REMOTE - EDINBURGH, SCT
(FP&A) Financial Business Partner
Salary: In the region of £60k
Contract: Full-time (open to discussion)
1 year maternity cover (strong potential this role will become permanent)
Location: Scotland
Why Join Us?
Travelnest offers a dynamic work environment where your contributions directly impact our success. We support professional growth and development, encouraging a culture of innovation and excellence. Join us in shaping the future of travel accommodations through data-driven financial strategy and performance management.
Shaping the future of vacation home rentals
At Travelnest, we're on a mission to redefine the vacation home rental sector by giving property owners the tools they need to succeed. We understand the challenges of self-managing a property, and our intuitive platform simplifies the complexities of advertising, booking, and guest management.
Originating in Scotland, Travelnest has quickly become the go-to solution for self-managing property owners around the world. Based in the UK, our team is a diverse group of skilled professionals, united by a common vision of innovation, meticulous attention to detail, and a commitment to setting a new industry standard. We believe that every challenge is an opportunity for growth and encourage our team to embrace adaptability and initiative.
Please note: We are an equal opportunity employer. Currently, we are only able to hire candidates located within Scotland
About Us
At Travelnest, we're dedicated to making tomorrow happen today. Our culture thrives on rapid, efficient action and results, where a bias to action meets high standards of execution. We value innovation, accountability, and a radically open-minded approach to problem-solving.
Role Overview
As a FP&A Business Partner at Travelnest, you'll play a crucial role in our goal-driven environment. You will lead the charge in leveraging financial insights to drive strategic decisions, ensuring alignment with our organisational objectives. You will report directly to the CFO, and work closely with the CEO and Senior Leadership Team. This role has board exposure so a great opportunity to be at the centre of decision making within a fast growing business.
Responsibilities:
- Budgeting and Forecasting: The core responsibility of the role. You will own our financial forecasting model, working across the business to ensure it tracks current performance and forecasts forward accurately. You will also manage budgets effectively, foresee financial needs, and optimise performance through data-driven analyses.
- Business Partnering: Act as the financial liaison across teams, providing support for impactful decision-making. Foster collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders to achieve common goals.
- Data and Insight: Serve as our data and insights engine, gathering and interpreting data to inform strategic decisions and KPIs. Notably, you will ensure that the business has in place the KPIs it needs to accurately track performance and make data-driven decisions
- Goal Leadership: Drive our goals forward by offering insightful financial contributions and updates
- Performance Management: Champion performance excellence through the rubric process, offering proactive feedback and coaching to drive continuous improvement across the business.
Who are you: Skills and Qualifications:
- Proven experience in FP&A/financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Financial modelling, forecasting and business partnering are essential.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
- Independent - drives forward initiatives autonomously and with confidence
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, adept at working across diverse teams.
- Commitment to high standards of performance and continuous improvement.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (Master's preferred).
- Relevant certifications (e.g., CFA, CPA) a plus.
What we offer
- A role with significant impact and challenges.
- Competitive salary and equity.
- Unlimited holiday allowance.
- True work-life balance.
- Remote working.
- Co-working office in the heart of Edinburgh.
- Comprehensive health and dental coverage.
Our Application process
Applying is a breeze, simply upload your CV. We're not looking for perfect CV's, if you like the sound of us send it in!
We'll then contact you for an informal chat, followed by a couple of rounds of culture and technical interviews to get to know you better. We aim to make our recruitment process a snapshot into our culture and what it's like to work here - we know that interviews can be intimidating and sometimes stressful, so if you take the time to meet us, we'll do our best to make you feel comfortable and at home
Equal Opportunities
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or age.