Finance Business Partner

Summary

Based at Manchester Airport  

Permanent 

Flexible/Hybrid working for a better work/life balance 

We are proud to be a diverse employer, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds 

Why MAG?

At MAG we provide the airport facilities and travel services that people need to connect with the world. As the largest UK owned airport operator, we serve over 60 million passengers a year from Manchester, London Stansted, and East Midlands Airports. With over 270 destinations across the globe, our businesses not only bring people together but also support the prosperity of the regions in which we operate. Sustainability is one of our core values, and it shapes everything we do. We're committed to protecting the environment and supporting our local communities.  Our programmes include airport and airline decarbonisation, comprehensive education, skills and employment support and community engagement initiatives including volunteering opportunities. At MAG, we recognise creating a first-class journey for our customers starts by creating a first-class career journey for our colleagues and we are committed to building inclusive environments in which our people can thrive. You’ll also have access to some great benefits including: 

Bonus scheme

10% company contribution pension 

Car allowance 

Private medical scheme 

25 days holiday plus bank holidays 

Free parking 

Subsidised public transport 

Huge range of company discounts 

2 volunteering days per year 

Free Virtual GP service, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 

Care Concierge service  

The role

You’ll provide finance business partner support to a number of senior stakeholders across Group Services (particularly Group Technology and Transformation), building key relationships with their teams whilst providing decision making support through first class financial information reporting, analysis and recommendations whilst maintaining a strong system of financial controls. Working within the Group Finance team and reporting to the Head of Finance for Group Services, you’ll work primary with the Group Services Finance team and the various stakeholder business unit teams, up to and including their respective Executive Committee (ExCo) members, to help support and influence the development and delivery of their strategy and delivery of business plans alongside business cases and supporting longer-term investment decisions. 

What will make you successful in the role?

You’ll be a qualified accountant with at least 5 years PQE with a proven track record of supporting transformative or business case initiatives across airports or similar operational setups. You’ll have strategic & commercial acumen with a demonstratable ability to challenge assumptions and shape business cases within Transformation. You’ll have proficiency in developing (desirable) and interpreting (essential) financial models with the ability to aid identification of benefits and costs from transformative ideas. You’ll be an effective communicator with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and ExCo members developing trusted advisor status and being invited into strategic conversations early.