Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

£100,000 to £110,000 Depending on experience

•    Travel-wide accountability for financial planning integrity, P&L accuracy, and a cohesive financial narrative to underpin business decision making.

•    Owns Travel financial performance & planning, sets standards for forecasting, KPI framework and Exec reporting

•    Drives cross‑functional alignment across business functions, ensuring Finance strategically shapes commercial decisions.

•    End-to-end ownership of the P&L with financial accountability for revenue, gross profit, marketing and overhead costs, ensuring accuracy, transparency and Exec insight. 

•    Lead Five-Year Plan, budgeting and forecasting, owning the planning cycle across multiple business functions

•    Lead a high performing FP&A team with standardised best practice processes with accountability and ownership 

•    Own planning systems and models, driving automation and data integrity 

•    Lead month end P&L with robust analytical review 

•    Lead business partnering across multi functions including commercial, operations, product and marketing teams, challenge and create value added

•    Drive performance management with product economic insight and operational levers influencing the P&L.

•    Own commercial performance narrative, synthesising commercial, operational and financial outcomes into clear insight that informs Exec Board‑level understanding.

•    Deliver commercial modelling and decision analysis.

•    Provide key business partner support for Saga Travel including commercial risk / return assessments ensuring insights provide tangible results

•    Ownership of Travel overheads

Contract: Full Time

Pay frequency: Annually

Salary £100,000 to £110,000 depending on experience   

Saga Travel is entering an exciting period of transformation, we are bringing the financial operations of our travel brands together into one clear, connected operating model. This is a newly created role. Our Head of FP&A will shape how financial insight supports commercial decision-making across a £500m+ turnover business.

You will have 5 direct reports across a team of 100 plus finance professionals. You’ll report into, and working closely with, the CFO and CEO of Saga Travel. This is truly a great career move for those candidates looking to progress to a c-suite role in their future. You will ultimately be pivotal to strengthening financial performance, shaping commercial strategy and supporting long-term value creation of Saga Travel.

This is a high-impact leadership role with end-to-end FP&A accountability, including ownership of the five-year plan, budgets, forecasts, KPI governance and Board/Executive reporting. You’ll turn complex financial data into clear, compelling insight that helps guide critical business decisions.

This role is hybrid, with 3–4 days per week based in Folkestone, reflecting the close partnership you’ll build across Travel Operations and senior leadership.

You will already be a credible finance leader who can step into this Head of FP&A role for a FTSE 250. You will have been working for a large business operation that is ideally customer facing. You will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience;   

•    Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with experience operating at senior leadership level across FP&A and Commercial Finance. 

•    Proven owner of planning and performance, including budgeting, forecasting and full P&L accountability. 

•    Advanced commercial insight & modelling capability, understanding of customer, product & pricing, operational and market drivers. 

•    Exceptional senior stakeholder influence, able to engage, challenge and shape decision making at c-suite and Board level.

•    Have a track record leading high performing finance teams, embedding scalable, insight driven planning and performance disciplines. 

•    High proficiency in planning, analytics and MI tools (e.g., Workday, advanced Excel) including automation, systems enhancement and reporting transformation

Saga Values: Make it Happen, Do the Right Thing, Customer First, Excellence Every Day, Our People Make Us Special

At Saga, we recognise that our people make us special. We believe our colleagues deserve rewards for the excellence they demonstrate every single day, that's why we have put together an amazing benefits package for all colleagues.  

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Option to purchase additional leave - 5 extra days
• Pension scheme matched up to 10%
• Company performance related annual bonus - Up to 15%
• Car allowance £4,800 per annum
• Private medical insurance after 1 years’ service
• Life assurance policy on joining us, 4 x salary
• Wellbeing programme
• Colleague discounts including family discounts on cruises, holidays and insurance
• Range of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companies
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Grandparents leave
• Income protection
• Access to Saga Academy, our bespoke learning platform