Interim Business Partner

Interim business partner for an aviation business based in Gatwick.

Client Details

Aviation business based in Gatwick are looking for an interim finance business partner for a 6 month assignment.

Description

• Business partnering the unit managers, offering valuable advice and support.

• Continually improve the quality, accuracy and timeliness of financial information to key stakeholders

• Coordinate the closure of the operational month end accounts to the set deadline.

• Ensure that all operational month end accounts are accurate and have a full understanding of any deviations from flash /budget and any future impacts of current deviations

• Prepare reporting packs for the unit managers to assist in the month end reviews with Ops director and GM Finance

• Ensure all internal/external weekly, monthly and quarterly financial reports are complete and accurate prior to submission

• Continually challenge the financial results with unit managers

• Assist in setting, monitoring and upkeep of operational KPI's, highlighting any issues

• Ensure all financial processes are robust & relevant in the unit accounted for

• Assist in commercial reviews

• Collate, challenge and report the effects of any disruption to the business immediately to aid fast decision making to reduce EBITDA effect

• Prepare forecast/budgets and present with full explanation key movements to GMF and Ops Director

• Assist in cost control, cost reduction and commercial projects as and when required

• Assist in Capex budgeting, forecasting and preparation

• Managing a control office team including a team manager and 8 admin clerks

• Dotted line into the Business Director based in Gatwick

• Liaising with peers at Gatwick and also central finance team at ALS

Profile

• Hold a professional Qualification in either ACCA, CIMA or ACA

• Minimum 5+ years Finance Management experience.

• Previous SAP experience would be advantageous

• Advanced Excel skills

• Be Commercially astute / have commercial awareness

• Ability to work to tight deadlines

• Strong management accounting and analytical skills are essential

Job Offer

£55,000 pro rata