Finance Manager - Fuel (12 Month FTC)

easyJet Airline Company PLC; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airline is seeking a Finance Manager for a 12-month FTC to oversee financial planning and analysis for Fuel. The role involves business partnering with various teams, ensuring accurate budgeting and reporting. Candidates should be qualified accountants with at least 3 years of experience, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to manage complex financial scenarios. This full-time position offers a hybrid working model and attractive benefits.

Benefits

Up to 20% bonus

25 days holiday

Flexible benefits package

Excellent staff travel benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years post-qualified experience in finance.
• Ability to summarize and communicate key issues from data.
• Proven ability to manage time across various tasks.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial management and ownership for Fuel.
• Support budget and P&L forecasting.
• Build cross-functional relationships with stakeholders.

Skills

Qualified accountant

Excellent analytical skills

Ability to manage complex entities

Detail-oriented

Education

Accountancy qualification

Job description

Job Description - Finance Manager - Fuel (12 Month FTC)

Job Overview

As a key member of the Fuel team, this role will report into the Senior Manager – Fuel Strategy and ESG providing complete financial ownership and delivery of financial planning, reporting and analysis for Fuel and is a key business partnering role.

Job Purpose

The purpose of this role is to be the end to end finance contact for Fuel and provide complete financial management and ownership for these areas. This includes month end deliverables, Strategic and Annual planning, forecasts, projects and providing insightful analysis for the business.

Job Accountabilities

Business Partnering: Provides a true Business Partner framework to within the wider Fuel team, along with other teams across the business such Treasury/Flight Op’s/Sustainability/Fuel Procurement/Accounting and Controls/Central FP&A, ensuring that the business owners are supported with the right insight and information at all times.

• Budget and Outlook
• Managing the cost programme strategy and delivery
• Review and comment on monthly reporting and analysis
• Weekly P&L re-forecasting
• Business case evaluation and decision support
• 5 year plan forecast
• Ad-hoc projects

Business Performance and Analytical Support

Ownership for monthly detailed analysis and insight into the costs which can be used to drive business performance and improve the cost base. Responsibility for accurate weekly P&L forecasting into consolidated model.

• Driving confidence in numbers and providing insight into risks and opportunities
• Supporting Fuel Operations in driving continuous improvements in the Operational and driving improvements in Finance processes
• Driving creation of budget pack detailing variances and strategy for presentation to senior management
• Provides financial evaluation and acts as lead decision support finance manager for ad-hoc projects and cost saving initiatives

People Leadership, Relationships and Influence

As a member of the Core Finance team, you will have responsibility for maintaining effective cross functional relationships and providing subject matter expertise and building relationships with a diverse and demanding set of stakeholders.

• Maintaining effective cross functional relationships
• Providing subject matter expertise and building relationships with a diverse and demanding set of stakeholders

Key Performance Indicators & Financial Targets

Support delivery of Cost per Seat (CPS) target, Month End insight and budget variance analysis completed on time and with accurate and clear explanations of movements.

• Deliver key insight into performance of Fuel and ensure latest view is reflected in the rolling forecast
• Support the development of in year and pipeline cost initiatives with Fuel

Requirements of the Role

Competencies: Ownership and Delivery, Business Performance, Innovation and Change, Building Relationships, Developing talent.

Key Skills Required

Qualified accountant with at least 3 years post qualified experience, ability to embrace large, complex, preferably fast moving, entities, excellent analytical skills with an ability to demonstrate an excellent grasp of variance analysis and the key drivers.

• Summarise and communicate key issues from high volumes of data with a high attention to detail
• Manage own time across variety of tasks and projects to deliver to deadlines
• Able to deliver the level of detail and insight required to support the business
• Proven ability to digest and interpret accounting complexity across balance sheet, cash flow and P&L

Benefits

Up to 20% bonus, 25 days holiday, BAYE, SAYE & Performance share schemes, Life Assurance, Flexible benefits package, Excellent staff travel benefits.

Location & Hours of Work

This full time role will be based in Luton on a hybrid working model and will be 40 hours per week.

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].