Senior Finance Business Partner

Dnata is one of the world’s largest air and travel services providers. We provide a comprehensive range of inflight catering, onboard retail, supply chain and logistics services at all major and regional airports across the UK. Dnata Catering provide expertly crafted inflight catering services, delivering fresh and high-quality meals at major and regional airports across the UK. We’re a leader in VIP catering, offering bespoke inflight to private and charter clients.
Responsible for maintaining robust financial control, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, and supporting budgeting and forecasting activities across multiple business units within the South region. This role partners closely with the Regional Operations Director and Executive Team to monitor financial performance, identify opportunities for improvement, and drive operational efficiency.

Setting, analysing and driving improvement in operational & financial KPI's.
Continually improve the quality, accuracy and timeliness of financial information to key stakeholders
Ownership of the region balance sheet including understanding of risks and opportunities, supported by RtR team
Ensure closure of the operational month end accounts to the set deadline
Ensure that month end accounts are accurate, provide a full understanding of any deviations from flash /forecast/budget and any future impacts of current deviations
Ensure all internal/external weekly, monthly and quarterly financial reports are complete, accurate and submitted to deadline
Continually challenge regional operational management to improve financial performance.
Identify and drive cost control and cost reduction projects, including improvements in labour efficiency & COGS.
Ensure all financial processes are adhered to.
Assist in commercial reviews, ensuring through financial evaluation to drive optimal profitability.
Identify and report the effects of any disruption to the business promptly to aid fast decision making to limit adverse impacts.
Review and challenge business cases to support investment decisions and ensure robust post investment appraisals are undertaken.
Deal with ad-hoc financial queries from Operations management teams as and when required.
Lead and develop the Finance Business Partnering team.
Lead projects as required.
Deputise for the Finance Director Business Partnering as required
Hold a professional Qualification in ACCA, CIMA or ACA.
Minimum 5+ years Finance Management experience
Strong management accounting experience
Excellent analytical skills, ability to manipulate complex data, generating actionable insight.
A proven record of driving business improvement
Be commercially astute, with a proven record of driving financial performance with key stakeholders.
Experience in finance support for unit projects
Advanced Excel skills.
Systems experience with SAP.
Ability to build business relationships and interact with internal customers, with the ability to solve problems and show resilience.
Fluent in English, oral & written
Strong financial control
Drive performance & business improvement
Commercial acumen
Interpret Data
Provision of accurate information & high-quality reporting & analysis
Support effective financial planning and analysis.
Free breakfast, lunch and dinner on site
Free tea and coffee
Simply health Plan
Refer a Friend Scheme
Discounted gym membership at over 2000 gyms nationwide
Cycle to Work Scheme
Opportunity to enhance your learning through our inhouse apprenticeship programme

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