JOB DESCRIPTION
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT

COMPANY

We have disrupted the way people travel since we started 29 years ago, and we don’t intend on stopping. We may be emerging from the biggest challenge in our history, but we are confident that we have taken the right action to build back stronger and better through maintaining liquidity, focusing on positive contribution flying and delivering on major restructuring and cost reduction programmes. With over 300 aircraft flying over 800 routes to more than 30 countries, we are the UK’s largest airline.

We want you to play a part in this and belongherewithus. Join us and you will play a part in the success of our innovate, fast-paced business that connects Europe with the warmest welcome in the sky.

TEAM

Reporting to the Group Reporting Finance Manager, the Finance Accountant role sits within the Group Financial Reporting (GFR) team and is an integral member of the wider Group Financial Reporting & Control team. Internally, the GFR team are accountable for monthly Group management accounts, managing the month end close and CFO sign-off, producing monthly CFO reporting and AMB (Airline Management Board) and Plc performance reports including cash reporting. For easyJet Group’s external financial reporting the team deliver the Group Annual Report and Accounts and half year disclosure working closely with Investor Relations, Company Secretariat and the 3^rd party ARA publisher. Additionally, the GFR team are responsible for easyJet’s relationship with the company auditors, oversight of the Group balance sheet and are the functional owners of easyJet’s Finance GL and Fixed Assets ERPs.  

JOB PURPOSE

The Financial Accountant is responsible for supporting the Group Financial Reporting Team in producing its deliverables, both internal and external. In addition to a focus on statutory reporting, the role focuses on the extraction and analysis of data, the production of written commentary and the interaction with stakeholders across the business to ensure that all reporting is accurate, timely and insightful.

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES

>      Assist in the production of monthly board pack pages for the PLC Board and the Airline Management Board.

>      Lead on the internal reporting of key performance indicators including a variety of financial and non-financial areas such as operational performance, customer satisfaction, and our network.

>      Own the monthly balance sheet revaluation process, managing the stakeholder relationship with treasury to ensure accuracy across all ledgers.

>      Work with multiple teams throughout finance to ensure key elimination entries and month end processes are complete to deliver a timely month end close.

>      Assist in the preparation of monthly, half year and full year primary statements for the Group. In addition to this, act as the auditor’s main contact for statutory disclosures.

>      Support the wider Financial Reporting team during the half year/year end processes, including reviews of balance sheet reconciliations, audit papers, external reporting, and investor slides with relevant insight.

>      Take responsibility for the quarterly compilation of the ‘Factbook’ (a key source of data for senior management), including preparation of the templates in the reporting software, communication to contributors and coordination of submissions, updating of the finance pages and undertaking the first review of submissions.

COMPETENCIES

In line with the Competency Model we expect the following:

>      Ownership and Delivery. Has a clear focus and can be counted on to deliver results, sets clear targets, reviews progress and adapts plans accordingly, motivates self and/or team to achieve.

>      Building Relationships. Expresses ideas confidently & clearly, builds positive & constructive relationships with others, get to know colleagues within their own team and supports them to ensure team goals are achieved.

>      Business Performance. Understands business and external environment, is cost conscious and understands the longer-term perspective and implications of decisions.

>      Developing talent. Looks at new challenges as an opportunity to learn, takes ownership for own development and is aware of own strengths and weaknesses, looks for feedback from others about own performance.

>      Innovation and Change. Is open to new ways of doing things and questions existing approaches, views change as an opportunity, comfortable working in a dynamic and ambiguous environment.

KEY SKILLS REQUIRED

>      Qualified accountant able to embrace large, complex, preferably fast moving, entities

>      Excellent analytical skills with an ability to demonstrate an excellent grasp of variance analysis and the key drivers

>      Able to communicate and challenge effectively with key stakeholders at all seniority levels in the organisation

>      Ability to explain finance to non-financial stakeholders both verbally and written (PowerPoint, Word, email)

>      A proactive team player

>      An ability to work on own initiative, and has the confidence to offer solutions

>      A true self starter, with high levels of motivation and enthusiasm

>      Excellent excel skills and Planning Analytics or TM1 Development experience preferred

BENEFITS

>      Competitive base salary

>      25 days holiday

>      BAYE, SAYE & Performance share schemes

>      7% pension

>      Life Assurance

>      Flexible benefits package

>      Excellent staff travel benefits

LOCATION & HOURS OF WORK

This full-time role will be based in Luton and will be 40 hours per week. We support hybrid working and we spend three days per week in the office.

WARM WELCOME FOR EVERYONE

Different perspectives and experiences add value to the way we do business. Giving a ‘warm welcome for everyone’ is at the heart of what we do every day regardless of gender identity and expression, race, disability, age, sexual and/ or romantic orientation, religion and nationality; because it’s clear to us that our people set us apart.

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