Senior Cost Performance Analyst

HBX Group is the world’s leading technology partner, connecting and empowering the world of travel. We’re game-changers, disruptors, the people who bring together local and global brands in accommodation, transport, activities and payments through our network of 300,000 hotels worldwide, 60,000 hard to reach high value clients such as tour operators, travel agents and loyalty schemes across 140 source markets. We are tech-driven, with a customer-first philosophy, and commercial teams whose knowledge and relationships on the ground are second to none. And of course we have an amazing team! Our people, Team HBX Group, are the beating heart of the company who we encourage to ‘move fast, dream big and make the difference’ every day. In fact, we believe that it is tech + data + people that truly sets us apart in the market, alongside our ‘global approach, local touch’ mentality. We’re headquartered in Palma, Mallorca and employ around 3,500 people worldwide.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

This job sits in the Cost Control Performance team within the Finance Department, focused on one of the business areas within the Accommodation Business Unit.  

Key objective of this role is to be the financial partner of a business area and provide financial support during the closing, forecast and budgeting processes. 

• Perform month end closing tasks and prepare monthly reporting packs 
• Identify over and underperforming areas, reasons and potential solutions and forecast the impact on financials for future months 
• Have an active role in annual budgeting process 
• Build and maintain Financial Models, Forecasts, Budgets and Dashboards 
• Elaborate periodic reports to Management and Board, understanding current trading, variances to prior year, forecast and budget 
• Engage with the business and provide financial support to Group wide projects  

Accountabilities & Respnsabilities

1. Monthly Results, Forecasts and Budget: Support the production of these reports considering trends and identifying risks and opportunities 

2. Cost Management: Identify and Execute saving initiatives.  

3. Top down Forecast: Support and evaluate different scenarios and compare to the business submissions. 

 4. Wide Projects: Provides financial support. 

Skills 

• Financial Degree.
• Analytical and Data visualization skills.
• Capability to gather and accumulate data from disparate sources, as well as to identify new sources of data and develop methods to improve data mining, analysis, and reporting. 
• Advanced Power Point skills required.  
• Very good understanding of HFM and SAP. 
• Fluent in English. 
• Personal sense of urgency in order to prioritize individual workload. 
• Ability to work with employees at all levels especially with Senior Stakeholder management. 
• Ability to understand financial and related operational data. 
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and handle multiple tasks. 
• Tenacity, pro-activity and the confidence to challenge information and processes that do not make sense.

Experience 

• 3+ years of relevant experience in consulting, investment banking, audit or Financial Planning and Analysis in a multinational environment. 

Qualifications 

• Relevant Finance or business degree including a finance specialization on big data or equivalent qualification. 

You will have the opportunity to work for a company that is going through significant change in becoming the world´s leading travel services provider. We are looking for people that are ready to ride the wave in this exciting journey.

As well as an attractive benefits package you will be able to work: 

• Within an innovative, engaging and multicultural environment.

• Have the opportunity to build strong and lasting business relationships and friendships from around the world.

• Have the opportunity in developing your career locally or within one of our beautiful working locations across the globe.