Controller - Planning (Finance Business Partner - Cargo & Network)
Job Details
Salary: Competitive
Hours: Full Time
Location: Hybrid working - The VHQ Crawley 3 days on site per week
Contract: 12 month fixed term contract/Secondment
Closing Date: 22nd November
In a nutshell
At Virgin Atlantic, we're just as passionate as we've always been about becoming the most loved travel company. One thing we know for sure - this year has shown that when we combine our brand with the power of amazing people, we make something truly magical. Virgin Atlantic is proudly flying, creating the same fabulous flight experience we're famous for, and we're busily laying the foundations for a profitable future. We know that the right people are key to creating success - so we're looking for someone brilliant to join our Finance team and help us achieve our vision. Perhaps that's you? We'd love to find out.
As our Financial Planning Controller (Finance Business Partner Cargo & Networks), you will provide financial leadership to the Leadership Team looking to continually improve the understanding of business performance and be a trusted advisor and facilitator of productive business & financial conversations by examining financial, commercial and operational performance through various lenses to offer recommendations to propose business solutions, and behavioural changes across the business to ensure we achieve our objectives. This role also ensures the company assets are utilised to their potential by leading the production of robust financial appraisals for all the proposed financial investments, providing critical challenge, as to the allocation of costs quantification of future benefits, and alignment with the overall strategy of Virgin Atlantic.
Day to day
* Partner the Network and Cargo business unit
* Act as a catalyst for change in driving forward initiatives critical to delivering the strategy with the commercial business unit as we enter our recovery phase
* Provide financial leadership in determining strategic business direction, aligning to financial strategies
* Work closely with Cargo and Network teams
* Play a key leadership role in the formulation, implementation, and communication of business strategies
* Act as a key driver in the decision-making process through communication of financial information and analysis
* Advise on key business planning assumptions trade offs and opportunities
* Gather background knowledge and formulate strong questions in advance of key meetings with stakeholders and lead meetings to set expectations and drive decision making with financial outcomes
About you
* ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified preferred (or with relevant industry experience)
* Significant experience providing regular finance support and reporting
* Ability/Desire to manage, and build on existing experience in leadership and to create effective supply of high value output
* Evidence of personally leading on and driving through business improvement through financial analysis/process improvement
* Displays a high level of intellectual curiosity through questioning to grab the attention of business leaders to convey compelling financial stories that push change
* Previous experience in leading the development of financial cases for complex business strategies/projects
* Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to distil complex information into clear and simple messages
Be yourself
Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That's why we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Virgin Atlantic, we believe everyone can take on the world - no matter your age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive.
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