Eurostar is hiring a

Finance Business Partner - Catering & Onboard Services

London, United Kingdom
Full-Time

At Eurostar we’re busy making Europe’s most loved travel experience better than ever. Join us and you’ll be part of a dynamic, connected, cosmopolitan team that feels at home in four countries and shares the same goal – to create an experience for our passengers that’s always truly exceptional.

The Business Partnering Team delivers functional forecasting, budgeting and analytical activities. It provides decision support for both performance management and capital expenditure to management, and the ExCo.

Do you want to be part of this journey?

Internal Use Only : Grade THI F Grade EIL E, based in HQ, Brussels

Requirements

 

We are looking for someone to... 

  • Support for ongoing OBS tender project

- Lead the financial analysis and modelling for the Onboard Services tender, ensuring accuracy and robustness of financial projections.

- Collaborate with the bid team to develop the new customer offer that align with company objectives.

- Provide insights and recommendations on financial aspects of the tender to the management and stakeholders.

- Ensure compliance with all financial regulations and company policies related to the tender process.

- Develop detailed financial plans and forecasts for the tender project, including P&L, with multiple scenarios to determine the most appropriate & optimized Onboard Services offer.

  • Reporting

- Support delivery of monthly close process collaborating with the Accounting & Control Team ensuring completeness of costs and commentary against budget and latest forecast for business area.

- Collaborate with Accounting & Control to ensure cost recognition is aligned with IFRS and only eligible costs are capitalised. 

- Prepare and lead quarterly reviews for business area covering performance to date, forecast for year to go.

- Prepare monthly reporting for stakeholders, highlighting risks and opportunities.

- Deliver the budget process for business area.

- Utilise business and cost knowledge to support Financial Planning & Analysis and Long

- Term Planning & Project team where required.

  • Analysis / Cost Control

- Proactively challenge performance and drive change to achieve or beat operational and financial targets ensuring compliance with procurement and financial governance processes.

- Prepare robust business cases for functional capital expenditure.

- Identify risks and opportunities to achieve functional cost targets. Mitigate risks and pursue opportunities.

  • Partnering

- Build and maintain effective working relationships across department and business area acting as financial go to person for business stakeholders.

- Integrate self into OBS tender project team

- Understand the requirements of a diverse range of stakeholders with messaging expertly tailored to each stakeholder.  

- Prepare analyses to aid business decision making ensuring clear links with business ‘cost drivers’.

- Champion financial governance across business area ensuring adherence to Procurement governance, business case governance, recruitment governance etc.

You'll need ... 

  • An internationally recognised professional accountancy qualification/part qualification or university equivalent
  • A solid of experience in relevant industry roles
  • Ability to think holistically about risks and opportunities and present persuasively for a course of action.
  • Proven skills in influencing others both within and outside of Finance and across countries.
  • Proven problem solving and analytical expertise - advanced ability to analyse and simplify data to a variety of audiences.
  • Strong attention to detail whilst being able to maintain the bigger picture.
  • Experience working on large projects/tenders with a wide variety of stakeholders
  • English language skills (Advanced)

Desirable :

  • French language skills (Advanced)
  • Working knowledge of Workday Adaptive planning software.
  • Experience in the rail and travel industrie

Benefits

  • Travel benefits for work and play
  • A great pension
  • Exclusive discounts and perks

If you feel like your skills and experience are relevant for the role, please don't hesitate to apply!

Eurostar is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

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