Head of Cost Transformation & Overheads(16696)
Description
Head of Cost Transformation & Overheads
INTRO
We are easyJet – a FTSE listed, £multi-billion low-cost airline that serves tens of millions of customers every single year. If you’re reading this, you have probably already been an easyJet customer, and you’ll know that there is no more iconic (or Orange!) travel brand in Europe.
We fly more than 1,207 routes, connecting 38 countries across Europe, and employ more than 18,000 colleagues. We’re on a mission to make low-cost travel easy – and whatever your role here, you’ll connect millions of people to what they love using Europe’s best airline network, great value fares, and friendly service.
What makes us easyJet? Our Promise Behaviours - we are Safe, Bold, Welcoming and Challenging. Four Behaviours. One Spirit. One easyJet.
READ ON IF YOU
* Are excited to lead enterprise-wide cost transformation, partnering with senior leaders to sharpen performance across an £8bn cost base while driving working capital improvement.
* Bring strong financial leadership across technology, data and digital investments, and enjoy challenging constructively to maximise value and benefits.
* Can be in our fantastic Luton head office 3 x per week
THE TEAM
Reporting to the Director of FP&A, you’ll be a key member of the Core Finance Leadership team. You will lead our Edge Programme (cost reduction, revenue initiative tracking, and working capital improvement) and provide finance business partnering to People, Data & Technology, and e-Commerce. You will lead a team of 10 with 4 direct reports across e-Commerce, Tech & Data (5), Central Overheads/People (3), and Cost Transformation/Edge (2), working closely with the CFO, Chief Customer Officer, Chief People Officer and Chief Information Officer and their leadership teams.
THE ROLE
* Take end-to-end financial management, partnering and accounting responsibility for approximately £500m of overheads and over £100m capex, ensuring robust budgets, forecasts and in-year prioritisation.
* Lead the Edge Programme to deliver our strategic cost goals and support our mid-term profit ambition, generating and executing initiatives across the full cost base while tracking revenue initiatives and driving working capital improvement.
* Provide strategic financial leadership and governance across the Data, Digital, Technology and e-Commerce investment portfolios, ensuring strong capital allocation, transparent CAPEX/OPEX reporting, and benefits realisation.
* Partner with the Portfolio Management Office and Technology leadership to standardise financial processes, strengthen investment appraisals and challenge business cases, delivery plans and assumptions.
* Operate as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, acting as a sounding board and ensuring AMB and PLC reporting is clear, timely and decision-focused.
* Build insight on industry trends and efficiency opportunities, engaging with internal and external experts to shape best-in-class practice and sustainable change.
* Drive a company-wide low-cost culture through clear storytelling and engagement, connecting people to their role in performance delivery.
* Oversee governance, integrity of analysis and accuracy of insight across partnered areas, from early planning through to board-level outputs and performance interventions.
* Lead accounting, control and reporting activities for central overheads and Data & Technology, including ownership of balance sheet reconciliations and month-end close (with accounting tasks targeted to transition to Group Accounting in the next 12 months).
* Lead, coach and develop a high-performing finance team, fostering subject matter expertise, impactful analysis, and cross-functional collaboration.
Business Area
Finance
Primary Location
United Kingdom-London-London Luton Airport
Organisation
Finance
Schedule
Full-time
Unposting Date
06/04/2026, 11:59:00 PM