Finance Business Partner

This is a key time to be joining British Airways as we Build a Better BA. We take huge pride in our past - but we’re looking to the future as an airline that loves embracing the best of modern Britain. Our country’s creativity, diversity, style, wit and warmth are the same special qualities that make us who we are. If you’re made of the same qualities as us, you could soon be part of the next chapter of our story. Together as one team, we’re connecting Britain with the world and the world to Britain like no one else.

An exciting opportunity to join our South Wales Finance team as a Finance Business Partner has arisen

Based at the British Airways Engineering Wales site, near Cardiff International Airport, you will play a key part in developing plans and actions with the business to achieve strategy through negotiation and knowledge sharing, using insights to advise on decisions to reduce cost, whilst challenging and supporting functional leaders to improve performance and manage risks and opportunities.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Driving the business to achieve its financial and related targets and support the delivery of key business priorities, ensuring compliance with all governance requirements.
- Develop, plan, budget and forecast outcomes to support business decisions.
- Lead supplier cost reductions across all external supplier spend, including finance support for contract extensions and new tenders
- Establish effective internal controls within the business and deliver an adequate overall level of internal control.
- Coordinate the statutory accounting submissions and Board papers.

**About You**:

- Excellent communication skills with the ability to use expert insight and analysis to influence and challenge optimal decision making from both a business and financial perspective.
- An accounting qualification (ACA/ ACCA/ CIMA) or equivalent is essential to this role.

The incredible variety of the aviation financial environment will provide an excellent opportunity to broaden your experience and grow your financial career within a dedicated and encouraging team.

Our Corporate and Support roles come with big potential to make your mark on our business. The airline industry changes so fast that we’re constantly evolving and finding new ways to impress customers and get ahead of our competitors. If you’re an innovator and brave and bold thinker, you will be in your element at British Airways.Your impact on British Airways will be rewarded with a competitive rewards package plus the opportunity to develop and progress your career in many directions.

Not only will you have the chance to further your career development within BA, you’ll have access to our competitive reward and benefits package. This includes core company paid benefits such as a Defined Contribution pension scheme, generous Life Assurance cover and a whole host of options to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. You can also sign up for a range of voluntary benefits such as Private Medical cover, Dental and Critical Illness cover, Technology Scheme, Cycle to Work and Electric Car Scheme. And of course, you’ll be able to enjoy the benefit of staff travel as soon as you join us.

At British Airways we all have a part to play in creating an inclusive place to work. Diverse representation among our people is really important to us and we recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality, creativity and identity to work.

Inclusion and diversity is a key driver of innovation and we’re committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they can be themselves. We’re looking for people from all backgrounds and cultures to join us and be a part of our journey to become a Better BA as we continue to connect Britain with the world and the world with Britain.N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.