Senior Strategic Finance Analyst

About The Opportunity

The Travvia Group, renowned for iconic brands such as JUCY, empowers people to create memorable journeys throughout New Zealand and Australia. Combining large-scale operations with ambitious goals and a love for travel, the group focuses on innovation, commercial discipline, and exceptional customer experience. Significant investment is made in their fleet, systems, and people to drive sustainable growth and long-term value.

Employees benefit from two days of working remotely per week alongside flexible working arrangements. The culture is highly engaging, encouraging individual ownership of expertise while fostering personal growth.

Role Overview

• Partner closely with the CFO and senior leadership to provide rigorous commercial insight supporting smarter business decisions across the group.
• Operate at the crossroads of strategy, performance, and capital decisions by owning key planning and forecasting models.
• Interpret complex financial and operational data to generate clear commercial insights.
• Influence and elevate strategic discussions rather than just reporting data.
• Lead the annual budgeting process and maintain rolling forecasts, including cashflow and covenant analyses.
• Manage and improve the group's comprehensive integrated financial model and performance frameworks.
• Collaborate with operational and commercial teams to pinpoint drivers, identify risks, and uncover growth opportunities.
• Produce executive, investor, and lender-ready board reports and analysis.
• Conduct return on fleet asset (ROTA) evaluations to guide capital allocation and product strategies.
• Support investment case development, pricing strategies, fleet planning, and strategic projects.

Candidate Profile

• Commercially savvy with a passion for deeply understanding the business.
• Inquisitive and analytical, comfortable delivering insights to senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated expertise in financial planning & analysis, management accounting or corporate finance with at least five years of relevant experience.
• Proficient in advanced financial modeling, including investment appraisals, returns assessments, and scenario modeling.
• Strong collaborator with business leaders, confidently providing constructive challenges.
• Familiarity with financial platforms and business intelligence tools such as Adaptive, NetSuite, and Power BI is advantageous.
• Highly detail-oriented, proactive, and dedicated to continuous improvement.
• Possession of a finance degree like CA or CFA is preferred but not mandatory.

Benefits

• Engagement in a dynamic industry presenting ongoing challenges.
• Flexible working arrangements promoting work-life balance.
• Opportunities to contribute across enterprise-wide business areas.

Additional Information

Applicants must be New Zealand citizens, residents, or have secured the legal right to work in New Zealand, holding a valid visa. References will be requested later in the recruitment process; candidates should not include them in their initial applications.

For inquiries, contact Sarah White at 0275053472 referencing Job ID: 17063.