Senior Finance Manager - FP&A Management

Job Description Summary

Here at Dowty, a GE Aerospace company, due to an internal promotion we have an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Finance Manager – FP&A, to join our onsite team at our cutting edge engineering site near Gloucester. You'll be instrumental in delivering financial planning, analysis and reporting to our GE Aerospace Corporate stakeholders, a business, or a P&L within a business.

You'll have in-depth knowledge of finance best practices and how your own area integrates with others; you'll have working knowledge of competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market.

• Own weekly P&L and cash forecasts, ensuring accuracy, insight, and timely delivery.
• Lead quarterly P&L and cash forecasts for the current year and year+1, integrating inputs from programs, supply chain, departmental budget owners, and site finance teams.
• Challenge assumptions and provide clear variance analysis against forecast, prior year, and prior quarter.
• Coordinate monthly forecast cycles and produce high‑quality commentary explaining deviations from quarterly commitments.
• Partner with business leaders to define and track action plans to close performance gaps.
• Lead the annual budget and long‑range planning processes, ensuring alignment with strategy, operational targets, and financial expectations.
• Own divisional month‑end reporting and develop performance commentary for the CFO and senior leadership team.
• Coordinate closely with Controllership to ensure a timely, high‑quality financial close.
• Manage, coach, and develop two FP&A analysts, ensuring delivery of goals and professional growth.
• Provide financial expertise and partnership to stakeholders across Finance and the wider business.
• Coordinate with P&AT and Aerospace FP&A teams to submit forecasts and actuals in line with global calendars, ensuring zero‑defect submissions.
• Work closely with the business on other ad hoc projects as required.
• Support investment and commercial approvals in accordance with FIN‑86 policy.
• Act as deputy for the CFO as required.
• Lead FP&A improvement initiatives, strengthening process quality, cycle times, and integration of FLIGHT DECK.

• FP&A experience gained within a complex production or manufacturing environment. Ideally within aerospace, or a similar regulated safety critical environment – e.g. aviation, defence, automotive etc.
• A high level of business acumen – with a demonstrated ability to understand and influence revenue, margin, and cash drivers in a relevant industry.
• Strong financial modelling, P&L/BS/CF, variance analysis, and KPI dashboarding; advanced Excel; familiarity with ERP and planning tools.
• Demonstrated experience in FP&A, financial forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis.
• Strong communication and storytelling with data; can simplify complex analyses for non‑finance stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or other business‑related field and strong progressive accounting or finance experience.
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to link operational drivers to financial outcomes.
• Demonstrable ability to challenge assumptions and influence cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Experience leading and developing finance professionals – this position will have two direct reports, so requires strong people leadership experience.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high‑quality outputs within tight time frames.
• Continuous improvement mindset with familiarity in modern FP&A tools (preferred).
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Deep knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP Accounting.
• Deep knowledge on Long Range accounting.
• Deep knowledge of accounting closing processes and procedures.
• Strong commercial acumen and deal‑orientated approach.
• Adaptable/flexible: being open to change in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances, and/or to work in complex situations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, properly manage priorities and drive execution.
• Advance computer skills:
  Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.).
• ERP systems knowledge (Oracle/HFM).
• Sound understanding of global…