Job Description

As a key member of the Central FP&A team, this role will report into Senior Finance Manager - Corporate providing complete financial ownership and delivery of financial planning, reporting and analysis for HR, including line management of one direct report, to support the activities under the leadership of this role. This role also sits within the wider People Team and is a key business partnering role.

• Purpose of this role is to be the end-to-end finance contact for HR and provide complete financial management and ownership for these areas including payroll and share based payments
• The role provides a business partnership between the business owners and the financial performance of easyJet
• This includes month end deliverables, Strategic and Annual planning, forecasts, projects and providing insightful analysis for the business
• The role provides both current (actuals) and future performance analysis and gives guidance on Forecasts, Budgets and 5yr plans
• The role works collaboratively with People Team to drive and monitor the cost saving initiatives supporting the overall strategic plan, identifying key threats, opportunities and remedial action

Provides a true Business Partner framework to HR team, ensuring that the business owners are always supported with the right insight and information. Strong business partnering with cross functional stakeholders including wider finance team to ensure seamless communication and integrity of results and forecasts. This role is a sounding board, counsel and confidant for the Directors/ELT responsible for each area of business.

• Provides financial support managing:
• Budget and Outlook
• Managing the cost programme strategy and delivery
• Review and comment on monthly reporting and analysis
• Weekly P&L and Cash re-forecasting
• Business case evaluation and decision support
• 5-year plan forecast
• Process and control improvement
• Ad-hoc projects
• Managers and analysts across Finance
• Ownership for monthly detailed analysis and insight into the People team costs which can be used to drive business performance and improve the cost base
• Responsibility for accurate weekly P&L and cash forecasting into consolidated model
• Driving confidence in numbers and providing insight into risks and opportunities
• Driving continuous improvements in the operational and finance processes
• Leads the team in developing a good understanding of People team costs
• Supporting creation of budget pack detailing variances and strategy for presentation to senior management
• Provides financial evaluation and acts as lead decision support finance manager for ad-hoc projects and cost saving initiatives
• Has responsibility for all control, accounting and reporting activities for the HR cost centres
• Ensuring the financial accuracy of the Group and entity Balance sheet for all areas of responsibility; including the timely production and review of all balance sheet reconciliations and journals in accordance with easyJet accounting policies
• Leads the accounting and reporting for headcount costs, bonus and Share Based payments – including the relationship with Equinity
• Generates full month end analysis detailing variances to plan and tracking the effectiveness of cost saving initiatives for HR team
• Responsible to produce month end reporting packs and consolidated commentary for HR team
• Responsible for the cost programme commentary and accurate reporting of all initiatives
• Ensuring the RACM matrix is updated, and all evidence of controls are saved in a central location
• Support internal audit investigation across People team
• People Leadership, Relationships and Influence
• As a member of the Core Finance team, you will have responsibility for
• Maintaining effective cross functional relationships
• Providing Management as part of the Central FP&A Finance team
• Providing subject matter expertise and building relationships with a diverse and demanding set of stakeholders
• Managing and mentoring junior members of the team
• Managing one direct report and responsibility for their development, retention and talent
• Month End insight and budget variance analysis completed on time and with accurate and clear explanations of movements
• Deliver key insight into performance of HR team and ensure latest view is reflected in the rolling forecast
• Support the development of in year and pipeline cost initiatives with People team

BENEFITS

• Competitive base salary
• Up to 20% bonus
• 25 days holiday
• BAYE, SAYE & Performance share schemes
• 7% pension
• Life Assurance
• Flexible benefits package
• Excellent staff travel benefits

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Qualified accountant with at least 3 years post qualified experience
• Ability to embrace large, complex, preferably fast moving, entities
• Excellent analytical skills with an ability to demonstrate an excellent grasp of variance analysis and the key drivers
• Summarize and communicate key issues from high volumes of data with a high attention to detail
• Manage own time across variety of tasks and projects to deliver to deadlines
• Ability to deliver the level of detail and insight required to support the business
• Proven ability to digest and interpret accounting complexity across balance sheet, cash flow and P&L
• Able to communicate and challenge effectively with key stakeholders at all seniority levels in the organization both finance and non-financial
• A proactive team player
• An ability to work on own initiative, and has the confidence to offer solutions
• A true self starter, with high levels of motivation and enthusiasm
• Excellent excel skills (up to basic macros) and Planning Analytics experience preferred
• Strong commercial acumen
• Aviation experience preferred but not essential
• Proven experience in a business partner environment, in a same or similar EMEA or global organization with multiple business units and diverse workforce