FP&A Analyst (12 month FTC)

The FP&A Analyst role is integral to the FP&A function as owners of the budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning models of the organisation.

Reporting to the Financial Planning & Analysis Manager, the successful candidate will support and work closely with CFO and Directors within the Finance department, as well as other senior finance team members and will focus on supporting a range of weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual planning and reporting processes. The successful candidate will also support projects relating to various Finance and Finance system improvement processes, provide insightful and effective financial analysis for a range of Corporate and Finance functional requirements on an on-going basis, and support other Finance projects as required. Such financial analysis will have varying degrees of complexity, urgency, and system dependency. Please note that this role is a 12 month FTC.

Your responsibilities as a Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst will include:

• Providing in depth causal analysis as part of the financial planning processes ensuring alignment with current commercial and operational activity, transformation programmes etc.
• Taking ownership of outputs and reports (including excel submissions and presentations to Aer Lingus senior management and IAG Group), ensuring that submissions are made in line with deadlines, and that requests for further follow up analysis and insights are provided on a timely basis.
• Assisting in internal timeline setting for quarterly and annual deliverables to IAG Group as well as monitoring adherence of same.
• Managing the weekly forecast submission to IAG Group. This will involve gathering and reviewing risk and opportunities from relevant stakeholders, understanding inputs and updates, and reporting of same to senior management.
• Designing and deploying processes, reports, system interfaces etc to significantly reduce the level of manual effort involved in report delivery.
• The FP&A Analyst will support the following processes as required:
• Quarterly forecasts.
• Annual Budget.
• 3 Year and long-term planning processes.
• Financial scenario modelling (including income statement, cash flow and balance sheet).
• IAG Group reporting packs.
• Aer Lingus Management Committee reporting packs.
• Aer Lingus Board reporting packs.
• Presentations to Aer Lingus Executive.
• Finance Projects.
• Ad Hoc reporting and accounting duties.

• Qualified accountant, e.g. ACA, ACCA or CIMA or equivalent with at least 2 years post qualification experience in industry or professional practice in a similar role.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office, advanced Excel and Powerpoint with the ability to develop insightful presentations within tight timeframes.
• Proven ability to systematically gather, test, review, monitor, analyse and report on financial information to a high standard.
• Ability to become familiar with new systems and relatively large and complex data sets on a timely independent basis.
• Demonstrate strong communication, teamwork and partnership skills with a collaborative approach.
• Proven interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain positive working relationships.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, to include proven report writing and presentation skills.
• Experience of presenting financial information to senior management and to non-finance management.
• Focused attitude to work, with the ability to consistently meet deadlines while ensuring excellent attention to detail and high levels of accuracy.
• Strong commercial focus, combined with drive and determination.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Eligible to live and work in the EU.
• Current unrestricted worldwide passport.
• Be in possession or be able to pass a strict airport security vetting procedure which includes a 5 year background check* (or be in possession of a current airside pass for the airport this position is based in Dublin).

At Aer Lingus, we embrace diversity and believe in providing equal opportunities to all qualified individuals. We are dedicated to cultivating an inclusive and respectful work environment that values employees' unique backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We do not discriminate based on race, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other protected status. If you have any questions or require any accommodations to support you in your application, please contact us at recruit@aerlingus.com.