Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager

Job description

**Tech that takes you places** We’re CarTrawler, the global travel tech company behind seamless connections between people, places and possibilities. From powering car rental to creating smarter ways to move, we make travel smoother for millions worldwide. Our culture is built on curiosity, collaboration and craic where every idea counts and every journey matters. Ready to make an impact? Let’s go places together. CarTrawler’s Finance & Legal teams underpin everything we do with trust, transparency and accountability. We manage the numbers and navigate the regulations that enable smart, sustainable growth. Whether it’s financial planning, risk management or legal governance, our mission is to protect the business and empower confident decision-making at every level. **Your Journey starts here!** Play a key role in shaping CarTrawler’s financial future by transforming strategy into actionable plans, insights and decisions. As our FP&A Manager, you’ll lead the planning, forecasting and performance reporting processes that help drive sustainable growth across the business. Working closely with senior leaders, you’ll provide meaningful analysis, challenge assumptions and uncover opportunities that influence strategic direction. You’ll also champion innovation within Finance, using data, automation and emerging technologies to improve efficiency, enhance insight and build scalable ways of working. Alongside this, you’ll develop and inspire a high-performing FP&A team, fostering a culture of accountability, curiosity and continuous improvement. ### What you’ll do as a Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager - Lead the company’s budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes, translating strategy into robust financial plans that support sustainable growth. - Own the delivery of monthly performance reporting and analysis, providing leaders with clear insights into results, key drivers, risks and opportunities. - Develop integrated financial models, scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to support strategic decision-making, investment prioritisation and effective capital allocation. - Partner with senior stakeholders across the business to drive performance, challenge assumptions and embed a culture of financial accountability and ROI-focused decision-making. - Champion the use of automation, AI and modern analytical tools to improve reporting efficiency, enhance insight generation and streamline finance processes. - Collaborate with Finance, Data and Technology teams to improve the quality, accessibility and governance of financial data, enabling scalable reporting and self-service analytics. - Monitor industry trends, market dynamics and competitor performance, translating external insights into meaningful recommendations for the business. - Lead, coach and develop a high-performing FP&A team, fostering a culture of curiosity, accountability and continuous improvement. ### What you'll bring to the team - A professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) and significant post-qualification experience in FP&A, commercial finance or a similar strategic finance role. - Proven experience leading and developing high-performing teams, creating clarity, accountability and opportunities for growth. - Strong understanding of financial planning, forecasting and performance management with the ability to connect financial outcomes to broader business objectives. - Advanced financial modelling skills including experience building integrated forecasts, scenario models and business cases that support strategic decision-making. - Strong analytical capability and experience working with large datasets, business intelligence tools and reporting platforms to generate actionable insights. - A passion for continuous improvement with experience leveraging automation, AI or emerging technologies to enhance finance processes and reporting. - Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence, challenge and build trusted relationships across all levels of the organisation. - A commercially minded and curious approach combining strategic thinking, sound judgement and the ability to translate complex information into practical recommendations that create business value.