Job Description
We are looking for a Financial Analyst to join our Financial Reporting team on an 18-month FTC based in either London or Glasgow. In this role, you will play a key part in delivering high-quality external reporting to our stakeholders with professionalism, utilizing efficient automated processes and following best practice governance.
Responsibilities
1. Compiling the quarterly and year-end Press Release financial statements, providing data for the Financial Review and reviewing and signing off the full Press Release or Trading Statement.
2. Drafting the Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) for 1 Group and reviewing and monitoring the consistency and quality of the ARAs of all 5 Groups.
3. Creating and submitting accounting and reporting papers for the Audit Committee and acting as a point of contact for external auditors for quarterly and year-end accounts and all other ad hoc audits as necessary.
4. Producing Statutory Accounts for subsidiary companies in the Group and providing associated audit evidence.
5. Managing and completing financial surveys related to financial reporting.
6. Leading projects to document and improve reporting, processes, and controls and to resolve financial reporting matters that arise in the business.
Qualifications
1. Fully or Partly Qualified accountant.
2. Proficient in Group/Financial Accounting and Financial Reporting.
3. Extensive knowledge of accounting standards - IFRS, UK GAAP, FRS101, and FRS102.
4. Experience or familiarity with external audit processes.
5. Exceptional attention to detail.
Ideally, you'll also have:
1. FTSE 100 or 250 annual reporting experience either in-house, or as an auditor.
2. Excellent analytical and Excel skills, able to manipulate and report complex financial data.
About Us
There's something so special about working at the world's most iconic airport. Its sights. Its sounds. Its constant air of excitement. Heathrow is an amazing backdrop to a career filled with unique opportunities.
Every day, you'll discover a world full of fresh possibilities and end the day buzzing with stories to tell, as you encounter people from all cultures, nationalities and experiences. A world full of pride for what we do and no end of exciting career prospects to explore.
It brings out the best in all of us. And inspires everyone to deliver on our ambitious plans. Together, we're working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability.
Join us on that journey and we'll help you achieve your ambitions too. Supporting you to learn, encouraging you to be yourself, backing you to achieve more than you might ever have imagined. Because there's no place like Heathrow.
Our rewards
We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future. As well as performance-based annual bonuses and our longer-term Share in Success Bonus plans, we also offer generous annual leave allowances and market-leading pensions. With family friendly policies, access to private health insurance and a wide range of wellbeing tools, we'll support you to be at your best inside and outside work. And of course, we'll provide varied learning and development opportunities too. Here you'll find everything you need for a fulfilling career journey that can take you in exciting directions.
Working Location
Our Hybrid working approach offers the opportunity for colleagues in some roles to work from home for an average of two days a week, providing the flexibility to work in an agile way whilst ensuring we deliver for the operational needs of Heathrow. Working arrangements vary from team to team and will be confirmed during the recruitment process. You'll need to be based in the UK and within a commutable distance to Heathrow.
Sustainable Travel to work
Heathrow's Sustainable Travel Guide sets out easy and sustainable travel options that everyone can access.
Equal Opportunities
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger - not least because we welcome passengers from all corners of the globe, every single day. Heathrow is an accessible place to work. With four diversity networks, we champion inclusivity and celebrate individuality.
About the Team
Discover a one-of-a-kind career. Our vision at Heathrow is to be an extraordinary airport, fit for the future. In the Finance team we know that generating income is critical to driving our business forward, but it's also vital that we create positive passenger and customer experiences that make every journey better. You'll help us to get the balance right so we can continue investing in our world-class environment.
There's something so special about working at the world's most iconic airport. Heathrow's size, scale, and reputation for innovation translates to exciting opportunities for everyone. Finance here is about more than numbers. It's about being influential, developing trusted relationships, and showing the world that we're a responsible investment with a bright future; a place that embraces digital innovation and has a sustainable mindset. You'll become part of a team that drives excellence across everything from insurance to investment, treasury to business partnering, as you collaborate widely to deliver projects that directly impact millions of passengers each year. #J-18808-Ljbffr