Associate Finance Business Partner (Hybrid, Manchester, UK)

Summary

Associate Finance Business Partner (12 Month FTC)

Temporary

Manchester Airport / Hybrid

About CAVU

For airports, for partners, for people. We are CAVU.

At CAVU, our purpose is to find new and better ways to make airport travel seamless and enjoyable for everybody - from the smallest ideas to the biggest transformations. Every day is an opportunity to create better travel experiences.

From our revenue-accelerating single-platform technology, Propel, through to our world-class hospitality venues including 1903 and Escape Lounges, our solutions make travel smoother for passengers and more profitable for our clients and partners.

We know that to bring your best ideas, you need the space to think, the support to grow, and the freedom to be your authentic self. Whether you're working from our offices, from home, in our lounges, or on the road, we provide an environment where you can create, innovate, and help transform airport travel.

Together, we can reach new heights. Together, we are CAVU.

The role

We're looking for an Associate Finance Business Partner to join our Marketplace Finance team, supporting one of CAVU's fastest-growing global divisions.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you'll provide high-quality financial partnering, reporting and analysis across key business functions including Growth, Technology, Ecommerce, Marketing and Product.

Working closely with senior stakeholders, you'll help drive commercial decision-making, challenge performance, identify opportunities, and ensure strong financial control across a significant cost and capital investment base.

What you'll be doing

• Partnering with stakeholders across Marketplace to provide financial insight, challenge and support.
• Supporting the development and management of operating costs and capital expenditure plans across multiple territories.
• Producing accurate and timely management reporting, forecasting, budgeting and reforecasting.
• Delivering meaningful analysis of business performance against KPIs, identifying risks and opportunities.
• Building financial models and business cases to support strategic decision-making and investment proposals.
• Leading analysis of contract renewals, commercial agreements and post-investment reviews.
• Supporting robust month-end and year-end reporting processes.
• Ensuring strong financial governance, cost control and compliance with accounting policies.
• Working closely with Finance Shared Services to ensure accurate reporting and financial controls.

About You

You'll be a proactive and commercially minded finance professional who enjoys building relationships, influencing stakeholders and translating financial information into actionable business insights.

We're Looking For

• Studying towards full qualifications.
• Strong financial reporting, management accounting and analytical skills.
• Experience working within a commercial finance or business partnering environment is desirable.
• Advanced Excel skills, with financial modelling experience preferred.
• Experience using SAP and/or Power BI would be advantageous.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality outputs to tight deadlines.
• A collaborative, positive approach with a strong attention to detail.
• The confidence to challenge constructively and influence decision-making at all levels.

What is in it for you?

Our Benefits Include

• 25 days holiday, increasing with service (up to 28)
• Option to buy up to 10 extra days + 4 flexible bank holidays
• 10% company pension
• Annual bonus scheme
• On-site gym
• MediCash scheme
• A range of flexible benefits and discounts, including up to 50% off CAVU products such as Escape Lounges and Airport Parking
• Rail and retail discounts
• 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Access to health & wellbeing events, ID&E activities, and learning opportunities
• Formal and informal development options, including mentoring programmes and learning grants
• Enhanced parental leave (T&Cs apply)

Equal Opportunities & Reasonable Adjustments

We're building something brilliant at CAVU: a diverse team of people who reflect the global customer base we serve. We're proudly part of MAG, and together we're on a mission to be number one in our industries - and that takes talent in all its forms.

Whether this is your first role or your next big step, we want to hear from you, even if you don't think you tick every box. What matters most is what you bring.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you need any adjustments to support your application or interview, just let us know - we're committed to helping you perform at your best.

Our Colleague Communities play a big part in that journey, including Women's Network, Embrace (Race & Ethnicity), Fly with Pride (LGBTQIA+), Mind Matters (Mental Health), PACT (Parents & Carers), RespectABILITY (Disability & Neurodiversity), and the CAVU Global ID&E Affinity Group.

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