Your Golf Travel is the worlds largest golf travel specialist providing golf breaks and holidays across more than 3,000 locations in 22 countries, including the UK, Ireland, Europe, and beyond. Since our launch in 2004, we have seen swift expansion and now boast a team of over 180 professionals based in our offices in London, Brighton, St Andrews, and Killarney. Throughout this journey, we have established incredible relationships with our suppliers and customers, created an extensive array of exceptional travel products and experiences, garnered numerous awards... and this is only the beginning! 

At Your Golf Travel, we are driven by our "Always Going The Extra Yard" values, a set of four core principles that define how we work and who we are. We put the Customer First, Always, using empathy and deep insight to consistently exceed expectations. We believe in the power of the collective to Own it, Together, combining personal accountability with high-pace collaboration to deliver results. Our team is encouraged to Think Smart, Act Bold, challenging convention with an ambitious, entrepreneurial spirit that knows no limits. Finally, we maintain The Expert Edge by constantly evolving, learning, and pushing boundaries to ensure we are always going that extra yard for our clients.

Do I need to be a golfer? … Not at all. We primarily operate as a travel company, with golf being just one aspect of our offerings. If you’re eager to learn, we’d be thrilled to equip you with all the knowledge you need about our product; however, we can’t promise you’ll become the next Tiger Woods or Nelly Korda. What we truly seek is a genuine passion for travel and an eagerness to learn.

The Head of Commercial Finance will lead all commercial finance activities across the Group encompassing; business partnering, analysis, KPI reporting, forecasting and business planning.

The role holder is intended to drive profitability and return on investment, and to partner senior stakeholders across the group, to drive performance through translating data into actionable insights.

Line management of three roles will provide the capability to deliver on multiple activities simultaneously, and it is imperative the role holder maintains a Groupwide focus on all activity to help deliver synergies

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Owner of Strategic Financial Plan/Model, providing support for financing activities

• Involvement in analysis of potential M&A and other strategic initiatives

• Leadership of all budgeting and forecasting for the Group (incl consolidation)

• Incl specific responsibility to deliver UK forecasting

• Responsible for all Capital Investment Appraisal (Pre and Post Investment)

• Ownership of regular KPI reporting, working with functional teams to optimize and analyse, and influencing use of data throughout the organization

• Partnering all functions to drive profitability through effective cost management, incl development of Marketing ROI analysis, headcount analysis and overhead control

• Attendance at regular cross functional meetings to challenge and influence decision making, including trading meetings

• Drive Group synergies, and leverage technology to automate and drive efficiencies

• Collaborate tightly with Financial Control team to ensure accuracy of financial reporting and enable insightful analysis

• Management of internal audit activities to maintain integrity of margins

• Support Treasury team by influencing cashflow through business decision making

What We’re Looking For:

Essential

• Qualified accountant with 6+ years PQE, likely to have been an FP&A Manager previously

• Strong, proven team management experience; able to effectively drive performance and development of individuals

• Proven strategic financial modelling skills

• Examples of delivering process improvements

• Demonstrable influencing skills and relationship building at all levels of an organization

• Enjoys fast paced, entrepreneurial growth businesses with associated personal drive to succeed/improve

• Hands-on approach, with ability to dive into detail when required

• Able to juggle multiple priorities and organize own and teams’ workload

• Highly accurate and reliable, with strong attention to detail

• Strong understanding of all financial statements and associated key drivers

Preferred

• Travel industry experience

• Proficient in the use of Google products as well as Microsoft and Tableau

🌟 Why Join Us?

• 🏖 Annual Leave – 25 days holiday, increasing by 1 day per year of service (up to 28 days), plus the option to buy back up to 5 extra days each year.

• ✈️ Amazing Travel Perks – Enjoy familiarisation trips to top golf and holiday destinations in the UK and overseas, plus exclusive discounts on golf holidays, flights, and hotels.

• 🏆 Recognition & Rewards – Be part of our annual company away trips for top performers and benefit from structured training and personalised development plans.

• 🏌️ Exclusive Brand Discounts – Save on top golf and sports brands, including Taylormade, Under Armour, and Ping.

• 💪 Health & Wellbeing – Subsidised health club memberships, a fully funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), and a Cycle to Work scheme.

• 🚗 Sustainable Travel Benefits – Access our Electric Car scheme with Octopus EV and make your commute greener.

• 📈 Growth & Development – Receive honest feedback, regular coaching sessions, and the opportunity to grow within a dynamic and supportive team.

Your Golf Travel are an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status.

Ready to help us deliver world-class travel experiences?
Apply now and go the extra yard with us.