Finance Manager - Projects & Change (12 Month FTC)

easyJet Airline Company PLC; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airline company in the UK seeks a Finance Manager for Projects & Change. This role involves providing analytical support, managing project financial processes, and working closely with senior stakeholders. Competitive benefits include up to 20% bonus, 25 days holiday, and staff travel perks. The position offers a hybrid work model based in Luton.

Benefits

Up to 20% bonus

25 days holiday

Flexible benefits package

Life Assurance

Excellent staff travel benefits

Qualifications

• Professional finance qualification required.
• Strong analytical skills essential for success.
• Ability to deliver results accurately under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide analytical support to Senior Finance Manager.
• Create confidence in airline portfolio forecasts.
• Support project delivery and financial management.

Skills

Professional finance qualification

Strong analytical skills

Effective communication

Job description

Job Description - Finance Manager - Projects & Change (12 Month FTC)

Finance Manager - Projects & Change (12 Month FTC) will report into the Senior Finance Manager responsible for IT, Data & Change (ITD&C) and E-Commerce. The team’s key objective is business partnering the ITD&C function as well as the E-Commerce team.

This role will directly support the Delivery & Change Director as well as wider IT Leadership Team (ITDLT), offering exposure to senior stakeholders and covering a varied array of project based / ad hoc business partnering as well as FP&A with a high degree of scope to provide strategic insight and true value add.

Job Purpose

• Provide effective analytical support to the Senior Finance Manager ITD&C as well as Director for Delivery & Change
• Create certainty and confidence in Airline portfolio forecast for both cost and benefits
• Support / lead both Finance and business stakeholders in project delivery and financial management processes, ensuring consistency of approach, tracking and challenge

Job Accountabilities

Business Partnering / FP&A: Provides a true business partner framework to the ITD&C function, ensuring that the relevant owners are supported with the right insight and information at all times.

People Leadership, Relationships and Influence: Co-ordinating inputs from PM’s and FBP’s across the business and managing them to ensure deadlines are adhered to, maintaining effective cross functional relationships, and providing subject matter expertise to a diverse and demanding set of stakeholders.

Key Performance Indicators & Financial Targets

• Monthly reporting and underlying processes are delivered within deadlines at all times
• Month end budget variance analysis is consolidated accurately with clear summary explanations as to material movements
• Deliver key insight on Portfolio costs for AMB/PLC reporting

Requirements of the Role

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

Key Skills Required: Professional finance qualification, strong analytical skills, ability to deliver to deadlines with accuracy and attention to detail, able to communicate and challenge effectively with key stakeholders at all seniority levels

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 and will be 40 hours per week on a hybrid working model.

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, please contact us at [e-mail].