Overhead Finance Manager: Payroll, Controls & Insight

easyJet; Luton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

easyJet, a leading UK-based low-cost airline, seeks a qualified finance professional to own overhead and payroll accounting within the Central Costs team. You will ensure accurate reporting, strong controls, and regulatory compliance across the organisation.

Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager Central Costs, you will collaborate with finance colleagues and business stakeholders to deliver timely, trusted insights that support informed decision-making.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA, ACCA, or CIMA with post-qualification experience.
• Experience with overhead and payroll accounting in a large organisation.
• Strong focus on financial controls and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to drive process improvements and efficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Managing central cost and overhead accounting activities across multiple cost categories.
• Overseeing payroll accounting processes to ensure accurate and compliant financial reporting.
• Reviewing payroll journals, accruals, provisions, and adjustments per accounting standards.
• Ensuring payroll costs, taxes, benefits, and deductions are correctly recorded in the general ledger.
• Completing and reviewing payroll balance sheet reconciliations and expense reconciliations.
• Developing and enhancing monthly reporting to improve quality, speed, and insight.
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting, and month-end close for overhead cost centres.
• Ensuring compliance with tax, pension, social security, and other statutory requirements.
• Supporting payroll-related audits, regulatory reviews, and control assessments.

Skills

Overhead accounting

Payroll accounting

Financial controls

Reporting

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

easyJet, a leading UK-based low-cost airline, seeks a qualified finance professional to own overhead and payroll accounting within the Central Costs team. You will ensure accurate reporting, strong controls, and regulatory compliance across the organisation.

Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager Central Costs, you will collaborate with finance colleagues and business stakeholders to deliver timely, trusted insights that support informed decision-making.