Finance Manager - Ancillary and Commercial Proposition

easyJet; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading low-cost airline in Luton is seeking a Finance Manager for Ancillary and Commercial Proposition. This role involves providing financial leadership and partnering with stakeholders to drive revenue and margin improvements. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong analytical and communication skills, alongside at least 3 years' post-qualification experience. The position supports hybrid working with a competitive salary and benefits including a bonus and staff travel perks.

Benefits

Up to 20% maximum bonus

PMI > 7% pension contributions

Excellent staff travel benefits

25 days of annual leave + bank holidays

Annual credit towards an easyJet holiday

Qualifications

• Must have at least 3 years' post-qualification experience.
• Experience in large, multi-unit organisations preferred.
• Ability to summarize insights from high volume data.

Responsibilities

• Deliver regular reporting and financial plans.
• Build business cases for new revenue initiatives.
• Manage financial processes for Ancillary revenue.

Skills

Strong commercial finance experience

Excellent analytical skills

Strong communication skills

Proactive team player

Strong Excel skills

Education

Qualified accountant

Tools

Planning Analytics

Job description

Finance Manager, Ancillary & Commercial Proposition

We are easyJet – a FTSE 100 listed, £multi billion low cost airline that serves tens of millions of customers every single year. If you’re reading this, you have probably already been an easyJet customer, and you’ll know that there is no more iconic (or Orange!) travel brand in Europe.

We fly more than 1,207 routes, connecting 38 countries across Europe, and employ more than 18,000 colleagues. We’re on a mission to make low cost travel easy – and whatever your role here, you’ll connect millions of people to what they love using Europe’s best airline network, great value fares, and friendly service.

What makes us easyJet? Our Promise Behaviours - we are Safe, Bold, Welcoming and Challenging. Four Behaviours. One Spirit. One easyJet.

Read on if you

• Have strong commercial finance and business partnering experience
• Enjoy using insight, modelling and collaboration to shape revenue performance
• Can be in our fantastic Luton head office 3 x per week

The Team

You’ll join the Ancillary, Customer & Marketing Finance team – a central partner to Proposition, Ancillary Trading, Customer and Marketing. The team plays a key role in shaping revenue growth, evaluating new initiatives, supporting digital and customer improvements, and advising on marketing and commercial investments. You’ll be part of a collaborative and energetic six person team reporting to the Senior Finance Manager for Ancillary Revenue, Customer & Marketing, with direct line management of one Finance Analyst.

The Role

As Finance Manager – Ancillary and Commercial Proposition, you will provide financial leadership, insight and challenge across a broad commercial portfolio. You’ll partner closely with senior stakeholders to support trading performance, evaluate new propositions and drive revenue and margin improvements.

You will:

• Deliver high quality regular reporting, financial plans, forecasts and insight
• Build business cases for new revenue initiatives and assess risk, opportunity and commercial impact
• Work with Commercial teams to shape strategies that drive revenue, margin and customer value
• Manage the financial processes for Ancillary and Partner revenue, including monthly reporting and outlook updates
• Provide weekly P&L re forecasting and support consolidated PBT and cashflow models
• Produce variance analysis, strategy packs and clear senior ready commentary
• Partner with Digital, Distribution and Project teams to understand revenue impacts of new developments
• Lead on financial controls, accounting accuracy and a robust month end process
• Mentor and develop your Finance Analyst while contributing to wider team development
• Build strong cross functional relationships and act as an accessible, influential subject matter expert
• This role is hands on and varied, giving you ownership across budgeting, forecasting, commercial decision support, benefits tracking and performance insight.

What we’re looking for

• A qualified accountant with at least 3 years’ post qualification experience
• Proven business partnering experience in a fast paced, complex environment
• Excellent analytical skills and strong understanding of key revenue drivers
• Confidence in summarising insights from high volume data with accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong communication skills, able to influence finance and non finance stakeholders
• A proactive team player who takes initiative and enjoys solving problems
• Strong Excel skills and ideally Planning Analytics experience
• Experience in large, multi unit organisations; commercial or revenue focused sectors advantageous

What you’ll get in return

• Up to 20% maximum bonus
• PMI > 7% pension contributions
• Excellent staff travel benefits
• 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays
• Annual credit towards an easyJet holiday
• Various flexible benefits and extras

Practicalities

This full time role will be based in Luton and will be 40 hours per week. We support hybrid working and we spend 60% of our time per month in the office.

Reasonable Adjustments

At easyJet, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse customers we serve across Europe. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds. If you require specific adjustments or support during the application or recruitment process, such as extra time for assessments or accessible interview locations, please contact us at [e-mail]. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to ensure accessibility and accommodation.