Manager, FP&A – Engineering & Airport Operations

Hello. We’re Virgin Australia. We’re the airline that’s always done things a little different. Our way. The Virgin way. We’re on a mission to make flying better than ‘nice’. And to do that, it takes a team of talented people who are passionate about customer experience, doing the right thing always, with a focus on safety – in the air, on the ground and in our workplaces. A team who values real diversity and inclusion, in a big brand with big ambitions.

What you’ll be doing

This is a unique opportunity where you’ll use your extensive financial expertise to influence the performance of two of our most critical operational areas — Engineering and Airport Operations.

As the Manager, FP&A – Engineering & Airport Operations, you’ll play a key leadership role in shaping strategic decisions through robust financial planning and analysis. You’ll lead a small, high-performing team, and work closely with senior leaders to develop business cases, produce accurate forecasts, and provide meaningful variance analysis that drives continuous improvement and operational excellence.

In addition, you will :

• Serve as a trusted financial partner to the CFO, COO, and their leadership teams, supporting the Engineering and Airport Operations division.
• Lead the preparation, oversight, and delivery of all forecasts, budgets, and multi-year financial plans for Engineering and Airport Operations.
• Monitor, review and prepare the presentation of the management financials for discussion with the relevant executive member and their leadership team, including supporting the executive in reviewing the financial performance of their leadership team’s departments
• Drive financial planning and analysis across major aviation programs, including heavy maintenance (airframe, engines, components), aircraft / system modifications, entry-into-service projects, reserve payments, lease-end compensation, and ownership cost management.
• Build and validate complex business cases in connection with initiatives and business transformation, ensuring to justify potential investment and quantifying benefit, in support of the company’s growth strategy
• Support the CFO, GMs and their leadership teams with Ad Hoc analysis and insight into the financial performance of the Engineering and Airport Operations.
• Engage with cross functional teams to manage the business and drive continuous improvement.
• Systematize financial models and reports
• Develop business partners and analysts into future leaders
• Leadership of the Financial Planning and Analysis teams both your direct reports and the wider team
• Assess and implement the most appropriate team structure, ensuring team leaders have the right leadership skills and subject matter capability for their respective functions
• Proactively work with internal stakeholders across the VA Group

You’ll be great in this role if you have…

We’re committed to looking after you, with some of the best benefits and conditions in the industry – including (but not limited to) :

When everyone is included, everyone wins

We’re all individuals. And we love that. That’s why we encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people with disability, those from diverse cultural backgrounds, our friends in the LGBTQI+ community, and anyone else who wants to join our family.

Ready to apply?

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