FP&A Business Partner

AJ Walter Aviation; Slinfold; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An aviation service company in Slinfold is seeking a Finance Business Partner to support senior finance management. The role involves financial analysis, reporting, budgeting, and enhancing financial processes. Candidates should have experience in FP&A, strong analytical skills, and ideally hold an ACCA or CIMA qualification. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in FP&A and business partnering in a multi-layered organisation.
• Solid understanding of accounting standards and principles.
• Strong IT skills, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Deliver timely and accurate reporting for assigned business areas.
• Support budgeting and planning with well-founded assumptions.
• Collaborate with business units for up-to-date performance and forecasts.
• Oversee month-end processes and investigate variances.
• Prepare Board-level reports to support strategic decisions.

Skills

Financial analysis

Reporting

Business partnering

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

ACCA or CIMA qualification

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Join AJW as our Finance Business Partner, where you will be a key member of the FP&A team supporting the senior finance management in

providing accurate and meaningful insight for the Trading divisions through financial analysis and reporting. The role holder will take ownership of forecasting, reporting and variance analysis and provide information to support business decision making for their responsible business areas.

You will have strong analytical and modelling skills and will use technical knowledge to apply finance and accounting principles to business propositions and projects.

What you’ll be doing:

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Deliver timely and accurate reporting for assigned business areas.

• Support budgeting and planning with well-founded assumptions and clear analysis.

• Collaborate with business units to ensure monthly performance and forecasts are up to date.

• Oversee month-end processes, investigating anomalies and variances.

• Maintain and enhance financial reporting tools, identifying opportunities to add value.

Business Partnering

• Support the Director of FP&A in delivering business partnering objectives.

• Ensure financial data integrity and provide clear explanations of variances and margins.

• Prepare Board and Executive-level reports to support strategic decisions.

• Assist with deep-dive analysis into specific transactions or P&L lines.

• Provide support to Senior Finance Managers and Commercial teams as needed.

Process Improvement & Digital Transformation

• Continuously improve financial analysis tools and processes to support effective decision-making.

• Review and enhance Power BI reporting to ensure accuracy and relevance.

• Contribute to finance digital transformation initiatives.

Ad-Hoc Support

• Assist the wider finance function with reporting, analysis, and project-based tasks as required.

About you

• Proven experience in FP&A and business partnering, ideally within a fast-paced, multi-layered organisation.

• Solid understanding of accounting standards and principles – ACCA or CIMA qualification preferred.

• Strong IT skills, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint.

Desirable

• A natural problem-solving mindset, with the flexibility to tackle challenges that don’t have a clear-cut answer.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate financial performance into meaningful insights for both senior stakeholders and non-finance colleagues.

• A proactive and independent approach to work, with a focus on continuous improvement and maintaining high standards.

• A flexible attitude and willingness to get involved in wider financial and operational activities across the business.