Financial Business Analyst (Far)

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation in Farnborough seeks a Financial Business Analyst to support budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling across business units. You will analyze P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow drivers, perform variance analysis, and deliver actionable insights to senior management.

The role requires experience in finance or accounting, with strong Excel/Power Query skills and familiarity with SAP/Sage; Power BI is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in finance, Accounting, Business or related field; GAAP understanding.
• A professional accounting qualification (AAT, CIMA, ACA or ACCA) or MBA is desirable.
• Experience in audit, accounting, finance or business partnering is beneficial.
• Proficiency in Excel, Power Query, and financial systems (SAP/Sage) is advantageous.
• Power BI or other data visualization/reporting tools is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate annual budget development with staffing, revenue, margin, and expense plans.
• Monitor expenditures against budgets and analyze variances; provide root-cause analysis.
• Develop reporting mechanisms for management communication.
• Identify improvements in financial processes and capture savings.
• Analyze financial performance vs budget and forecast; provide management guidance.

Skills

Financial analysis

Problem solving

Education

AAT/CIMA/ACA/ACCA or MBA

Bachelor's degree in finance/business

Tools

Excel

Power Query

SAP

Sage

Power BI

Job description

Financial Business Analyst (FAR) in GAC Farnborough

Unique Skills:

At Gulfstream, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We believe in inspiring and empowering every individual to reach their fullest potential. From workforce development and meaningful connections to a culture of trust, respect, and integrity, we invest in our employees so they can do their best work and achieve success together. Creating and delivering the world's finest aviation experience starts with our people and when our people thrive, so does our mission.

Financial Analysis & Modelling

• Budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Building and maintaining financial models
• Understanding P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow drivers
• Scenario analysis and sensitivity testing

Problem Solving & Critical Thinking

• Root‑cause analysis of variances or performance issues
• Evaluating alternatives and recommending solutions

Preferred Skills:

• Qualified or part-qualified professional accounting qualification, such as AAT, CIMA, ACA or ACCA, or an MBA, would be desirable.
• A bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline would be advantageous.
• Previous experience in audit practice, accounting, finance, accounting, or a business partnering environment would be beneficial.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power Query, and experience with financial systems such as SAP and/or Sage would be advantageous.
• Experience using Power BI or other data visualisation and reporting tools would be desirable.

Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Finance or related field. equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. increasing financial responsibility. Working understanding of GAAP. Advanced degree or certification desirable.

Position Purpose:

Coordinates with accounting on actual results, ensuring accuracy of financial statements and compliance with SARBOX reporting requirements. Provides in depth ongoing analysis and reporting of operational performance, actual performance versus budgets and forecasts, and analysis as required. in support of assigned business areas, as well as understanding of and recommendations to resolve risks and opportunities. Provides leadership in supporting and advising operational business units and corresponding financial management on business area financial matters.

Job Description

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

Essential Functions:

1. Facilitates annual budget development to include underlying assumptions, development of staffing and revenue/margin/expense plans to meet business targets.
2. Monitors actual expenditures against budgets and evaluates variances; generates comparative and trend analysis reports. Includes identification of root causes and corrective actions. Performs analysis as required. to ensure accuracy of financial statements in assigned product lines.
3. Develops appropriate reporting mechanisms to communicate results in a meaningful manner to operational and financial management.
4. Continually evaluates financial process to identify and implement continuous process improvements, both in support of operations and with financial processes. Capture and report savings as appropriate.
5. Analyzes financial performance versus budget/ business plan, including identification of root causes and corrective actions.
6. Prepares reports related to operational or strategic initiatives; analyzes significant variances from planned or forecasted results and provides interpretative comments and recommendations to management.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Other Requirements:

1. Complete understanding and application of principles, concepts, practices and standards. May contribute to the development of new concepts, techniques and standards.
2. Full knowledge of industry practices.

A credit history check from a national credit bureau will be conducted for all candidates for this position including new hires and current employees seeking promotion or transfer.

Additional Information

Requisition Number: 236903

Category: Finance

Percentage of Travel: None

Shift: UK Shift: Monday to Thursday 08:00 to 16:15 and Friday 08:00 - 16:00

Employment Type: Full-time

Posting End Date: 10/30/2026

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

Gulfstream does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position, unless the applicant is a currently sponsored Gulfstream employee.

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