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Airbus • Coimbra, Portugal

Budget Management Controller

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

Job Description:

Company description:

Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defense, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defense and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.

Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place. Taking pride in our work, we draw on each other's expertise and experience to achieve excellence. Our diversity and teamwork culture propel us to accomplish the extraordinary - on the ground, in the sky and in space.

Founded in 2021, the Airbus Global Business Services (AGBS) unit will be contributing to Airbus’ global success and play a vital role in Airbus’ transformation journey in standardization, harmonization, digitalisation and automation of end-to-end processes (e.g.Procure to Pay) of all overhead functions. Our target is that siloed ways of working / processes will be a relic of the past within the AGBS. To drive such culture change we are looking for candidates with pioneering spirit that make data-driven decisions and take responsibility for the best outcome of their internal customers. All while embracing a spirit of problem-solving and living the Airbus values: Customer focus, integrity, respect, creativity, reliability and teamwork.

Our purpose defines why we exist: ‘We pioneer sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world’.

Responsibilities - your mission:

  • Manage financial target set by Digital and Finance organizations (non-recurring and recurring cost) through a converged process
  • Drive financials and workload planning/forecast process (synthesized plans and challenge contributions)
  • Management of governance processes and partnership with stakeholders
  • Establish consolidated financial reporting (define, harmonize and ensure consistency and compliance, including tools)
  • Ensure timely and meaningful planning & reporting
  • Control Programs and Operations actuals vs forecasts, invoiced vs actuals, corrective measures.
  • Propose/coordinate mitigation actions if needed to support decision making at Management level
  • Use financial processes and tools, basic legal and HR processes, and basic project management and technical knowledge in operational area
  • Drive performance management and improvement
  • Analyze quantitative and qualitative data on performance against budgets/targets highlighting discrepancies and risks & opportunities
  • Ensure product TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) traceability over the years

Requirements - our ideal candidate will have (see guiding questions below / degree, skills, languages, tools...):

  • Degree in Business Management, Finance, Economics or other related areas
  • 2-3 years of previous experience in Financial Controlling or related areas;
  • A capacity to deliver recurring financial pictures with full accuracy on the data.
  • A capacity to understand the needs/expectations of a domain while keeping the consistency with above level guidance and financial targets
  • Talent for agile, reliable and fast data management
  • Entrepreneurial mindset:

- Deliverable-driven, able to work with short deadlines
- Good analytical skills with an ability to switch from big picture to detailed view, and to give meaning to complex facts and figures
- Problem-solver
- Proactive in proposing improvement solutions to the business
- Able to look at performance/sustainability on short/mid/long-term solutions

  • Communication skills are key, creating trustful relationships quickly in a remote work context and maintaining a broad network within the Finance
  • English is a must, knowledge of French / German / Spanish would be a plus
  • Full mastery of Google Suite

Benefits - what’s in it for you (black text agreed centrally, feel free to add anything specific for your area in blue):

  • The chance to work in a multicultural environment.
  • The opportunity to grow your skills and capabilities thanks to our Airbus learning offer (digital solutions, classroom sessions, certified training....) and career opportunities across the globe.
  • A hybrid working model, allowing you to combine onsite and offsite work.
  • A modern office at Parque das Nacoes, well connected to public transportation.
  • A motivated and fun crew to grow and build and shape the GBS together.
  • An intense and exciting onboarding experience.
  • Work in a balanced environment: Beyond the many benefits offered to its employees, joining Airbus is also the guarantee of a respectable work-life balance. At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your application:

Airbus offers a wide variety of competitive benefits and development opportunities. If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, and you have the "Passion to Innovate" and the "Power to Change", we encourage you to apply now.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.
Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.
Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:
Airbus Portugal SA

Employment Type:
Permanent
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Experience Level:
Professional

Job Family:
Controlling

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.
Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com . At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

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Company benefits

Accrued annual leave
Adoption leave
Annual bonus
Bike parking
Coaching
Complimentary Medical Services
Cycle to work scheme
Employee discounts
Enhanced maternity leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Enhanced sick pay
Family health insurance
Health insurance
In house training
Language lessons
Mentoring
On-site gym
Open to compressed hours
Open to job sharing
Open to part time work for some roles
Open to part-time employees
Referral bonus
Sabbaticals
Teambuilding days
Mental health support
Mental health platform access
Mental health first aiders

Working at Airbus

Company employees:

165000

Gender diversity (m:f):

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