Business Partner and the wider Group Finance Business Partner organization to shape strategy, improve performance, and support decision-making.

You will ensure robust financial control across the Business Unit, maintaining the accuracy, completeness and integrity of financial results. You will oversee month‑end close, statutory reporting, audit, tax, treasury, and financial controls, working closely with the S&A Financial Controller and Group Finance Shared Services team.

As Group Shared Services expands, you will play a pivotal role in assessing the extent to which transaction processing and financial reporting can be effectively centralized. Irrespective of the decision, accountability for the accuracy and integrity of Business Unit financial results will remain with this role.

• Lead the development of Finance Business Partnering across the Business Unit, acting as a trusted advisor to the Business Unit MD and Executive team to deliver strategic planning, improve financial performance, and ensure strong financial discipline.
• Collaborate closely with Divisional and Group Finance partners to deliver high‑quality financial insight, with clear accountability and consistent methodologies.
• Own the preparation of monthly management accounts, ensuring material variances to Budget, Forecast, and prior year are clearly identified, understood, and explained.
• Deliver clear performance reporting, KPI dashboards, and driver‑based analysis, including product and tour profitability, to enable leadership to monitor performance, identify risks, and prioritize action.
• Champion continuous improvement in the quality, relevance and accessibility of financial and operational insight.
• Own all forward‑looking financial planning, including annual budgets, rolling forecasts, five‑year strategic plans, and associated cashflow and working capital planning.
• Actively manage risks and opportunities to support effective decision‑making.
• Shape and challenge business cases, investment decisions, and strategic initiatives…