Financial Controller and Business Partner

About the role

We are seeking a highly capable, commercially minded Financial Controller and Business Partner to join our Specialist & Adventure Division supporting our North America FIT businesses, including African Travel, Lion World Travel, and Brendan Vacations.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the CEO and leadership team to drive business performance and strategic decision-making
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and financial modeling
• Deliver meaningful KPI reporting, profitability analysis, and commercial insight
• Evaluate investments, risks, and growth opportunities
• Help build a stronger data-driven performance culture across the business
• Oversee month-end close, reporting accuracy, reconciliations, audit, tax, and treasury activities
• Ensure strong financial controls and integrity across multiple entities
• Partner with shared services and global finance teams to improve processes and scalability
• Lead, coach and develop finance team members, establishing clear objectives and fostering a commercially focused, high-performing finance function
• Act as a key finance advisor to executive leadership
• Support transformation initiatives within a growing, globally connected organization

Requirements

• CPA (or equivalent accounting qualification)
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration or related field
• 5–10+ years of progressive finance/accounting experience
• Strong blend of: Financial controllership, FP&A / forecasting, Commercial business partnering
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Advanced Excel and ERP experience
• Experience supporting senior business leaders and influencing decision-making
• Experience managing and influencing remote teams
• A collaborate mindset with a passion for developing others
• Ability to operate both strategically and hands-on

Qualifications

• Nice to have: Multi-entity or complex organizational experience preferred
• Solid knowledge of Oracle preferred
• Travel, hospitality, or consumer-facing industry experience is a plus

Benefits

This role offers high visibility, the opportunity to shape finance within a transforming global organization, broad scope across commercial finance and controllership, exposure to strategic initiatives, operational leadership, and international teams, and the chance to make measurable business impact.

Pay

The compensation package includes competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Schedule

The role is hybrid, with work location in Glendale, CA. Travel requirements include management of meetings and calls to suit, plus occasional internal and domestic travel (e.g., Dublin and UK).