Finance Business Partner

Safran; Banbury; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company is looking for a Finance Business Partner to join their Banbury team. In this role, you will provide financial analysis and insights to drive strategic decision-making within the business. You should have a Finance qualification and proven partnering experience. Responsibilities include overseeing financial performance, forecasting, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. The company offers competitive salary, performance bonuses, and flexible benefits, making it an exciting and supportive workplace.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company performance bonus scheme

Pension scheme - up to 10% employer contribution

Private medical insurance

Comprehensive health cash plan

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Flexible benefits programme

Structured training & opportunities to progress

Qualifications

• Must have Finance qualification.
• Proven business partnering experience with a demonstrated ability to influence.
• Continuous improvement mindset is essential.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for financial analysis.
• Accountable for overseeing financial performance and preparing monthly accounts.
• Responsible for the forecasting process with full participation.
• Key contributor towards long-term strategy and cost reduction.
• Measure and attend business performance reviews.
• Support Programmes functions for correct pricing.
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies.
• Coordinate audit processes for the Value Stream Finance team.

Skills

Finance qualification

Business partnering experience

Continuous improvement mindset

Problem-solving approach

Analytical skills

Advanced MS Office

Communication skills

Adaptable decision-making

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Position description

Finance Business Partner

Domain

Performance and Support

Job field / Job profile

Finance and management - Finance and administration management

Job title

Finance Business Partner

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Employees / Staff

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

We're looking for a commercially driven Finance Business Partner to join our Banbury team during an exciting period of growth. You will be a key strategic partner to the Value Stream leadership team at our Actuation Systems Composite Center of Excellence, providing timely, data-driven insights to support smarter business decisions, maximise returns, and foster a cost-conscious, continuous improvement culture.

At our Banbury site, we design, develop, and manufacture high-performance aerospace composite products for military and commercial applications. Our advanced research, development, and manufacturing capabilities include robotic filament winding, multi-axis braiding, and high-volume composite component production.

Your ability to build strong relationships, challenge conventional thinking, and drive performance through insightful analysis will be crucial to success. While experience in Manufacturing or Engineering is beneficial, it's not essential - we encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply!

What will your day-to-day responsibilities look like?

• Serve as the primary point of contact for the Banbury Value Stream, providing financial analysis, insight, and key support to senior leadership.
• Accountable for overseeing the financial performance, identifying risks and opportunities and preparing monthly accounts.
• Responsible for the forecasting process, delivering in a timely and accurate fashion with full Value Stream participation.
• Act as a key contributor towards long term strategy to drive growth and driving cost reduction projects.
• Measure and attend daily business performance reviews to improve manufacturing output.
• Supporting the Programmes functions, ensuring correct pricing and good long term product profitability.
• Ensure the control environment is maintained and complies with Collins Aerospace's accounting policies and procedures in line with \"US GAAP\", Sarbanes-Oxley and international accounting standards.
• Coordinate audit processes for the Value Stream Finance team as required (Internal & External).

But what else? (benefits, specificities, etc.)

• Competitive salary
• Company performance bonus scheme
• Pension scheme - up to 10% employer contribution
• Private medical insurance
• Comprehensive health cash plan
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Flexible benefits programme (buy & sell holiday allowance, discounted gym memberships, Maternity/ adoption leave- up to 52 weeks, first 26 weeks at full pay, subsequent 26 at 50% (basic pay) and Paternity/Non-Pregnant Parent/ Co-adopter leave 4 weeks full pay)
• Structured training & opportunities to progress

Candidate skills & requirements

Essential skills

• Must have Finance qualification
• Proven business partnering experience with a demonstrated ability to influence business leaders and finance colleagues
• Continuous improvement mindset

Desirable skills

• Proactive and hands-on approach to problem solving
• Ability to challenge the status quo
• Excellent analytical skills
• Advanced MS Office including strong Excel skills
• Fantastic communication skills, preferably experience at all levels of an organisation
• Adaptable and able to make both timely and effective decisions

Position location

Europe, UK, England, South East

City (-ies)

Banbury