Finance Business Partner – Strategic Alliances 12 Month FTC

About the Role

Business partner to regional management in the IAG Cargo Commercial team, presenting key information and supporting creation and delivery of business cases and other commercial initiatives. Ensure commercial costs are accurately reported and tightly controlled.

What You’ll Do

• Present complex information in an accessible and meaningful way to focus and drive improvements in financial performance.
• Support revenue forecasting and reporting.
• Help the wider IAG Cargo Commercial teams prepare and track Business Plans and Financial Plans, including budgeting, planning and forecasting, and local targets using appropriate modelling techniques.
• Control and decision‑support activities – identify, influence and implement opportunities for cost reduction and improvement through insightful monitoring and analysis of financial performance within the assigned business unit.
• Manage project accounting activities, evaluate project success, produce business cases to facilitate investment decisions, and robustly track project control and delivery.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with finance and non‑finance colleagues at all levels across IAG Cargo, BA, Iberia and other group airlines.
• Adhere to all corporate, statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements via automation and standardisation and support or manage the implementation of changes.
• Provide information, support and liaison to internal and external auditors.
• Support the IAG Cargo Investments Approval Board process, trading off scarce investment resources through business‑case analysis and control.
• Provide ad‑hoc information, support and liaison as required.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to manipulate, analyse and interpret financial and business data.
• Excellent relationship‑building skills with finance and non‑finance stakeholders.
• Proactive, with initiative to explore issues and generate new ideas and approaches.
• Flexible and adaptable, responding positively to change.
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity.
• Team‑player who promotes good teamwork and cooperation.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Responsibility for managing and prioritising own work, with resilience to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to line‑manage and coach one direct report.

To Apply, Candidates Must

• Be a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/ACMA).
• Have a good understanding of finance theory and a strong practical finance experience in management accounting.
• Demonstrate business awareness and operational acumen through applying finance knowledge and experience.
• Be numerate and accurate.
• Have strong IT skills and experience with finance systems, including Excel, Essbase, Business Objects, Word and PowerPoint.
• Show a proven track record of effective business partnering in operations‑facing roles in a fast‑moving business.

Benefits

• Hybrid work environment with 3 days a week in the office and two days from home.
• Access to a range of staff travel benefits, including unlimited basic and premium standby tickets on British Airways and group airlines, and up to 30 discounted ‘Hotline’ airfares per year.
• Flexible bank holiday policy allowing you to swap statutory public holidays with days you choose.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning and Rosetta Stone language courses.
• Free onsite gym facility and access to the UNMIND app, plus a community of Mental Health First Aiders.
• Discounts on Apple, cinema tickets and other perks through Perks at Work.

Diversity and Inclusion

Our recruitment procedures positively support our diversity and inclusion agenda. All candidates are considered strictly on their merits in relation to the criteria for the role, treated fairly and consistently, and have their individual needs responded to throughout the process.