Finance Manager, Corporate Finance - Expansion Programme

Job Description

When you join us as a Finance Manager, Corporate Finance - Expansion Programme, you'll take on a role central to our success. As part of a Treasury team that manages a significant debt and derivative portfolio, you will soon see the scale and complexity of our financing operation, and how that creates incredibly interesting and challenging work.

We are looking for a Corporate Finance Manager who will report to the Head of Corporate Finance and Treasury Risk and who is proficient in financial modelling to support us with the long‑term financial planning of the Expansion Programme, ensuring our balance sheet is well managed and optimised in terms of liquidity, covenants and credit metrics. Key to the role is ensuring forecasts are accurate and models are dynamic and fit for purpose with the ability to run multiple scenarios.

The role will work closely with others across the business.

• Reviewing, updating and improving the Corporate Finance models to ensure underlying inputs and assumptions are up to date, outputs are accurate, and the models are fit for purpose for internal and external reporting purposes.
• Working closely with the wider planning and forecasting team in the setting of the management and regulatory business plans. This involves formulating the financing elements of the plan such that the balance sheet is well managed and optimised in terms of liquidity, covenants and credit metrics.
• Supporting the relationship with credit rating agencies by providing business plans, responding to requests for information, building up a comprehensive knowledge of rating methodologies, involvement in periodic rating reviews, continuous monitoring of rating agency metrics, and negotiating commercial fee arrangements.
• Working with the Financial Control team to support the preparation of the external report and accounts, leading on valuation and impairment, and going‑concerning modelling and sensitivity analysis, interacting with Heathrow's external auditors as required.
• Assisting with the review and update of Treasury policies to ensure that they reflect Heathrow's risk appetite. Providing effective communication (both written and oral) of complex financial information to internal and external stakeholders. This includes preparation of Board materials and responding to modelling questions from shareholders and auditors.
• Line management responsibility for at least one Treasury Analyst.

• Demonstrated expertise in reviewing, improving, and building complex financial models, with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, meticulous attention to detail, and strong multitasking abilities.
• High level of financial literacy: strong financial analysis skills and the ability to read, analyse and interpret complex financial data.
• Ability to deal with complex scenarios, understanding the implications of various outputs to make recommendations.
• Strong corporate understanding, preferably on regulated businesses.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills at all levels, particularly senior stakeholders.

There's something so special about working at the world's most iconic airport. Its sights. Its sounds. Its constant air of excitement. Heathrow is an amazing backdrop to a career filled with unique opportunities.

Every day, you'll discover a world full of fresh possibilities and end the day buzzing with stories to tell, as you encounter people from all cultures, nationalities and experiences. A world full of pride for what we do and no end of exciting career prospects to explore.

It brings out the best in all of us. And inspires everyone to deliver on our ambitious plans. Together, we're working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability.

Join us on that journey and we'll help you achieve your ambitions too. Supporting you to learn, encouraging you to be yourself, backing you to achieve more than you might ever have imagined. Because there's no place like Heathrow.

We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future. As well…