Gama Aviation
Interim Finance Business Partner
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Position: Interim Finance Business Partner
Location: Farnborough (with occasional travel to Bournemouth and other sites)
Working Hours: Full-Time, 40 Hours per week
Contract Duration: 3 months+
Start Date: 31st August
Gama Aviation is seeking an experienced Interim Finance Business Partner to support our Technology & Outsourcing (T&O) and Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) Strategic Business Units (SBUs).
Working closely with the Managing Directors and Group FP&A, you will lead financial planning, deliver high-quality reporting, and drive commercial performance across two strategically important business units.
This is a senior, hands-on role suited to a commercially focused qualified accountant who can quickly build credibility, influence decision-making, and deliver meaningful insight from day one. You will shape business plans, analyse financial performance, and identify opportunities to improve revenue, cost efficiency, and profitability.
About us:
Gama Aviation is a hugely diverse business that offers much more than perhaps its name would suggest. Yes, we fly but we also save lives, provide mission critical intelligence, and build systems that deliver decisive advantage.
With operations in the UK, Jersey, Europe and the Middle East, a career with us can offer travel, personal growth opportunities, and the ability for long-term progression in a fast-paced and dynamic service industry.
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More about the role:
You will provide senior financial support across the T&O and MRO SBUs, leading the creation of the business plans and delivering clear, accurate reporting and analysis of budgets, monthly performance, and key financial drivers.
The core aim is to support improvement in financial performance by:
- Driving revenue growth
- Reducing costs
- Improving profitability
Key activities include reviewing business performance, producing monthly reporting, and leading development of annual and long-term business plans.
Responsibilities:
- Produce timely, accurate monthly financial reporting and KPIs aligned to underlying financial statements
- Deliver refreshed forecasts covering revenue, gross profit, operating costs, and cash-flow drivers
- Maintain a rolling view of financial risks and opportunities to support full-year delivery
- Work closely with executives to enhance operational and financial reporting for decision-making
- Own financial inputs for quarterly re-forecasts and the annual budget process
- Support development of the annual strategic plan and lead creation of financial budgets derived from it
- Provide financial analysis for due diligence, project costing (workforce, materials, operational inputs), and commercial decision support
- Provide high-quality financial summaries and analysis for inclusion in Group reporting
- Support continuous improvement of financial planning, reporting processes, and use of group systems
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Skills, Qualifications, and Experience required:
- Qualified accountant with strong relevant experience
- Senior-level financial professional with FP&A, business partnering, or commercial finance background
- Experience producing monthly and quarterly financials to firm deadlines
- Strong analytical capability with the ability to identify issues and drive improvement plans
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and strong capability in producing clear financial reports and presentations
- Experience in project-based, contract-driven, or service-based industries is highly advantageous. Direct industry experience would be desirable.
- Comfortable working across both corporate and operational environments
Due to the volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 20 working days, then your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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