Corporate Finance Contractor (Day Rate)

Collinson is the global, privately-owned company dedicated to helping the world to travel with ease and confidence. The group offers a unique blend of industry and sector specialists who together provide market-leading airport experiences, loyalty and customer engagement, and insurance solutions for over 400 million consumers.


Collinson is the operator of Priority Pass, the world’s original and leading airport experiences programme. Travellers can access a network of 1,500+ lounges and travel experiences, including dining, retail, sleep and spa, in over 650 airports in 148 countries, helping to elevate the journey into something special. We work with the world’s leading payment networks, over 1,400 banks, 90 airlines and 20 hotel groups worldwide.

We have been bringing innovation to the market since inception – from launching the first independent global VIP lounge access Programme, Priority Pass to being the first to sell direct travel insurance in the UK through Columbus Direct and creating the first loyalty agency of its kind in the travel sector with ICLP. Today we still invest heavily in innovation to ensure that we continue to deliver superior customer experiences.

Key clients include Mastercard, American Express, Cathay Pacific, British Airways, LATAM, Flying Blue, Accor, EasyJet, HSBC, Chase, HDFC.

Our mission is focused on doing good beyond profit, which for us means we seek out opportunities for our people to share in our success and that we give back to the communities and people within which we work.

Never short of ambition, the success of our business is delivered through the diverse and talented team of over 2,200 global colleagues.

Purpose of the role

We are seeking a highly analytical and strategic finance professional to support a high-impact capital planning and financing initiative. This individual will play a key role in financial modelling, scenario analysis, and lender presentation development.

Key Responsibilities

1. Capital Planning:

• Develop and maintain long-range (5-10 year) financial models including P&L, Cashflow and Balance Sheet, to support strategic planning, liquidity forecasting, and investment decisions.
• Evaluate capital allocation strategies including debt repayment and reinvestment opportunities.
• Collaborate with business units to assess capital needs and align financial strategy with operational objectives.

2. Refinancing Support:

• Assist in evaluating refinancing options
• Support due diligence, data room preparation, and interactions with lenders and advisors.
• Model debt scenarios and covenant impacts

3. Financial Analysis & Reporting:

• Prepare board-ready presentations and investor materials related to capital structure, refinancing strategy, and liquidity.
• Track and analyse key financial and operational metrics relevant to debt service and leverage.

4. Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Partner with Legal, Treasury, and external advisors on refinancing documentation and execution.
• Work closely with FP&A and accounting to ensure alignment in financial forecasts and reporting.

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related field; MBA or CFA preferred.
• Experience in corporate finance, FP&A, or strategic finance.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling, including scenario analysis.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional projects under tight timelines.
• Experience working on financing initiatives or large-scale capital planning projects.

Collinson is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes differences in all their forms including: colour, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, neurodivergence, family status, age, individuals with disabilities and people from all backgrounds, cultures and experiences as we strongly believe this contributes to our on-going success.

We are focused on continually evolving our purpose driven, high performing culture, providing an environment where our people have the opportunity to achieve their full potential and do interesting and meaningful work. Our company values are: Take Action, Do the right thing, One team and Be insight led. These help guide everything we do internally in terms of how we think, act and interact, right through to how we deliver value to our customers and clients.

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