Job Purpose dnata is more than a global air and travel services provider

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain balance sheet integrity، regulatory، legal، tax، and HMRC compliance، including Senior Accounting Officer (SAO) sign‑off responsibilities

• Maintain balance sheet integrity، regulatory، legal، tax، and HMRC compliance، including Senior Accounting Officer (SAO) sign‑off responsibilities.

Requirements & Qualifications

• You will lead and develop a high‑performing finance function، ensuring strong cash stewardship، accurate financial reporting، and compliance with group، regulatory، and statutory requirements، while supporting sustainable and profitable business growth

• Act as the primary interface with Group Finance، internal and external auditors، and regulatory bodies، including ownership of the CAA relationship and ATOL licence requirements

• You will lead and develop a high‑performing finance function، ensuring strong cash stewardship، accurate financial reporting، and compliance with group، regulatory، and statutory requirements، while supporting sustainable and profitable business growth.

• Act as the primary interface with Group Finance، internal and external auditors، and regulatory bodies، including ownership of the CAA relationship and ATOL licence requirements.

Benefits & Conditions

• So if you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity، apply today and join our team! Salary & benefits Join our growing team and enjoy a competitive remuneration package

• Salary & benefits

We connect people with possibilities and opportunities across 130+ airports in 34 countries through ground handling، cargo، travel، and catering & retail services

Our purpose is clear: to deliver on the promises our customers make

We are powered by a bold vision to be the world’s most admired air and travel services provider، which guides our strategy، culture، and every role across our teams

Our core values fuel everything we do: we are safe، we play to win، we respect everyone and work together as a team، and we are future thinking

At dnata، we foster diversity، nurture ambition، and celebrate achievement

If you're inspired by purpose and motivated to be part of a global team shaping the future of aviation and travel، we’d love to have you onboard

As Finance Director within dnata Travel، you will play a pivotal role in shaping the financial strategy and performance of Gold Medal Travel based in Leyland، Lancashire

Reporting to the Managing Director، with a dotted line to the VP Business Finance، you will act as a trusted strategic partner to the leadership team، providing commercial insight، robust financial control، and clear governance

Please note that this position is based on-site at the Gold Medal Travel office in Leyland، Lancashire

Applicants are encouraged to carefully consider the location and commuting

before submitting an application

In this role، you will: Act as a strategic and commercial partner to the Managing Director and leadership team، influencing investment decisions، growth strategy، and business priorities

Lead the end‑to‑end financial planning cycle، including budgets، forecasts، and long‑range plans، aligned to business objectives

Own delivery of EBITDA، PAT، and cash flow targets، providing insightful analysis of performance drivers، risks، and opportunities

Oversee accurate، timely، and insightful management reporting، including monthly management accounts، forecasts، variance analysis، KPIs، cash flow reporting، and quarterly balance sheet reporting

Ensure a strong financial control environment in line with Group Policy، supporting clean internal and external audits and timely statutory reporting

Lead treasury، cash flow forecasting، liquidity management، working capital optimisation، and banking relationships

Identify and mitigate financial risks، including liquidity، credit، and foreign exchange exposure

Lead delivery of an efficient Finance function، overseeing end‑to‑end Order‑to‑Cash (O2C) and Procure‑to‑Pay (P2P) processes

Drive standardisation، automation، and continuous improvement across finance operations and systems

Own the Finance systems strategy، ensuring effective use، development، and governance of ERP and reporting tools

Lead Finance input into wider business transformation initiatives

Set clear objectives، develop talent، and build a high‑performance، accountable، and collaborative finance culture

Qualification To be considered for the role، you must meet the below

Professional accounting qualification (ACA، ACCA، CIMA، or equivalent)

Significant post‑qualified experience، including proven success in a senior Finance leadership role

Demonstrated experience leading multi‑functional Finance teams

Strong background in financial control، reporting، FP&A، and cash management

Experience operating at senior leadership level، with exposure to board‑level engagement

Experience working within a large، complex، global matrix organisation and shared services environment

Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate financial data into clear business insight

Proven stakeholder management and influencing capability across senior leaders and corporate teams

You’ll have an edge if you have: Experience within the travel، aviation، or broader services sector

Prior responsibility for regulatory engagement and statutory licensing environments

Experience leading finance transformation، automation، or ERP enhancement programmes

A track record of improving profit‑to‑cash conversion and capital efficiency

At dnata Travel، we’re committed to providing our employees with opportunities to grow and develop in their careers

Find out more about working with us in our website .

Job Purpose

dnata is more than a global air and travel services provider

If you're inspired by purpose and motivated to be part of a global team shaping the future of aviation and travel، we’d love to have you onboard.

Please note that this position is based on-site at the Gold Medal Travel office in Leyland، Lancashire. Applicants are encouraged to carefully consider the location and commuting

before submitting an application.

In this role، you will

Act as a strategic and commercial partner to the Managing Director and leadership team، influencing investment decisions، growth strategy، and business priorities.

Lead the end‑to‑end financial planning cycle، including budgets، forecasts، and long‑range plans، aligned to business objectives.

Own delivery of EBITDA، PAT، and cash flow targets، providing insightful analysis of performance drivers، risks، and opportunities.

Oversee accurate، timely، and insightful management reporting، including monthly management accounts، forecasts، variance analysis، KPIs، cash flow reporting، and quarterly balance sheet reporting.

Ensure a strong financial control environment in line with Group Policy، supporting clean internal and external audits and timely statutory reporting.

Lead treasury، cash flow forecasting، liquidity management، working capital optimisation، and banking relationships.

Identify and mitigate financial risks، including liquidity، credit، and foreign exchange exposure.

Lead delivery of an efficient Finance function، overseeing end‑to‑end Order‑to‑Cash (O2C) and Procure‑to‑Pay (P2P) processes.

Drive standardisation، automation، and continuous improvement across finance operations and systems.

Own the Finance systems strategy، ensuring effective use، development، and governance of ERP and reporting tools.

Lead Finance input into wider business transformation initiatives.

Set clear objectives، develop talent، and build a high‑performance، accountable، and collaborative finance culture.

Qualification

To be considered for the role، you must meet the below

Professional accounting qualification (ACA، ACCA، CIMA، or equivalent).

Significant post‑qualified experience، including proven success in a senior Finance leadership role.

Demonstrated experience leading multi‑functional Finance teams.

Strong background in financial control، reporting، FP&A، and cash management.

Experience operating at senior leadership level، with exposure to board‑level engagement.

Experience working within a large، complex، global matrix organisation and shared services environment.

Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate financial data into clear business insight.

Proven stakeholder management and influencing capability across senior leaders and corporate teams.

You’ll have an edge if you have

Experience within the travel، aviation، or broader services sector.

Prior responsibility for regulatory engagement and statutory licensing environments.

Experience leading finance transformation، automation، or ERP enhancement programmes.

A track record of improving profit‑to‑cash conversion and capital efficiency.

So if you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity، apply today and join our team!

Join our growing team and enjoy a competitive remuneration package. Find out more about working with us in our website .