A major London airport has an urgent requirement for an Interim Finance Business partner to join their finance function.

This is a 6-month initial contract offering up to 400 p/d inside IR35 and hybrid working.

Role Purpose

The Finance Analyst role as Business Partner is to provide analytical support and insight to the Finance leadership teams and decision makers; to partner the business to provide expert knowledge, clarity and insight.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Regular and irregular collation and processing of information from multiple sources
• Analysis and monitoring of financial and non-financial information and commentary to provide constructive challenge and trend analysis
• Preparing standard and non-standard reporting with insightful commentary
• Long-term and short-term budgeting and forecasting of financial and non-financial information and commentary to provide insight for decision making, planning and performance improvement
• Reconciliation of financial and non-financial information, maintenance of data integrity and single version of the truth
• Highlighting risks and opportunities, suggesting and supporting mitigating strategies
• Maintenance, monitoring and improvement of financial and non-financial controls
• Suggesting, supporting and delivery of improvement initiatives for financial and non-financial processes
• Liaising with and influencing stakeholders within Finance and non-Finance functions and external to Heathrow as required to enable Heathrow to deliver its value potential.
• Data input if required, with desire and seeking to automate and improve efficiency of processes.

Qualifications and Experience

• Technical qualifications, behaviours and skills from the following (not expected to have all):
• Part qualified Accountant - CIMA, ACCA, ACA or other as applicable
• Advanced Statistical and mathematical modelling skills with background in complex quantitative and qualitative analysis, especially building econometric models
• Relevant degree or equivalent course
• Experience in a similar role
• Ability to adapt and embrace change, with demonstrable ability to adapt self and other to deliver results
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to spot data linkages, errors and opportunities and create financial models and present volumes of data clearly and concisely.
• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Driven with energy and influencing skills
• Strong communications skills with a demonstrable track record of excellent stakeholder engagement and ability to engage and build relationships
• Appetite to solve problems
• Ability to use excel (high level), word, PowerPoint, Oracle ERP (preferably Cloud)
• Ability to master new systems and ability to adapt to and utilise technology quickly
• Ability to work to tight timescales and organise work-load effectively under own initiative with a can-do attitude.