Permanent – Full time – Location: Newport or Crawley |Hybrid

About AerFin

AerFin is breathing new life into aviation. We buy, sell, lease and repair aircraft, engines, and parts to maximise the value for their owners and provide a lower-cost supply of material to our airline, lessor and MRO customers. Through our deep technical expertise and high-performance culture, we deliver confidence-inspiring quality, safety and value to our customers. Our blend of industry expertise and experience – today’s insight and tomorrow’s foresight – gives us a unique perspective on our industry that is trusted by over 600 customers across six continents. With regional hubs in Europe, Asia and the USA we’re perfectly placed to keep fleets flying and get deals done. That’s the AerFin way. That’s the way ahead.

About the Role

We are seeking a proactive and strategic Finance Business Partner who combines commercial insight with transformation leadership. This role will focus on driving process improvement and digital innovation across the finance function. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in simplifying reporting, enhancing data-driven decision-making, and will act as the finance lead for a future ERP system implementation when the business is ready. The ideal candidate will bring strong business acumen and hands-on expertise in Power BI and Power Query, enabling scalable, efficient solutions that support AerFin’s growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate and redesign finance processes to improve efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.
• Develop and implement scalable Power BI dashboards and Power Query solutions to automate reporting and improve financial visibility.
• Standardise and document finance workflows to support scalability and readiness for future system transitions.
• Provide scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for non-finance stakeholders.
• Support the month-end close process with variance analysis and performance commentary.
• Simplify and support financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting across AerFin.
• Drive financial literacy across the business through training, engagement, and collaboration.
• Act as a bridge between Finance, IT, and external partners to ensure alignment of transformation efforts and technical requirements.

Skills & Experience

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Proven experience in finance business partnering and transformation.
• Strong technical finance background with commercial acumen.
• Proficiency in Power BI, Power Query, and advanced Excel.
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite).
• Strong analytical, financial modelling, and scenario planning skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities

In return we offer:

• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Flexible working, ability to work between home and the office
• Volunteering Leave
• Life Assurance
• Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Healthcare Scheme
• 27 days of annual leave with an option to buy or sell an additional 5 days per year
• Electric Vehicle Leasing Scheme
• Social events and much more

We're actively reviewing applications and conducting interviews regularly. To ensure your consideration, please submit your application early. Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy once a suitable candidate is found, so don't delay in sending your CV today for immediate consideration.

AerFin is an equal opportunities employer, which cultivates opinion, listens to all views with respect, recognises people based on their merits without bias and embraces diversity.

(NB. we will not consider any CVs from agencies at this point, and will reach out to our PSL if required)