Finance Manager - Engineering & Maintenance (16167)
Description
FINANCE MANAGER – ENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE
easyJet are currently on the lookout for a Finance Manager to join our evolving operations finance team, specifically partnering the Engineering & Maintenance (E&M) operations. When it comes to innovation and achievement there are few organisations with a better track record. Join us and you’ll be able to play a big part in our highly successful, fast-paced business that opens up Europe to people so they can exercise their get-up-and-go. With over 330 aircraft flying over 1000 routes to more than 35 countries, we’re the UK’s largest airline, the fourth largest in Europe and the tenth largest in the world. Flying over 70 million passengers a year, we employ over 17,000 people. Its big-scale and we’re still growing.
The Team
This is a really exciting opportunity working as a key member of the Operations Finance team, reporting into the Senior Finance Manager for E&M, providing financial ownership for E&M costs and line managing a direct report. This role also sits within the wider Operations Team and is a key business partnering role.
The Job
>Purpose of this role is to be an end-to-end finance business partner for E&M costs and provide complete financial management and ownership for these areas
>Strong technical understanding of business cases for capital investment, ROI and Payback. Optionality and recommendations. Pre and post evaluation. On-going proactive tracking of performance to co-pilot delivery of anticipated returns
>Manage and challenge E&M on unit cost of production, ensuring clear targets, variance ownership, and timely corrective actions if necessary
>Create and implement new performance KPI’s and productivity measures for multiple areas within E&M
>Provides a business partnership between the business owners and the financial performance
>Leads the long-term planning processes for E&M costs, including the Business plan and the long-term strategic plan
>This includes month end deliverables, Forecasts, projects and providing insightful analysis for the business
>Drives and monitors the cost saving initiatives that form part of the overall strategic plan
What you will be doing:
Business Partnering:
>Provides a true Business Partner framework to E&M team, 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, Operations & Fleet teams to ensure seamless communication and integrity of results and forecasts.
Financial Management:
>Business plan and long-term strategic plan for E&M
>Supporting the cost programme strategy and delivery of initiatives
>Review and comment on monthly reporting and analysis
>Monthly Re-forecasting
>Business case evaluation and decision advice
>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, including variance analysis
>Responsibility for accurate monthly forecasting into consolidated PBT model, capex forecast and review of cash flow forecasts
>Driving confidence in numbers and providing insight into risks and opportunities
>Driving continuous improvements in the operational and finance processes
>Contribute to budget process and PPT for E&M detailing variances by country & maintenance area for presentation to senior management and for procurement
>Provide financial evaluation and acts as lead decision support finance manager for ad-hoc projects and cost saving initiatives
>Provide financial evaluation and acts as decision support for ad-hoc projects and cost saving initiatives
People Leadership, Relationships and Influence
>As a member of the Core Finance team, the E&M Finance Manager has responsibility for
>Maintaining effective cross functional relationships
>Providing subject matter expertise to a diverse and demanding set of stakeholders.
>Managing and mentoring junior members of the team
>Managing one direct report with a responsibility for their development, retention and talent
Business Area
Finance
Primary Location
United Kingdom-London-London Luton Airport
Organisation
Finance
Schedule
Full-time
Unposting Date
22/09/2025, 6:59:00 PM