Finance Business Partner
Date: Aug 10, 2026
Location: East Cowes, GB
Company: GKN Aerospace Careers
Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.
GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
Job Summary
Based in our thriving manufacturing centre of excellence in East Cowes, and reporting into the Senior Finance Business Partner, the Finance Business Partner (FBP) will perform financial accounting and transaction processing and provide analysis, insight and control to the finance function across actuals, forecast and budget for assigned Programmes. They will ensure that the balance sheet positions for all Programmes are carefully managed, controlled, reconciled and communicated in line with expectations.
In addition they will also be accountable for providing partnering to functions within your area of responsibility in order to drive on-site performance through the provision of robust financial information, and ensuring that the business processes to do this reflect consistent best practice.
GKN is an employer of choice, and as such we look for people who are always willing to go just that little bit extra in order to ensure the continued success of our business.
Job Responsibilities
Typical responsibilities will include:
- Preparing and booking financial data to ensure that P&L and balance sheet positions are correctly reflected in our accounts
- Providing business partnering to site based functions – providing insight, analysis and reporting according to their requirements, and supporting in interpreting and acting on financial data
- For your area of responsibility:
- Supporting financial planning and budgeting
- Providing reporting and analysis
- Providing financial decision making support
- Ensuring that balance sheet positions are reconciled, understood, and aged or judgmental items are actioned to minimise them
- Adhering to all financial governance requirements and support internal and external audits as required
Job Qualifications
Suitable candidates will be able to demonstrate:
- Minimum part-qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA) with significant workplace experience gained within a large manufacturing (or very similar) environment
- Able to communicate effectively to both Financial & Non-Financial stakeholders with the ability to challenge in a professional manner when required
- Ability to prioritise work and manage expectations of others
- Proven ability to build trust and integrate well into IPTs to add value and guidance
- Experience of using integrated ERP systems
- Experience of working in a complex business environment
- Organised and results orientated
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work with staff at all levels in the Business
- A commercial approach to problem solving while maintaining rigorous financial and personal integrity
- Ability to remain calm and focussed under pressure
We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.
