Company description:

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.

Job description:
Based at Manchester Airport
12 month fixed term contract

Head of Finance - Group Services

Hybrid working arrangements.

As Head of Finance for our Group Services, this is a senior role within our Finance team and you will be looking after functions such as IT and HR. To cover a maternity leave, we are looking for someone to start as soon as possible, and be with us for 12 months on a FTC. The role will require you to partner with D and C-suite individuals and their wider teams, be heavily involved in business planning, and in some of the smaller functions you will be quite involved in the day to day Accounting and Finance.

Reporting into the Group Finance Director, with key relationships with several EXCO stakeholders, and their wider teams, the role holder is required to provide of a comprehensive and professional financial support function.

A crucial element of the role will be the improvement of financial processes and reporting across Group Services to high standards, supported by the wider team.

The role will also work closely with the wider MAG finance team to ensure a collaborative and seamless approach to consolidating results and performance reporting, building business plans and forecasts, and share best practice across divisions.

Profile description:

We are looking for a qualified accountant with at least 5 years PQE. Ideally you will havesuccessful extensive business finance partnering experience in organisation with revenue management focus. Any experience of a larger matrix style, multi-site organisation would also be very helpful. You will need to be able to build relationships with all levels of stakeholders, but especially C-Suite level, with strong interpersonal and communication skills.

We are also looking for you to be able to demonstrate career development of self and others (awareness and application of best practice), have the ability to prioritise workload and work to challenging deadlines and finally have commitment to continuous improvement and establishing best in class processes.

We operate a hybrid working policy, meaning you will be needed in the office, at Manchester Airport, for 3 days per week.

We offer:

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

11% company contribution pension

Car allowance

Private medical scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Free parking

Subsidised public transport

Huge range of company discounts

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