BA Cityflyer Assistant Finance Business Partner Engineering & Operations

British Airways; Manchester; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Assistant Finance Business Partner to join their dynamic team. This role focuses on delivering financial insights and supporting strategic decision-making within Engineering & Operations. You'll be responsible for managing accurate asset accounting, monthly reporting, and variance analysis, ensuring that financial performance is clearly communicated. This is a hands-on position where your accounting knowledge and analytical skills will shine. Enjoy a supportive work environment with great travel benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Unlimited standby tickets on British Airways flights

Discounted airfares for friends and family

Access to professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Studying for an accounting qualification and previous accounting experience.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills with the ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Manage accurate fixed asset register and complete analysis of accruals.
• Support monthly management accounts production and assist in forecasting.

Skills

Accounting concepts knowledge

Reconciliations

Excel skills

Analytical skills

Financial modeling

Education

CIMA Foundation level or equivalent

Tools

SAP asset module

Power Query

Power BI

MS Excel

Job description

BA Cityflyer is an airline with a difference. Yes, we’re part of the British Airways family and take great pride delivering the same impeccable customer service. However, we also do things in our own, unique way.

We serve a business and leisure market from London City, a single-terminal airport just east of Canary Wharf. It’s a place where you’ll really get to know your colleagues and become part of a close-knit team.

You might also get to know our customers too, some of whom fly with us weekly, or even daily. In fact, our diverse and dedicated team really feel like they’re part of a family when they join us.

So, whether you are a reassuring voice on the end of a phone, a smile at the door, under a wing keeping the turbines spinning or landing us gently in excitingplaces, a job at BA Cityflyer is yours to make.

This is an airline where your original personality and skills will really shine through.

The role: Assistant Finance Business Partner – Engineering & Operations

In this role you’ll support the Finance Business Partner to deliver finance business partnering to the Engineering & Operations areas, supporting strategic decision-making and providing insight on financial performance.

This is a reporting focused role, ensuring accurate asset accounting is maintained, as well as being responsible for managing monthly reporting and forecasting, with variance analysis and commentary.

This is a hands-on role with varied scope providing all aspects of accounting and financial support to key business areas responsible for significant cost budgets.

Salary: £34,323 - £37,200 per annum plus a study support package.

What you’ll do:

• Assist in managing accurate fixed asset register through SAP asset module.
• Complete analysis of accruals workings, journal postings and balance sheet reconciliations within remit, including ROU assets and lease liabilities, overheads, crew training and passenger disruption, working with the business to understand the monthly liability.
• Assist Finance Business Partner in provision build and utilisation for aircraft / engine related agreements.
• Support the production of monthly management accounts and KPIs with meaningful variance commentary.
• Assist in managing accurate forecasting, preparing annual financial and business plan modelling and completing external audit requirements.
• Support the wider team in delivery of tasks and projects as required

What you’ll bring to BA Cityflyer:

• You’ll need to be studying for an accounting qualification (CIMA Foundation level or equivalent), have previous experience working within an accounting function and of performing reconciliations, calculating accruals and prepayments.
• You’ll need strong Excel and analytical skills and be able to demonstrate working under your own initiative, to tight timescales,as well as being a supportive and effective team member.

Your experience:

• Sound knowledge of accounting concepts and experience of performing reconciliations
• Experience of working with financial models
• Advanced MS Excel skills (Essential)
• Experience of Power Query and Power BI (Desirable)

What we offer:

We believe that all the people who work with us should feel valued for the part they play. It’s one of the reasons our rewards go far beyond a competitive salary.

From the day you join us, you’ll get access to brilliant staff travel benefits including unlimited basic and premium standby tickets on British Airways flights. You’ll also receive up to 30 discounted ‘Hotline’ airfares per year for yourself, friends, and family.

At British Airways you’ll have the chance to take on new challenges and move forward in a way that feels right for you. We encourage all those who work for us to consider opportunities right across our business to help you develop and progress.

We never stand still, and we don’t expect our people to either.

Inclusion & Diversity

At British Airways we all have a part to play in creating an inclusive place to work. Diverse representation among our people is really important to us and we recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality, creativity and identity to work.

Inclusion and diversity is a key driver of innovation and we’re committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they can be themselves. We’re looking for people from all backgrounds and cultures to join us and be a part of our journey to become a Better BA as we continue to connect Britain with the world and the world with Britain.