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Wizz Air is a leading European low-cost airline with a fleet of modern and fuel-efficient aircraft. Our mission is to provide affordable and reliable air travel to everyone, everywhere, while minimizing our environmental impact. We are proud to foster a diverse and inclusive team of over 7,000 employees from more than 60 nationalities, who share our values of inclusivity, positivity, dedication, integrity, and sustainability.

As a rapidly expanding airline, we offer exciting career opportunities across a range of functions, from flight operations to engineering, customer service, finance, and more. We provide extensive training and development opportunities to help our employees grow and succeed in their roles. Joining Wizz Air means joining a team that is passionate about aviation, dedicated to excellence, and committed to making air travel accessible and sustainable for all. If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career in the aviation industry, we welcome you to explore our job opportunities and become a part of our success story.

Financial Planning Manager 

Based in BUD - Office 

Purpose of the position:

If you like financial planning, would like to gain plenty of business knowledge and support the digitization of your processes, this position is a really good opportunity. You can work in close collaboration with controllers and the business departments on the forecast of Wizz Air's financial performance (income, balance sheet, cash flow). You will participate in finance-related IT projects in order to support the improvement of financial planning processes. The job holder will report directly to the Senior Financial Planning Manager and play an extremely prominent role in the monthly closing and forecasting process. The FP&A Manager will be responsible for developing an efficient and effective framework of preparing these financial statements. That responsibility includes the balance sheet and cash flow forecast for Wizz Air and its airline entities (“BS&CF” expert), the fuel forecast (which is the largest cost line in the income statement), the gathering of macroeconomic inputs those the Controlling team use for the forecasting, supporting Investor Relationship with various reports and contributing to automate FP&A processes.

What we offer:  

• Base salary and employee bonus scheme  
• Unlimited number of significantly discounted and confirmed seating tickets, giving access to a continuously growing network of destinations 
• Relocation package (if applicable) – expense budget, Temporary accommodation, Administration support  
• Life insurance 
• AYCM sport pass contracting possibility 
• Instant impact, from any level of the organisation, exposure to C-suite management 
• Fast career progression, internal mobility and talent management supported by training opportunities (Wizz Academy and bespoke training) 
• True international and multi-cultural work environment, passionate, driven and diverse teams 

Responsibilities:

First area of responsibility is to prepare and present Wizz Air’s balance sheet and cash flow forecast on monthly basis. This includes:

• Responsibility for the preparation of balance sheet and cash-flow statement, maintain the model files, present the results and provide business narratives especially to Senior Financial Planning Manager, Head of Financial Planning & Controlling and CFO;

• Work in close collaboration with the Fleet Controller colleague, the Fleet team, Investor Relationship and the Accounting departments to ensure precise forecast delivery and understanding of business processes;

• Scenario analysis to evaluate the impact of business decisions, participate in the elucidation of variances (actual vs. budget, forecast vs. pre-forecast etc.);

• Contributing to month closing activities: financial reporting (including Investor Relationship-related materials) and analysis;

Second area of responsibility is to prepare the fuel cost forecast on monthly basis. This includes:

• Responsibility for delivering the fuel cost forecast and macro inputs, maintain the model file, present the results and provide business narratives especially to Senior Financial Planning Manager, Head of Financial Planning & Controlling, CFO and Group President;

• Work in close collaboration with Treasury team, Sustainability and Operation departments to ensure precise forecast delivery and understanding of business processes;

• Scenario analysis to evaluate the impact of business decisions, participate in the elucidation of variances (actual vs. budget, forecast vs. pre-forecast etc.).

• Contributing to month close activities: financial reporting (providing actual and forecast data for Sustainability department) and analysis.

Third areas of responsibility: digitization, by continuously focusing on process improvement and automated solutions.

• Contributing to the improvement of the financial planning and forecasting system through digitization projects or system implementations.

• Coaching IT department in the FP&A related projects.

Requirements:

• Completed university degree, preferably in economics, finance or accounting.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in finance or consulting role.
• Excellent skills in MS Excel and MS Office tools.
• Upper intermediate written and spoken English (working environment mainly in English).
• Good communication skills: clear and transparent communication.
• Hard working and proactive attitude, team spirit, flexibility.
• Analytical thinking: independent problem-solving, logical thinking, ability and interest to analyse how a system works on a deeper level.
• Willingness to dive into the details, adaptability to new processes, new requirements.
• IFRS (especially IFRS16) or ACCA knowledge is an advantage.
• PowerBI knowledge is an advantage.
• System implementation knowledge is an advantage.
• Experience with SQL databases is an advantage.

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When applying, please only provide valid information regarding your educational background and certificates, as the original documents will be requested during the hiring process.

We look forward to meeting you and learning more about your skills and experience. Join the Wizz Air team and discover the world of opportunities.