Finance Director

ASL Aviation Holdings DAC Grace-Hollogne Belgium Finance

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Company Description

ASL Aviation Holdings is a global aviation services holding company with a fleet of more than 160 aircraft, focused on cargo and passenger airline operations, aircraft leasing and maintenance. Headquartered in Dublin Ireland, the Group includes five wholly owned airlines; ASL Airlines Ireland, ASL Airlines Belgium, ASL Airlines France, ASL Airlines United Kingdom and most recently, ASL Airlines Australia. The Group also includes associate and joint venture airlines FlySafair in South Africa, K-Mile Asia in Thailand & QuikJet in India.

ASL’s airlines operate cargo networks for the world’s leading express parcel integrators and online retailers. Our group, joint-venture and associate airlines also operate scheduled and charter cargo and passenger services under ASL’s own airline brands and on behalf of airline ACMI customers and postal services. Globally, ASL has a team of 3,000 people of 51 different nationalities. The Group’s vision is to be the aviation service provider of choice through excellence, experience, and expertise.

Position

To manage the overall control and governance of the business unit / Finance department

Key Accountabilities:

  • Order to cash
  • Approves credit notes for the write-off of debtors

Cash and treasury

  • Reviews new banking facilities – term debt / RCFs and reviews derivative financial instruments – currency / fuel hedges
  • Complies with financial covenants and liaison with banks and develops treasury policies and annual plan
  • Prepares long-term cash forecasting

Close the books

  • Approves local annual budgets and periodic re-forecasts in collaboration with the local ExCo.

Governance

  • Reviews / certifies mandate compliance self-assessment
  • Participates in steering committees for implementation of applications and develops risk register and mitigation strategies
  • Conducts resolution of internal control / ISA260 issues and coordinates group-wide tenders and other cost savings initiatives
  • Approves above threshold purchase orders and reviews change requests from the implementation of applications

Supervision

  • Provides leadership and direction, not only to direct reports, but to the wider management team. Focuses on talent development and succession planning to ensure a strong bench of talent within the wider team
  • Deputises for the group CFO on various matters as required

Requirements

Qualifications:

  • Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA or equivalent
  • Proficient in use or financial management software (e.g. SAP), MS Office; Qliksense;
  • Concur; BNP Connexis
  • Fluent in English & other languages as required.

Experience:

  • 5 years PQE with a number of years experience at a senior finance level
  • Experience of governance and financial risk management
  • Experience in the aviation industry desirable

Other information

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