Finance Business Partner – Strategic Procurement Location: Warton/Samlesbury – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role
Provide overall strategic financial direction, governance and leadership to the business, including accountability for delivery of all in year budgeted financial commitments
Collaborate with the Functional/Contract leads to understand their financial needs and provide financial insights in support of strategic initiatives, and partner with the Functional/Contract leads to help them understand the impact they can have on business performance
Provide financial advice and support to the leadership and management teams to influence and shape key decisions, and support the 5-year business plan by helping to shape the strategy. Generating key financial assumptions, financially modelling and measuring the impact to the current baseline plan
Lead bids for new work through to contract award. Support in the execution of existing contracts to achieve and/or exceed the financial commitments, resulting in acceptable levels of return for the business
Partner with multi-functional teams to provide insights to improve both operational and financial performance and supporting the development of a culture of candour and continuous growth and development across the business
Fully qualified accountant with demonstrated experience (AAT & Part-Qualified will not be accepted)
Proven experience as a finance business partner or in a similar role
Excellent communication and influencing skills – including the ability to interact and engage with stakeholders from all functions and grades (including non-finance)
You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The Air Finance Team:
Join our dynamic Air Finance team, a key part of a 350-strong finance community, with a focused Operations Finance group of 20 and a close-knit team of three dedicated to Procurement support. In this role, you’ll work at the heart of business partnering, helping drive financial performance, improve competitiveness in new business inputs, and deliver robust cost estimates.
You’ll collaborate with Procurement to identify risks and opportunities, evaluate investments, and implement performance improvement initiatives, all while ensuring financial rigour, control, and strategic alignment across the business.
You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.
If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
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