Finance Business Partner

Heathrow Airport Limited; Hounslow; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Heathrow Airport Limited in the UK is seeking a Finance Business Partner to provide insightful financial support to a portfolio of capital programmes and projects, informing key business decisions with senior leaders. You will build day-to-day partnerships with stakeholders, deliver robust financial insight, and contribute to longer-term planning, with a hybrid working pattern and UK-based location.

Join Heathrow to influence investment, develop trusted relationships, and support sustainable

Qualifications

• Ability to analyse large data sets and build robust financial models.
• Proficient in Excel (advanced), Word and PowerPoint; experience with Oracle ERP.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and clear communication.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and manage workload effectively.
• University degree in Finance, Economics or equivalent.
• Business Partnering, Commercial or FP&A experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare capital investment appraisals (IRR/NPV) and present to reviews.
• Partner with departments to influence budgets and provide insights.
• Support capital programmes with financial assurance and funding queries.
• Develop management plans, forecasts and long-term planning.
• Monitor budget performance and KPIs, track efficiency.
• Coordinate capital planning and reporting across stakeholders.
• Capture risks and opportunities and advise mitigation.

Skills

Financial modelling

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Time management

FP&A experience

Education

Finance/Economics degree

Tools

Excel (Advanced)

Word

PowerPoint

Oracle ERP

Job description

Discover a one-of-a-kind career. Our vision at Heathrow is to be an extraordinary airport, fit for the future. In the Finance team we know that generating income is critical to driving our business forward, but it’s also vital that we create positive passenger and customer experiences that make every journey better. You’ll help us to get the balance right so we can continue investing in our world-class environment.

There’s something so special about working at the world’s most iconic airport. Heathrow’s size, scale, and reputation for innovation translates to exciting opportunities for everyone. Finance here is about more than numbers. It’s about being influential, developing trusted relationships, and showing the world that we’re a responsible investment with a bright future; a place that embraces digital innovation and has a sustainable mindset. You’ll become part of a team that drives excellence across everything from insurance to investment, treasury to business partnering, as you collaborate widely to deliver projects that directly impact millions of passengers each year.

Job Info

• Job Identification 5493
• Job Category Finance
• Posting Date 09/02/2026, 03:48 PM
• Apply Before 09/09/2026, 10:55 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Heathrow Airport Limited, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW6 2GW, GB (Hybrid)
• Contract Type Permanent
• Working Pattern Monday-Friday Business hours

Job Description

As a Finance Business Partner at Heathrow, you will provide insightful financial support to our Development team, helping to inform, influence, and challenge key business decisions. Working closely with senior leaders and managers, you will deliver pragmatic, hands‑on financial guidance across a diverse portfolio of capital programmes and projects.

You will build strong, day‑to‑day partnerships with your stakeholders, while also contributing to longer‑term strategic priorities. In this fast‑paced and complex environment, you’ll be a trusted advisor, offering sound judgement, constructive challenge, and clear financial insight.

As part of the wider Finance team, you will collaborate closely with a Senior Finance Business Partner to deliver high‑quality, value‑adding solutions - helping to make Heathrow an exceptional place to work.

Principal Accountabilities

• Preparation of capital investment appraisals (IRR / NPV analysis): assessing options, tracking of assumptions, financial modelling and preparation of presentations for business reviews.
• Business Partner with the relevant department up to Senior Manager level to influence delivery of the budget and provide value adding insight and analysis.
• Support capital programmes in financial assurance activities and funding queries.
• Support production of management business plans, forecasts, and long‑term planning activities.
• Monitor the achievement of the financial budget and key performance indicators (KPIs), efficiency and initiatives tracking.
• Support on capital planning process: coordination across stakeholders, programme prioritisation and periodic reporting.
• Capturing and highlight risks & opportunities to the budget from capital programmes and support mitigation strategies.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Ability to analyse volumes of data and create robust financial models
• Ability to use excel (advanced), Word, PowerPoint, Oracle ERP.
• Ability to engage and build relationships with key stakeholders
• Strong communicator who can provide clear and concise information
• Ability to work to tight timescales and organise workload effectively
• University degree in Finance, Economics or equivalent
• Business Partnering, Commercial or FP&A experience

Ideally, you'll also have:

• Experience within a relevant industry
• Qualified / Part-qualified Accountant - ACA, ACCA or equivalent

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About us

There’s something so special about working at the world’s most iconic airport. Its sights. Its sounds. Its constant air of excitement. Heathrow is an amazing backdrop to a career filled with unique opportunities.

Every day, you’ll discover a world full of fresh possibilities and end the day buzzing with stories to tell, as you encounter people from all cultures, nationalities and experiences. A world full of pride for what we do and no end of exciting career prospects to explore.

It brings out the best in all of us. And inspires everyone to deliver on our ambitious plans. Together, we’re working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability.

Join us on that journey and we'll help you achieve your ambitions too. Supporting you to learn, encouraging you to be yourself, backing you to achieve more than you might ever have imagined. Because there’s no place like Heathrow.

Our rewards

We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future. As well as performance-based annual bonuses and our longer‑term Share in Success Bonus plans, we also offer generous annual leave allowances and market‑leading pensions. With family friendly policies, access to private health insurance and a wide range of wellbeing tools, we’ll support you to be at your best inside and outside work. And of course, we’ll provide varied learning and development opportunities too. Here you’ll find everything you need for a fulfilling career journey that can take you in exciting directions.

Working Location

Our Hybrid working approach offers the opportunity for colleagues in some roles to work from home for an average of two days a week, providing the flexibility to work in an agile way whilst ensuring we deliver for the operational needs of Heathrow . Working arrangements vary from team to team and will be confirmed during the recruitment process. You’ll need to be based in the UK and within a commutable distance to Heathrow.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger - not least because we welcome passengers from all corners of the globe, every single day. Heathrow is an accessible place to work. With five diversity networks, we champion inclusivity and celebrate individuality.

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