Cost Accountant (Temp Agency)

Job Description

Job Description:

RESPONSABILITIES:

1. CO-PILOT THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE*
Plan & challenge
- Understand the business operational environment (strategy, governance, challenges, constraints).
- Lead the preparation of the financial planning, prepare accurate forecasts, provide guidance in line with the overall company financial situation, and challenge business requests.
- Set & maintain multi-years financial targets.
- Develop and run financial models, simulations, scenarios, business cases (on projects, M&A, call for tenders…) to support decision making and provide a comprehensive view on the financial implications of business decisions.
- Anticipate financial risks & opportunities and advise on mitigation strategies.
- Identify and secure external funding opportunities.
Analyze & advise
- Produce accurate financial reporting, at the appropriate level of granularity.
- Assess the actual financial performance, analyze deviations and advise on corrective actions.
- Analyze cost base, revenues, unit costs (Airframe / Engine), R&D…
- Identify actionable drivers for optimization and competitiveness initiatives, monitor materialization of savings.
- Anticipate financial risks and advise on mitigation strategies.
- Anticipate financial opportunities.
Support execution & ensure data quality
- Compute Hourly Rate, support on Resource review & Headcount targets definition, prepare Chargeback & Cost reallocation models.
- Approve shopping carts, audit POs below approval thresholds (sampling approach), review commitments & accruals.
- Trigger costs rebooking & costs transfer when needed.
Communicate
- Feed Investor Relations with relevant information supporting Airbus Equity Story.

2. ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCE FINANCE PROCESSES
- When applicable, Define, together with Tax, Treasury and Accounting, the appropriate funding/cost allocation schemes (APA eligibility, Management Fees, Service Recharging, Equity Funding, Cash Pooling...) and trigger corresponding actions (capital injections, service recharging, transfer prices…).
- When applicable, Review statutory accounts of affiliates under scope of responsibility.
- Define appropriate cost accounting structure (cost centers, project codes…) matching business and finance requirements.
- When applicable, Ensure finance processes are defined, documented and known, in particular for Public Contracts, Tax Credit, IAS38, Chargeback, Service Recharging, Management Fees...
- Help the business navigate through and adhere to finance processes.
- Ensure the strict adherence of Business to finance compliance requirements.
- Interact with Auditors as required.

3. RAISE FINANCE AWARENESS IN THE BUSINESS
- Define and make available a finance toolbox (e.g. business case).
- Define and share a set of referential (targets, actuals, pro-format, finance roadmap, CPN repository…).
- Explain and raise Business awareness on finance matters (key notions, company financials, technical considerations, e.g. tax, capitalization...).

* All financial dimensions shall be considered
Programme P&L/Cash Flow/Balance Sheet, Function Cost Base, Natures/Destinations matching, Workload/Non-workload expenses, Fixed/Variable expenses, Cash/Non-cash expenses, Revenues/Subsidies/Tax Credit, projects TCAC, Unit Cost, NRCs, CapEx, nventory, PdPs.…
All relevant periods (monthly, quarterly, yearly, multi-years).

SKILLS:

• Educated in a financial degree or a related discipline.

• Advance level in English.

• Team working and collaborative mindset.

WHICH BENEFITS WILL YOU HAVE AS AIRBUS EMPLOYEE?

At Airbus we are focused on our employees and their welfare. Take a look at some of our social benefits: - Vacation days plus additional days-off along the year. - Attractive salary. - Collective transport service in some sites. - On-site facilities (among others): free canteen, kindergarten, medical office. - Possibility to collaborate in different social and corporate social responsibility initiatives. - Excellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects in a multicultural environment.

WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT US? #AirbusDiversity

Airbus is a leader in designing, manufacturing and delivering aerospace products, services and solutions to customers on a worldwide scale, pioneering sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. With around 130,000 employees and as the largest aeronautics and space company in Europe and a worldwide leader, Airbus is at the forefront of the aviation industry, connecting people and places via air and space. 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. Last but not least, the company has been awarded with the “Top Employers Spain 2024” certification and "Top Employers Europe 2024" by Top Employers Institute.

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 Defence and Space SAU

Employment Type:

Agency / Temporary

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Controlling <JF-FI-FO>

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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.