Senior Cruise Analyst

The key responsibility of this role is the management of Cruise Ancillaries from an end-to-end perspective as well as coordinating all elements of Cruise Reporting.Further responsibilities include providing analytical information for decision making around future season itineraries.

What you will be doing

Business Partnering the Cruise commercial teams to help drive the best performance in ancillaries (Shore Excursions and on-board profits), including supplier tender processes, ship target setting and robust forecasting. Alongside this supporting and developing future initiatives to improve Cruise ancillary margins will be a key requirement. Working alongside the Cruise Accountant you will assist in the production of accurate and efficient End of Cruise reports and ensure that the correct end-to-end accounting policy is followed.This role has responsibility for all reporting output, including coordinating the month end process from Flash through Actuals working with the Reporting team to ensure Cruise P&L is understood and any variances can be explainedOther tasks will include providing analysis to help in planning future seasons’ itineraries, taking into account strategic risks / opportunities and engaging with the rest of the business (airline, beach tour operator etc) to incorporate all wider implications.

What we are looking for

This is a role that would suit someone with good commercial acumen, who is at ease when dealing with large volumes of data and is able to turn around pieces of analysis quickly and accurately. Being comfortable in the presence of senior stakeholders is also important, as the role will liaise with non-finance business partners to ensure all inputs into the ancillaries forecast have been robustly challenged.The position would suit someone towards the end of their qualification or a recently qualified analyst with a real desire to help support the business with key decision making.

Working within TUI group

TUI Group is one of the world’s leading leisure travel groups, with over 220 trusted brands in 180 countries and more than 30 million customers.TUI UK and Ireland is the UK’s largest tour operator with key brands including Thomson, First Choice and Thomson Cruises. Sub brands include Thomson Sensatori, Thomson Couples, Thomson Family Resorts, First Choice Holiday Villages and SplashWorld Resorts.TUI UK and Ireland’s airline, Thomson Airways, is the UK’s third largest airline with 61 aircraft operating to over 73 destinations in 20 countries. Thomson Airways was the first airline in the UK to take delivery of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner and is flying the aircraft on long haul flights.We employ a team of 13,300 colleagues, serving 5.2 million customers each year.

How to apply

Please click on the link below, the application process consists of answering a few questions and uploading your CV