Head of Finance

Salary - Negotiable; plus Bonus, Car Allowance, Private Health (Family cover), Income Protection, and life assurance.
Closing date - 20th October 2026

NATS is the UK's leading air navigation service provider, handling over 2.4 million flights each year. We provide air traffic control services from two control centres and at airports around the UK. We also provide a wide range of commercial products and solutions internationally. Our people are at the heart of our purpose to advance aviation and keep the skies safe.

Role Purpose

The Head of Finance is responsible for the overseeing the financial health, integrity, and strategic direction of the NATS Growth organisation. Reporting directly to the CFO, this individual will lead a geographically distributed finance team and serve as a trusted business partner to the Growth Leadership Team, providing the financial insight needed to support sustainable commercial growth.

The role carries dual responsibility across elements of technical accounting and FP&A. The Head of Finance will own the production of a consolidated P&L across multiple legal entities/branches and systems, and oversee internal financial controls, lead budgeting, forecasting and planning cycles across global operations. The role will also coordinate with Group Finance across a number of areas, including statutory audit support, tax compliance, and the application of transfer pricing frameworks.

This is a high-impact role suited to a commercially minded, self-starting, and qualified finance professional who combines technical rigour with the ability to engage and influence at a senior level.

Key Accountabilities

Financial Reporting and Control

• Lead the preparation and delivery of a consolidated monthly P&L across multiple entities and branches, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and consistency
• Oversee and maintain the internal controls framework, ensuring financial policies are implemented and adhered to across the organisation
• Coordinate with Group Financial Control on statutory audit requirements and act as the primary finance liaison for external auditors in relation to the Growth organisation
• Oversee the application of transfer pricing policies across intercompany transactions, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations

Budgeting, Forecasting and Planning

• Lead the annual budgeting process and rolling forecast cycle, working with the CFO, Senior Leadership Team, and Finance Business Partners
• Provide financial analysis and scenario modelling to support strategic decision‑making and investment appraisal
• Produce regular financial performance reports for the CFO and Senior Leadership Team, highlighting variances, risks, and opportunities

Treasury and Compliance

• Monitor foreign exchange exposure and elevate material FX risks to the CFO
• Ensure the organisation meets tax compliance obligations across all operating jurisdictions, liaising with Group Tax and external advisers as required

Leadership and Business Partnering

• Lead, develop, and support the finance team, fostering a high-performance culture across a geographically distributed function
• Act as a strategic business partner to the Senior Leadership Team, translating financial data into clear commercial insight
• Drive continuous improvement across finance processes, systems, and reporting to support the organisation's growth trajectory

Key Skills, Experience & Capabilities:

Essential:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with significant post‑qualification experience in a senior finance role
• Proven experience across financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and team leadership, ideally within a multi‑entity or international structure
• Strong technical accounting skills, including multi‑entity consolidation and intercompany accounting
• Demonstrated Finance Business Partnering experience, with the ability to translate financial data into commercial insight for senior stakeholders
• Experience designing and operating internal financial controls frameworks
• Familiarity with statutory audit processes, transfer pricing concepts, and tax compliance in a multi‑jurisdictional environment
• Experience with oversight of multi‑currency positions
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial reporting tools, and experience working across multiple financial systems simultaneously, including ERP platforms
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with confidence presenting to senior leadership
• Proven people management skills, with experience leading geographically distributed teams

Desirable

• Experience in technology, aviation, aerospace, or a similarly regulated or project‑driven industry
• Knowledge of international tax frameworks and multi‑jurisdictional compliance requirements
• Experience working within a Group structure with Group Finance reporting obligations
• Exposure to foreign exchange risk management and hedging strategies
• Experience of financial systems implementation or improvement projects

Additional Vacancy Information:

We have adopted agile working to provide greater flexibility and increased choice over working arrangements, with the opportunity for this role to work in our modern office facilities as well as remotely.

If you share our passion to advance aviation and keep the skies safe - we would like to hear from you whatever your age, sex, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, visible or invisible disability. Individuals that bring different perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds help us be at the forefront of our industry.

We are proud to offer a fantastic total reward package to help you thrive both personally and professionally - for more information on what NATS can offer you please visit - Why NATS? - NATS

Please note: All staff at NATS are subject to UK Security Vetting and Clearance (SC) and must maintain valid clearance throughout employment. We are unable to progress applications where an applicant does not meet eligibility requirements for clearance. For further guidance click here Security Clearance - NATS

Department: Finance

Location:
Whiteley, Hampshire, GB, PO15 7FL

Country/Region: GB

Postal Code: PO15 7FL

Job Code: 1654

Salary Range: Negotiable & Excellent benefits

Date: 6 Oct 2026

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