Finance Manager Europe

Overview

People. Passion. Pride. This is what has driven our teams since 1833.

Since that time, we have developed to become a critical partner in the global aviation industry, delivering time-critical logistics services at 350 locations in more than 65 countries, across six continents.    

But at the heart of our business is our people.

Role Purpose

This role is responsible for:

• The management and reporting of the Europe Management reporting entities
• Supporting the management and improvement of the financial control environment
• Leading the financial analysis and reporting of annual pay reviews and incentive schemes

The scope of responsibilities is across all businesses / countries within the region, including the timeliness and accuracy of financial reporting and areas such as treasury, fiscal & internal audit & external parties such as audit.  

The development of strong working relationships with, amongst others, SVP Finance & SVP HR, Financial Controller Europe, the regional finance teams and the Group reporting team is critical.

What you will be doing

• Designing and building complex financial models, that can interface with Menzies finance systems, to facilitate the management and decision-making of our extensive labour and compensation cost base (as part of work with Regional & sub-regional leadership)
• Monitoring and providing regular financial analysis and forecasting on bonus vs budget vs cash positions globally and regionally
• Lead the management & reporting of the Europe Management reporting entities
• Supporting the Financial Controller Finance to improve the financial controls across all businesses within Europe.
• Maintaining sound financial control environment across the region through clear deployment of policy and effective control reviews, such as balance sheet reviews – including site visits as necessary

Would you like to see more detail on the accountabilities of the role? Please see the attached job description for further information

Safety, Security, Wellbeing and Compliance:

You will have a responsibility and duty whilst at work to take reasonable care of the health, safety and wellbeing of yourself and others in accordance with provided information, training, and workplace health and safety rules or procedures. The company is committed to providing a safe working environment for all staff members. In all areas of our business there is a potential risk to the health, safety and welfare to everyone on our sites through the misuse of alcohol and drugs. As such the Company prohibits such misuse and carries out regular testing to enforce our Substance Misuse Policy.

Please see the attached job description for further details on safety, security, wellbeing & compliance.

What we are looking for

• Qualified accountant (for example RA, ACA, CIMA, ACCA) with practical operational and technical experience 
• Strong technical skills with proven ability to identify, address and communicate risks and correction actions successfully at all levels
• Good communication skills with the ability to build relationships across the region.           
• Experience with evaluating and mitigating business and financial risks
• Hands-on practical approach to providing guidance and direction in a challenging and dynamic business environment

Diversity

Menzies Aviation are a committed equal opportunity employer and encourage applications for suitably qualified and eligible applicants regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, and maternity. We strive to create an inclusive working environment, where the different knowledge, perspectives, experiences, and approaches of our global workforce are represented. Where everyone feels valued and can reach their full potential.

Please be aware that as part of our recruitment process, we may look to use a variety of resourcing tools to help us understand your skills and experience in relation to the role. Please feel free to contact to recruiter below, if there are any reasonable adjustments to our process that you would like us to consider.

As part of our recruitment process, we will always consider how candidates fit with our values which you can learn more about here.

Application Instructions

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