Senior Finance Business Partner (Malta or London)

Vista provides worldwide business flight services and integrates a unique portfolio of companies offering asset-free services. Vista covers all key aspects of business aviation from guaranteed and On Demand global flight coverage to aircraft leasing and finance using cutting-edge aviation technology.

The Senior Finance Business Partner will act as a strategic advisor to the global maintenance function within Vista, providing financial oversight and analysis for a complex multi-entity, multi-jurisdictional environment. The role is responsible for ensuring the financial health and efficiency of maintenance operations across a global scale, aligning financial strategies with the business objectives of the maintenance teams. This role plays a pivotal part in supporting the ongoing operations, compliance, and optimization of maintenance-related expenditures and investments.

This position can be based in our Malta or London offices.

Your Responsibilities

• Business Partnering:
  
  
  
  • Collaborate closely with the global maintenance leadership teams to provide financial insights, analysis, and support for decision-making across multiple legal entities.
  
  
  • Act as a key financial advisor to the maintenance function, ensuring alignment of financial strategies with operational goals, including cost management, capital expenditure, and asset lifecycle planning.
  
  
  • Build strong relationships with senior leaders across Vista’s global maintenance teams to understand and anticipate their financial needs.
  
  
  • Provide strategic analysis and financial modelling to evaluate and optimize maintenance costs, identifying opportunities for efficiencies across different entities and regions.
  
  
  
  


• Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A):
  
  
  
  • Lead the preparation, consolidation, and analysis of financial plans, budgets, and forecasts for maintenance activities across different jurisdictions.
  
  
  • Analyze and report on global maintenance costs, including aircraft maintenance, repair, overhaul (MRO) services, and other operational expenses.
  
  
  • Support financial planning for maintenance capital investments, such as infrastructure, technology upgrades, and asset procurement, ensuring a return on investment.
  
  
  
  


• Team Leadership and Development:
  
  
  
  • Lead and mentor a team of finance professionals who are dedicated to supporting the maintenance function globally.
  
  
  • Ensure the development of finance staff, promoting best practices and knowledge sharing across entities.
  
  
  • Performs any other tasks reasonably required to be undertaken in accordance with the instructions of the Reporting Manager.
  
  
  
  

Required Skills, Qualifications, and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field. CPA, CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent certification is preferred.


• 7+ years of experience in finance roles, with at least 3+ years in a business partnering capacity supporting operational functions (maintenance, engineering, or similar).


• Strong experience working in a multi-entity, global organization with a complex regulatory environment.


• Proven track record in managing financial performance for large-scale, capital-intensive operations such as maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) or industrial operations.


• You enjoy working in a highly pressured, dynamic, entrepreneurial environment, keen to engage as required by a growing business.


• Proven track record of leading large, cross-functional, and geographically dispersed teams.


• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with senior leadership and global teams.


• Strong organizational and time management skills, with a results-oriented approach.

Vista Global - 2024-4703