finance manager for airline accounts

The role supports a strategically important gateretail customer account, managing its profitability, costs, revenue development, assortment performance, and shared P&L in collaboration with the airline customer.

• Oversee two FTEs, including performance management and workload planning
• Manage the finance function for a strategic customer P&L
• Prepare monthly reports and facilitate review meetings with relevant stakeholders
• Lead commercial discussions with the customer alongside the account director
• Build collaborative relationships across the business and with the customer to improve timely communication of key information
• Manage the customer relationship from the finance side and maintain a strong partnership
• Lead finance support for contract extension discussions and assist the account director with negotiating future contractual terms and conditions
• Partner with business and finance teams to create and submit commercial initiatives
• Ensure targets are met when launching new product ranges, working closely with category managers and providing commercial direction throughout the process
• Prepare annual budgets and monthly forecasts
• Analyze the contract profit centre monthly and review variances against budgets and forecasts
• Provide analysis and commentary on actual performance versus targets for the customer
• Support monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Lead stock reconciliations alongside the stock controller
• Prepare intercompany recharge invoices and third-party accruals
• Ensure internal controls are followed in daily work
• Work with Accounts Payable to ensure accurate coding and processing of relevant invoices
• Perform multi-currency reconciliations
• Maintain relevant records and support external and internal audits
• Continuously improve processes, models, forms, and templates for P&L review and reporting
• Lead the enhancement and compliance of Business Finance processes, standards, and systems
• Provide ad hoc support for other finance projects as required

• 7 Years of relevant finance experience, including reviewing balance sheet and P&L reports and analyzing trends
• Experience with intercompany reconciliation
• Knowledge of relevant accounting terms and concepts
• Experience preparing forecasts and budgets
• Good understanding of business strategy and methodology
• Excellent verbal and written English skills
• Candidates must have the right to live and work in Serbia
• Будет плюсом: Master’s degree in Business, Economics, Math, or Engineering; ACCA/CIMA or local accounting qualification; SAP and HFM experience; exposure to multi-currency FX calculations; understanding of International Accounting Standards

• Based in New Belgrade