Head of Finance

At CAVU, our purpose is to find new and better ways to make airport travel seamless and enjoyable for everybody - from the smallest ideas to the biggest transformations. Every day is an opportunity to create better travel experiences.

From our revenue-accelerating single-platform technology, Propel, through to our world-class hospitality venues including 1903 and Escape Lounges, our solutions make travel smoother for passengers and more profitable for our clients and partners.

We know that to bring your best ideas, you need the space to think, the support to grow, and the freedom to be your authentic self. Whether you're working from our offices, from home, in our lounges, or on the road, we provide an environment where you can create, innovate, and help transform airport travel.

Together, we can reach new heights. Together, we are CAVU.

We're looking for a commercially minded Head of Commercial Finance to join our growing Experiences division.

Reporting directly to the Finance Director, you’ll play a key role in shaping commercial decisions across a fast-growing global business. You'll lead finance partnering for our Americas region while supporting strategic business development, global growth initiatives and new product development across the Experiences portfolio.

This is a highly visible leadership role where you'll work closely with senior stakeholders across the UK and US, providing insight, challenge and commercial guidance that influences business performance and future investment decisions.

You'll also lead two reports, helping develop capability across the wider team while driving a culture of continuous improvement. As our Experiences business continues its ambitious growth journey, this role offers the opportunity to influence international expansion, support new partnerships and franchises, and play a significant part in the business planning and forecasting process.

• Partnering with senior stakeholders across the UK and Americas to provide commercial finance leadership and insight.
• Acting as the lead finance partner for the Americas region, supporting operational performance and strategic growth.
• Supporting business planning, forecasting, budgeting and reporting across the global Experiences business.
• Leading commercial appraisal of new business opportunities, partnerships and investment decisions.
• Delivering insightful financial analysis to influence strategic and operational decision making.
• Supporting international expansion into new markets, ensuring appropriate financial governance and controls are established.
• Leading and developing two direct reports while coaching and supporting the wider finance team.
• Driving improvements across reporting, forecasting, financial processes and analytical capability.
• Working cross-functionally with Growth, Operations, Delivery and Corporate Finance teams to support successful commercial outcomes.

You’ll be an experienced commercial finance professional who enjoys partnering with senior stakeholders, building trusted relationships and influencing business decisions.

You’re naturally curious, commercially aware and thrive in fast-paced, growing organisations where no two days are the same.

We’re looking for someone who brings:

• A recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Significant experience within commercial finance, finance business partnering or commercial leadership.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and challenging decisions in a constructive, commercially focused way.
• Strong business partnering skills with the confidence to build relationships across international teams and remote stakeholders.
• Previous experience leading or coaching finance professionals.
• Excellent commercial awareness with the ability to translate financial information into meaningful business insight.
• Experience with in a consumer-focused industry such as travel, hospitality, leisure or retail would be advantageous, although airport experience isn’t essential.
• A proactive, collaborative approach and genuine enthusiasm for helping a growing international business succeed.

This role is based at Manchester Airport with…