Senior Finance Business Partner - Engineering and Maintenance Supply Chain in London

We are easyJet - a FTSE listed, £multi-billion low-cost airline that serves tens of millions of customers every single year. If you're reading this, you have probably already been an easyJet customer, and you'll know that there is no more iconic (or Orange!) travel brand in Europe. We fly more than 1,207 routes, connecting 38 countries across Europe, and employ more than 18,000 colleagues. We're on a mission to make low-cost travel easy - and whatever your role here, you'll connect millions of people to what they love using Europe's best airline network, great value fares, and friendly service.

What makes us easyJet? Our Promise Behaviours - we are Safe, Bold, Welcoming and Challenging. Four Behaviours. One Spirit. One easyJet.

READ ON IF YOU:

• Have experience as a qualified accountant with at least 3 years post-qualified experience within aviation or an allied industry (specifically partnering engineering or supply chain).
• Enjoy leading financial strategy, business partnering, and driving performance in fast-paced, complex environments.
• Can be in our fantastic Luton head office 3 x per week.

THE TEAM

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Operations Finance team as a senior finance leader, reporting into the Senior Finance Manager for Engineering & Maintenance. You'll be the primary finance partner to the Supply Chain and Procurement functions, taking full financial ownership of easyJet's major supply chain transformation initiative. You'll work closely with the Fleet & E&M Finance Team and the wider FP&A team, collaborating across the business to deliver strategic financial leadership.

THE ROLE

As Finance Manager for Engineering & Maintenance Supply Chain, you'll lead the financial strategy and oversight of easyJet's Supply Chain programme, ensuring robust financial governance and cost-effective decision-making across all workstreams. You'll own the end-to-end financial management of major supply chain contracts and sourcing decisions, providing insight into RFP preparation, evaluation, and negotiation.

You’ll serve as the senior finance business partner to Supply Chain and Procurement leadership, offering authoritative financial insight into supplier proposals, cost structures, investment decisions, and operating model choices. You’ll lead business case development and approval for major sourcing strategies and capital investments, presenting recommendations to senior leadership and ExCo-level stakeholders.

Requirements of the Role:

• Qualified accountant with at least 3 years post-qualified experience.
• Proven ability to thrive and succeed in large, complex, fast-moving organisations with multiple competing priorities.
• Excellent analytical skills with an outstanding grasp of variance analysis and key business drivers.
• Demonstrated experience leading financial modelling for major commercial decisions, including NPV/IRR, scenario analysis, and cost-benefit frameworks.
• Experience in supply chain, procurement, or engineering finance is advantageous.
• Able to communicate and challenge effectively with senior stakeholders up to ExCo level.
• Proven track record of translating complex financial analysis into clear, actionable insight for non-financial audiences.
• Experience managing or mentoring junior finance professionals.
• A proactive team player and true self-starter with high levels of motivation and enthusiasm.
• Excellent Excel skills (including financial modelling); experience with SQL, Python, or TM1 advantageous.

WHAT YOU'LL GET IN RETURN:

• Up to 20% maximum bonus.
• 7% pension contributions.
• Medical Cash Plan.
• Excellent staff travel benefits.
• 25 days of annual leave.