Senior Transformation & Finance Manager - IMS

IAG Transform; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airline services provider based in London seeks a Senior Finance & Transformation Manager. The role involves leading finance support, delivering substantial financial benefits, and providing strategic insights in a dynamic industry. The ideal candidate holds a relevant degree, has strong analytical and leadership skills, and proven experience in the airline sector. Benefits include health insurance, pension, and performance bonuses.

Benefits

Health insurance

Pension

Performance bonuses

Qualifications

• Strong background in project finance, transformation, and business performance management.
• Proven experience in the airline industry with unique challenges.
• Ability to present complex data insights to diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support management and delivery of financial benefits across the group.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of finance and data analysts.
• Deliver actionable insights based on robust financial analysis.

Skills

Project finance

Data analysis

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Leadership

Financial insights

Team management

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field

Professional finance qualification (ACA, ACCA, etc.)

Job description

About Us

We are part of International Airlines Group (IAG), one of the world's leading airline groups and owner of some of the biggest brands in the sky.

IAG Transform provides creative and innovative solutions to drive sustainable transformation by delivering procurement and airline services, as well as group-wide systems across IAG. Each operating company benefits from the Transform centralised model, driving efficiencies, automation, and economies of scale.

Purpose of the role

The Senior Finance & Transformation Manager will lead Finance Support of the newly formed IMS (IAG Maintenance Strategy) team. This role requires a deep understanding of the airline industry, key accounting expertise and the ability to analyse complex data sets to prompt significant strategies and actions.

Your responsibilities

Accountabilities:

• Support the management and delivery of ~₠500m of financial benefit across the group.
• Liaise with senior transformation and finance leaders to ensure alignment of IMS financial planning, forecasting, and reporting with group strategy.
• Coordinate and reconcile benefits across the different OpCos. Aligning internal reporting and accounting methodologies.
• Provide strategic decision support to project directors and executive management, ensuring financial insights are embedded in key business decisions.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of finance and data analysts, providing clear guidance, direction, and support in day-to-day activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define key performance indicators (KPIs) and ensure effective tracking and reporting of performance against these metrics.
• Deliver actionable insights and recommendations based on robust financial and data analysis to drive business growth and transformation outcomes.
• Communicate complex financial analysis and performance insights clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, using presentations, reports, and visual dashboards.
• Oversee governance and compliance with internal controls, ensuring adherence to corporate approval policies.
• Identify financial and operational risks, developing mitigation strategies to safeguard delivery of program benefits.
• Monitor and challenge business cases for transformation initiatives, ensuring robust assumptions, transparent tracking, and measurable outcomes.
• Represent the IMS Finance & Transformation team at executive and steering committee meetings, providing updates on progress, challenges, and opportunities.

This role may require travel and working from multiple sites/locations. Willing and able to travel to participate in meetings, workshops, and other related activities.

Your skills, experience and qualifications

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a Science, Mathematics, Finance or a related field.
• Desirable but not imperative professional finance qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA, or equivalent).
• Strong background in project finance, transformation, and business performance management.
• Extensive Experience in Finance Business Partner Roles, ideally in Engineering and IT functions.
• Extensive experience in data analysis and modelling.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex data insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically.
• Proven experience in the airline industry, with a deep understanding of its unique challenges and opportunities.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to stay updated with the latest industry trends and advancements in analytics tools and technologies.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, complex, and multi-stakeholder environment.

Additional Information

The chance to enjoy a challenging career in an exciting, fast-moving environment in a dynamic industry, working in a multi-cultural environment with great offices in many locations. We aim to provide all our people with a work/life balance, as well as the many benefits offered by a global organisation, including health insurance, pension, and performance bonuses.

What we offer

• The chance to enjoy a challenging career in an exciting, fast-moving environment in a dynamic industry.
• The opportunity to work in a multi-cultural environment with great offices in many locations. We support our people in maintaining work/life balance, as well as providing the many benefits one would expect from a global organisation, including health insurance, pension and performance bonuses.

We are an equal opportunities employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.