JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES

Business Partnering
Provides a true Business Partner framework to within the wider Fuel team, along with other teams across the business such Treasury/Flight Op’s/Sustainability/Fuel Procurement/Accounting and Controls/Central FP&A, ensuring that the business owners are supported with the right insight and information at all times. Strong business partnering with cross functional stakeholders including wider finance team, such as Operations and Commercial Finance teams to ensure seamless communication and integrity of results and forecasts.
Provides financial support managing:
Budget and Outlook
Managing the cost programme strategy and delivery
Review and comment on monthly reporting and analysis
Weekly P&L re-forecasting
Business case evaluation and decision support
5 year plan forecast
Ad-hoc projects
Business Performance and Analytical support:

Ownership for monthly detailed analysis and insight into the costs which can be used to drive business performance and improve the cost base
Responsibility for accurate weekly P&L forecasting into consolidated model
Driving confidence in numbers and providing insight into risks and opportunities
Supporting Fuel Operations in driving continuous improvements in the Operational and driving improvements in Finance processes
Driving creation of budget pack detailing variances and strategy for presentation to senior management
Provides financial evaluation and acts as lead decision support finance manager for ad-hoc projects and cost saving initiatives
Reviewing Month End output from Accounting and Controls team to ensure accuracy of reporting activities, and understanding of monthly performance, supporting A&C team where necessary
Generates full month end analysis detailing variances to plan and tracking the effectiveness of cost saving initiatives for Fuel
Responsible for the cost programme initiatives commentary and accurate reporting of all initiatives
People Leadership, Relationships and Influence
As a member of the Core Finance team, you will have responsibility for
Maintaining effective cross functional relationships
Providing subject matter expertise and building relationships with a diverse and demanding set of stakeholders

KEY SKILLS REQUIRED

Qualified accountant with at least 3 years post qualified experience
Ability to embrace large, complex, preferably fast moving, entities
Excellent analytical skills with an ability to demonstrate an excellent grasp of variance analysis and the key drivers
Summarise and communicate key issues from high volumes of data with a high attention to detail
Manage own time across variety of tasks and projects to deliver to deadlines
Ability to deliver the level of detail and insight required to support the business
Proven ability to digest and interpret accounting complexity across balance sheet, cash flow and P&L
Able to communicate and challenge effectively with key stakeholders at all seniority levels in the organisation both finance and non-financial
A proactive team player
An ability to work on own initiative, and has the confidence to offer solutions
A true self starter, with high levels of motivation and enthusiasm
Excellent excel skills (up to basic macros) and Planning Analytics experience preferred
Strong commercial acumen
Aviation experience preferred but not essential
Proven experience in a business partner environment, in a same or similar EMEA or global organisation with multiple business units and diverse workforce

Purpose of this role is to be the end to end finance contact for Fuel and provide complete financial management and ownership for these areas
The role provides a business partnership between the business owners and the financial performance of easyJet
This includes month end deliverables, Strategic and Annual planning, forecasts, projects and providing insightful analysis for the business
The role provides both current (actuals) and future performance analysis and gives guidance on Forecasts, Budgets and 5yr plans
The role works collaboratively within the wider Fuel team and Flight Operations to drive and monitor the cost saving initiatives supporting the overall strategic plan, identifying key threats, opportunities and remedial action