Finance Assistant: Cost Control & Forecasting (8‑Month Contract)

Line Up Aviation; Brize Norton; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Line Up Aviation is seeking a Finance Assistant on an initial 8-month contract. You will support the Financial Controller with transacting, analysing operational costs, payroll accounting support, billing and treasury tasks.

Based at Brize Norton, the role offers 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, and is Inside IR35 with BPSS security requirements. Ideal candidates will have Level 3 finance qualifications and strong Excel skills to support cost control and month-end activities.

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• AAT Level 3 or equivalent accounting qualification is desirable.
• GCSE Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above, or equivalent.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to analyse and manipulate financial data.
• Sound understanding of fundamental accounting principles, including accruals, journals, cost allocation, revenue, reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Previous experience within a finance, accounting, cost control or financial analysis environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cost, revenue and cash forecast for the entire business entity/business function.
• Work with operational teams to forecast resource plans and cost impact.
• Help record and evaluate risks or opportunities.
• Assist in regular OP and FC process.
• Act as a liaison for managers in understanding and controlling operational costs.
• Input and advise on external costs and internal resources.
• Liaison with procurement team to ensure correct evaluation of open commitment and timely recognition of cost.
• Provide analysis and support to financial performance reporting.
• Track actual costs and revenue allocation - understand, review and be able to instruct journals and posting to the back office team to ensure accurate booking of cost, allocations and revenues. Be able to explain variances.
• Produce meaningful analytics to support local operational management.
• Present to local management and Military Services programme customers independently.
• Assist with single resource reporting requirements.
• Ensure operational spend is in line with contractual and single sourcing roles.
• Ad-hoc reporting for MOD and other UK Government agencies.
• Work closely with TFEU teams to coordinate end of month closing activities such as periodic postings, accruals, sales reserves.
• To provide support the invoicing process to internal and external customers

Skills

Financial analysis

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Level 3 qualification in Finance/Accounting or related

AAT Level 3 or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Line Up Aviation is seeking a Finance Assistant on an initial 8-month contract. You will support the Financial Controller with transacting, analysing operational costs, payroll accounting support, billing and treasury tasks.

Based at Brize Norton, the role offers 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, and is Inside IR35 with BPSS security requirements. Ideal candidates will have Level 3 finance qualifications and strong Excel skills to support cost control and month-end activities.