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Finance business partner

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Ref
UKWTS315
Region
UK - Heathrow
Location
UK - London - Waterside
Category
Head Office Opportunities

An exciting opportunity to join BA Finance and work in partnership with our business units to deliver the strategy and optimise financial and business performance.

Job Description

Closing Date: 25 July 2014
Job Purpose
The purpose of the role is to work in partnership with the business unit leadership team to deliver the strategy and optimise financial and business performance. 
 
Responsible for driving the business to achieve its financial and related targets, dealing with internal and external stakeholders and across directorates/IAG.
 
Job Dimensions/Measures
 
Budget responsibility:
  • Revenue
  • Operating expenditure
  • Capital expenditure
  • Manpower

Principal Accountabilities

  • Provide strategic finance support and be a single point of contact for finance for the business unit and senior team within that unit
  • Drive accountability for and monitor progress towards achievement of targets; propose and champion ideas and actions to ensure delivery
  • Provide input into the leadership team of the business unit, challenging decision making from both a business and financial perspective. Actively influence early thinking to ensure that all major business decisions are taken with sufficient understanding and buy-in to their financial consequences
  • Produce annual Finance Plan and Business Plans for the business unit and ensure the team are fully bought in to the business plan/financial plan for their areas
  • Own the financial strategy behind the business unit’s plans and lead on all financial and internal control issues within the Directorate by supporting the development of robust business cases and establishing and maintaining effective ongoing internal control of all capital and non-capital expenditure projects through the establishment of clear project accountability and ownership
  • Where appropriate, ensure cross directorate buy-in to the business unit’s strategies from a financial perspective
  • Lead the supplier cost reduction programme across all external supplier spend; including financial support for contract extensions and supplier retenders
  • Provide coaching for the business unit’s management team to develop their financial understanding
  • Lead and develop the finance team who support the business unit
Key Interfaces
  • Head of the business units, senior management team and colleagues within the business unit
  • Other senior colleagues who are impacted by the activity of the business unit
  • Head of FBP for the business unit and other FBPs in other directorates

The Individual

Skills
  • Demonstrates resilience and determination to achieve results
  • Excellent influencing capability, especially with senior teams to challenge and drive sound commercial decisions
  • Strong ability to exercise independent professional judgement within an overall business context
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to distil complex information into clear simple messages
  • High level of analytical skills and financially astute with proven ability to identify and deliver cost issues and improvements
  • Ability to develop and support the delivery of challenging business strategies
  • Excellent leadership capability and inspirational people manager with ability to lead, build, and deliver through high performing teams
  • Excellent planning, organisation and delegation skills
  • Widely respected as a Finance expert
Essential Qualifications
  • Degree and/or equivalent experience
  • Accounting qualification
Experience
  • Proven track record in senior Finance roles supporting senior teams with strategic change agendas
  • Extensive provision of manager level Finance support in an operational, commercial and (where appropriate) unionised environment
  • Influencing decision-making across the business to ensure financial consequences are taken into account
  • Hands on experience of financial reporting and forecasting, budgetary control and business/financial planning
  • Track record of creating and maintaining a robust control environment
  • Proven capability to prioritise, work under pressure and operate to tight deadlines
Expertise
  • Provision of leadership to the business to drive achievement of financial and business targets
  • Ability to devise and follow through on profit improvement programmes
  • Ability to develop financial cases for complex business strategies including evaluation of insource/outsource opportunities
  • Understanding of airline industry, competitive landscape and (where appropriate) unionised workforces

Application Process

All applicants are required to submit their CV and answer the following question. Please prepare your answer in advance:
  • Please tell us why you are attracted to this role and outline the skills and capabilities that you would bring with you (Max 250 words)

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