Finance Manager - Aviation

Our client, an international aviation services group based in Malta, is currently looking for aFinance Manager to join their team. Reporting to the Directors, you will act as a strategic partner to senior leadership, using financial insight to drive profitability, support international growth, and shape business decisions across the group. The focus of this role is not day-to-day accounting, which is managed by the Senior Finance Executive, but business performance, forecasting, cost optimisation, governance, and strategic decision-making.

This is ahybrid role offering a salary ofup to €60K.

Role & Responsibilities

• Act as the main financial advisor to Directors and senior management, providing analysis and insight to support strategic decision-making

• Develop financial models, business cases, and investment appraisals for new initiatives, and support Directors in evaluating new markets, entities, partnerships, and acquisitions

• Produce management reports, KPIs, and dashboards, presenting recommendations clearly to non-financial stakeholders

• Analyse profitability across business units, customers, projects, and service lines, and identify opportunities to improve performance, pricing, and margins

• Monitor financial and operational trends and partner with operational managers to build financial awareness and accountability across the group

• Review operating expenditure, supplier contracts, and procurement arrangements

• Collaborate with external tax advisors to identify tax efficiencies, incentives, grants, and credits

• Support cashflow management and working capital optimisation

• Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes, including rolling forecasts, cashflow projections, and variance analysis

• Oversee management accounts, statutory reporting, indirect tax submissions, and compliance across all group entities and jurisdictions

• Maintain financial controls, policies, and governance standards across the group, accounting for local statutory requirements

• Liaise with auditors, banks, tax, accounting, payroll, and legal advisors, as well as regulators, to ensure compliance across all group entities

• Drive finance process improvements, automation, and reporting enhancements, ensuring systems remain scalable as the group grows

• Provide leadership and oversight to the Senior Finance Executive and support the development of the finance function

Education, Skills & Experience

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CPA, CIMA, or equivalent) preferred but not essential; holding a Malta Accountancy Board warrant is a plus

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field

• Fluency in English and Maltese at a native level both written and spoken

• Strong financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and business partnering experience

• Strong understanding of corporate finance, taxation, cross-border VAT regulations, and financial reporting requirements

• Advanced Excel skills and strong financial modelling capabilities

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Experience supporting multiple entities or jurisdictions, group reporting, IFRS-based financial reporting, and finance systems or automation projects is an advantage

About the Role

• Salary of up to €60K

• Hybrid based in L-Imriehel

• Key strategic role within a growing international aviation group, with direct exposure to senior leadership and business decision-making

• Support for professional development and continuous learning

Please apply with your detailed CV in English.

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