Finance Business Partner - Operations (Aviation)

Location: London, United Kingdom

Salary: Up to £85,000 per annum

Company

hirify.global is recruiting for an aviation-sector client seeking finance business partnering support for its operational leadership team.

What you will do

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and longer-term planning for operational expenditure and capital investment.
• Prepare accurate monthly results, including journals, accruals, and prepayments, and review management accounts.
• Develop performance reports covering key movements, operational KPIs, and improvement opportunities.
• Partner with operational teams to challenge spending, improve workforce efficiency, and strengthen financial performance.
• Monitor capital expenditure, support cash flow planning, and assess investments, business changes, and contract negotiations through financial modelling and business cases.
• Translate complex financial information into recommendations for senior stakeholders and board reporting, while improving controls, reporting, and finance processes.

Requirements

• ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified, or able to demonstrate extensive experience in senior finance business partnering.
• Strong operational or commercial finance experience, including budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis.
• Experience in a labour-intensive environment such as aviation, transport, or retail.
• Confidence challenging and influencing senior stakeholders while building effective working relationships.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills, with the ability to explain financial information to non-finance colleagues.
• Commercially minded, proactive, and focused on improving business performance.

Culture & Benefits

• Finance partnering role supporting operational leadership in the aviation sector.
• Application and accessibility support is available through the hirify.global or Grafton consultant.