Finance Business Partner

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

• Provide finance support & challenge to the operating functions making up IAG Transform.

• Be the first point of financial control for these teams, including spend vs budget, approving purchase

orders, approving the recruitment

• Report on YTD spend versus budget and work with these Directors to identify mitigating actions for

any forecast overspends

• Play a key role in the financial planning process, including forecasting, budgeting and the strategic five-year plan

• Build good working relationships with these teams and understand both their short-term goals and longer-term objectives – act as a right business partner across the complete breadth of their activities, assessing the financial impact of decisions being taken and challenging where appropriate

• Evaluate business cases for extended scope/new activities proposed for IAG Transform provide financial scrutiny, challenge and recommendations

• Ensure that model for recharging Transform costs to the OpCos is kept up-to-date and operate a no-surprises culture with the OpCo Finance Teams

• Support the more comprehensive Transform Finance Transformation project

Your responsibilities

• Be the first point of financial control for these teams, including spend vs budget, approving purchase orders, approving the recruitment
• Report on YTD spend versus budget and work with these Directors to identify mitigating actions for any forecast overspends
• Play a key role in the financial planning process, including forecasting, budgeting and the strategic five-year plan
• Build good working relationships with these teams and understand both their short-term goals and longer-term objectives – act as a right business partner across the complete breadth of their activities, assessing the financial impact of decisions being taken and challenging where appropriate
• Evaluate business cases for extended scope/new activities proposed for IAG Transform provide financial scrutiny, challenge and recommendations
• Ensure that model for recharging Transform costs to the OpCos is kept up-to-date and operate a no-surprises culture with the OpCo Finance Teams
• Support the more comprehensive Transform Finance Transformation project
  • Financial control for Transform functions – ensure that spend follows the correct approval flows, and is understood and clearly reported to functional Directors and Finance Director.
• Play a key role (as part of Finance Business Partnering Team) in producing regular forecasts and in the annual budget process
• Ensuring that all business cases for new work have been rigorously analysed and challenged
• Take an active role in the wider Finance Team; promote best practice and support continuous improvement

Your skills, experience and qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Economics or equivalent
• Minimum Part Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, or equivalent)
• Financial evaluation, influencing, decision making, business acumen
• The ability to build excellent working relationships across multiple teams and locations
• Strong communication skills
• Confidence in challenging senior stakeholders when appropriate
• Excellent Excel skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team, as circumstances require
• Business Partnering experience (even if gained outside of a business partnering role)
• Previous exposure to business cases would be beneficial
• Knowledge of Finance Operations (P2P, RTR, OTC etc.) would be an advantage

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