Senior Manager - Finance

Job description / Role

Purpose

Finance Business Partner is responsible for monitoring and managing the financial performance of the division to ensure achievement of divisional goals (e.g., OGSM targets). The role will evolve around Business Engagement, Business and Financial Planning, Budgeting, Performance Reporting, Performance Analysis and Cost Management by providing expert analysis and advise on financial and commercial matters.

In particular, for the role of Maintenance and Fleet Business Partner, a key aspect of the role is the ability to bridge the gap between the more technical aspects and the financial ones.

• Business Partnership/Engagement - frequent interactions with business up to SVP level to design, implement or review the financial soundness of business plans and actions. Bridge gap between non-financial and Finance departments by communicating financial targets and actuals in non-financial terms.
• Business and financial planning - Play an active role in the development of long-term and short-term plans by formulating and helping define strategies, translate them into financial goals and develop sound financial business plans.
• Budgeting - Establish and administer all aspects of annual budgeting processes including procedures, timelines, activities, content, formats, templates, reviews, consolidations, presentations, systems updates, and distributions. Facilitate business budget as a combination of top-down targets and bottom-up input and ensure linkage to divisional goals and KPIs.
• Performance reporting - Establish consistency in financial processes, procedures and systems and actively manage financial risks within the supported Division(s). Ensure that non-financial supplementary information for internal reporting, i.e. volume data or other drivers, is handled as part of an integrated reporting process and maintained at the corporate level to ensure data consistency for management reporting.
• Performance analysis - Provide assessment of financial performance through the development of financial models by analysing complex financial information and reports and provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes, incl. the preparation of monthly meetings with the relevant stakeholders (incl. CFO), the identification and explanation of key variations vs. budget and forecasts, and identification and tracking of potential additional initiatives to drive margins (detailed further below)
• Margin enhancement - Support business areas in identifying of revenue enhancement, cost reduction and other transformation initiatives, support in the quantification of their impact and support, and track, implementation, through financial analysis, strategic benchmarking or other tools and processes.
• Support in monthly closing - Collaboratively with business areas and Financial Control and Reporting, analyse preliminary monthly closings vs. previous periods and budget, support in the revision of accruals and accrual reversions as needed and support in the identification of corrections required for a more adequate financial view.

Requirements

Education & Experience

• Minimum requirement of a bachelor's degree preferably in management finance accounting or engineering
• Professional qualification such as CMA, ACCA, MBA, CPA or equivalent.
• 8-10 years related experience, of which 4 years of experience within maintenance or engineering industries is preferrable (airlines maintenance being the desirable background).

About Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, was formed in 2003 and quickly went on to become one of the world's leading airlines. From its home in Abu Dhabi, Etihad flies to passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. Together with Etihad's codeshare partners, Etihad's network offers access to hundreds of international destinations. In recent years, Etihad has received numerous awards for its superior service and products, cargo offering, loyalty programme and more. Etihad is recognised as one of the world's leading airlines in response to COVID-19 and was the first airline in the world to fully vaccinate its crew on board.

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About the Company

Etihad Airways is the National Airline of the United Arab Emirates. The airline was set up by a Royal Decree in July 2003, with Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, as its hub. Etihad started commercial operations in November 2003.

With Etihad, everyone who flies with us is welcomed as our guest.

This simple credo illuminates everything we do, from big things like making sure that our fleet is one of the most advanced in the sky, to small touches like letting you choose the films you watch.

Were proud to be the National Airline of the United Arab Emirates. At the crossroads between Europe and Asia, our home reflects our commitment to bringing the world closer together - as does our highly cosmopolitan staff.