Finance Analyst - Business Planning

Introduction

Discover a one‑of‑a‑kind career. Our vision at Heathrow is to be an extraordinary airport, fit for the future. In the Finance team we know that generating income is critical to driving our business forward, but it’s also vital that we create positive passenger and customer experiences that make every journey better. You’ll help us to get the balance right so we can continue investing in our world‑class environment.

There’s something so special about working at the world’s most iconic airport. Heathrow’s size, scale and reputation for innovation translate to exciting opportunities for everyone. Finance here is about more than numbers. It’s about being influential, developing trusted relationships and showing the world that we’re a responsible investment with a bright future – a place that embraces digital innovation and has a sustainable mindset.

Job Description

As Finance Analyst in the Business Planning & Treasury team, you’ll support the development and project management of Heathrow’s Business Plan. You will gain experience in various workstreams including annual budget cycles, people modelling and long‑term modelling. Working with a Finance Manager, you will help define, shape and influence key strategic choices and decisions supporting Heathrow’s performance – both short term on annual business plans and budgets and medium to long term through a regulatory or masterplan lens.

You will focus on delivering the single source of truth for all business planning activities, driving seamless integration and close partnership with stakeholders across Heathrow. Collaboration, governance, processes and transparency are the foundations to the team’s success.

Your role will involve

• Operating Heathrow’s modelling tools, running scenarios and providing data insight to support strategic decisions.
• Supporting Heathrow’s annual and long‑term planning cycle and off‑cycle requests for Business Planning Insight.
• Engaging with other teams across Heathrow to source, review and prepare inputs for financial model updates.
• Record, evidence and quantify all assumptions, ensuring all models are fully documented, updated and aligned, supporting continuous model improvements and ensuring governance is in place.
• Internal and external information disclosures – synthesising complex information to produce high‑quality reports and presentations that deliver a simple message.

These skills are essential

• Previous financial modelling experience including operating and interrogating Excel based models.
• Previous project management experience, with good attention to detail and the ability to anticipate the next move.
• An analytical mindset with an excellent eye for detail, diligence, ability to solve problems and monitor compliance.
• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills, with proven ability to engage, network and influence senior internal and external stakeholders.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Advanced financial modelling experience including designing and building financial models.
• Advanced Excel user.
• Finance qualification: Part‑qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA).

About Us

There’s something so special about working at the world’s most iconic airport. Its sights, its sounds, its constant air of excitement. Heathrow is an amazing backdrop to a career filled with unique opportunities.

Every day, you’ll discover a world full of fresh possibilities and end the day buzzing with stories to tell, as you encounter people from all cultures, nationalities and experiences. A world full of pride for what we do and no end of exciting career prospects to explore.

It brings out the best in all of us and inspires everyone to deliver on our ambitious plans. Together, we’re working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability.

Our rewards

We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future. As well as performance‑based annual bonuses and our longer‑term Share in Success Bonus plans, we also offer generous annual leave allowances and market‑leading pensions. With family‑friendly policies, access to private health insurance and a wide range of wellbeing tools, we’ll support you to be at your best inside and outside work. And of course, we’ll provide varied learning and development opportunities.

Working location

Our hybrid working approach offers the opportunity for colleagues in some roles to work from home for an average of two days a week, providing the flexibility to work in an agile way whilst ensuring we deliver for the operational needs of Heathrow. Working arrangements vary from team to team and will be confirmed during the recruitment process. You’ll need to be based in the UK and within a commutable distance to Heathrow.

Sustainable travel to work

Heathrow’s Sustainable Travel Guide sets out easy and sustainable travel options that everyone can access.

Equal opportunities

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger – not least because we welcome passengers from all corners of the globe, every single day. Heathrow is an accessible place to work. With five diversity networks, we champion inclusivity and celebrate individuality.