Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner

Description:

ABOUT US

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.

OUR VALUES
• 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

POSITION SUMMARY

As Senior Commercial Finance Business Partner for Uniworld, you will work at the heart of decision-making — partnering directly with senior business leaders across our global brands to drive growth, optimize performance, and support Uniworld's transformation journey. You will play a critical role in delivering insight, challenging the status quo, and turning data into strategic action that improves profitability, ROI, and customer impact. This is a high-impact role within a dynamic, PE-backed organization undergoing ambitious growth and transformation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Business Partnering & Strategic Insight:

• Partner with cross-functional leaders to analyze business and customer data, provide financial insights, and shape strategic and tactical plans that enhance performance.
• Scenario planning and modelling for business needs including for example ship growth, new products, pricing strategies etc.

Performance Management:

• Lead on trading performance analysis and reporting including revenue, margins, and overheads. Prepare weekly and monthly performance updates with insightful commentary and commercial recommendations in partnership with the business.
• Lead on tracking commercial KPIs, measuring marketing effectiveness, and identifying opportunities for revenue growth and cost optimization.

Budgeting & Forecasting:

• Lead the annual budgeting and rolling reforecast process, cadence and reporting with the business and Group.
• Provide level of challenge, analysis, and scenario planning to optimize resource allocation.
• Prepare and analyze performance against plans and provide insightful commentary and visibility both internally at UW and for Group.
• Define and enhance set of standard reporting to effectively manage and provide visibility on business performance with senior management.

Marketing & ROI Analysis:

• Assess marketing and advertising spend effectiveness, model scenarios, and recommend reallocation or new initiatives to improve return on investment.

Transformation & continuous improvement:

• Set up and continuous enhancement of standard set of reporting suite to track and report on business performance.
• Support transformation initiatives, challenge legacy ways of working, and drive data-led decision making across trade and direct-to-consumer channels.

Requirements:

ROLE SUCCESS CRITERIA

• Delivery of financial and strategic insight that leads to measurable commercial improvement
• ROI uplift on marketing and campaign investment
• ROI uplift on strategic initiatives investment
• Accuracy and clarity of forecasts and business plans
• Effective engagement with key stakeholder
• Contribution to transformation, scalability, and value creation plans

Success in this role means being a true co-pilot to the business — providing insightful data to enhance visibility, enable challenge, and recommendations that directly shape growth, performance, and customer outcomes. You’ll be a trusted voice around the table, bringing commercial acumen, data fluency, and strategic thinking to UW’s evolving business landscape.

KEY INDIVIDUAL TRAITS

• Curiosity: Driven by lifelong learning, actively seeks new knowledge, skills, and perspectives to enhance performance and personal growth. Embraces continuous learning as a core value.
• Collaborative: Builds strong relationships and works cross-functionally with a consultative, co-creative approach to influence and align others in a fast-paced environment.
• Boldness: Approaches tasks and decisions with confidence and a proactive mindset, willingness to speak up and challenge the status quo.

YOUR EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE

• Proven background in FP&A and commercial finance, ideally in fast-paced or digital-first environment
• Exceptional financial modelling and analytical capability with keen attention to detail
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Commercial curiosity and strategic problem-solving, able to challenge constructively and influence decision-makers
• High adaptability and resilience in evolving, fast-paced setting
• Track record of shaping business strategy and delivering measurable performance improvement
• Experience working across marketing, e-commerce, direct-to-consumer models
• Experience navigating change and transformation environments
• International experience and comfort working across different markets and business models
• Exposure to cruise, travel, hospitality, or leisure sectors a plus

TRAVEL & OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Work Location: Los Angeles Hybrid (office & remote) in Calabasas, CA.

The Travel Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against race, color, creed, sex, gender, religion, marital status, age, national origin, sexual orientation, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws or ordinances. The Travel Corporation is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We not only encourage and support diversity in the workplace, we celebrate it! If you feel you have the skills and experience to thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment, we want to hear from you!