< Back to search
Airbus • Lisbon, Portugal

Cost Controller (Maternity Leave Cover)

Employment type:  Full time
< Back to search
9.4

/10

Transparency ranking

Apply now

Job Description

Job Description:

We are looking for a Cost Controller (Maternity Leave Cover) for our GBS!

Responsibilities - your mission

We are looking to reinforce the Operations (Final Assembly Line, Plants, Procurement, Quality) Central team focused on Costs by Nature controlling and transformation activities.

The jobholder will be in charge of Controlling activities focused around Costs by Nature (Personnel Costs, External Costs, etc). They will be in charge of all financial matters related to the following perimeter:

  • Driving & supporting key Finance processes (operative planning, forecasts, closing)
  • Providing clear, comprehensive and accurate financial data and guidance, and supporting decision making
  • Liaising with different stakeholders (Controlling, Accounting, HR) to provide accurate analysis and meaningful storylines


They will be responsible for the following tasks:

Planning

  • Act as the focal point for data feeding and data quality
  • Ensure the consistency and accuracy of the data received and used
  • Propose a realistic phasing plan based on analytics
  • Utilize predictive forecasting through simulation development


Reporting

  • Pre-digest closing data via SAP Analytics Cloud, and compare performance room both a quantitative and qualitative perspective against budgets and targets in order to highlight discrepancies as well as risks & opportunities
  • Act as a Business Intelligence focal point by performing data analytics tasks
  • Ensure data quality and circularity within reports
  • Performance analysis on manufacturing Hourly Rate
  • Collaborate with Human Resources in establishing an integrated headcount reporting structure while ensuring the accuracy, consistency and compliance of the reporting


Other:

  • Identify competitiveness measures through benchmarking of costs across Airbus functions
  • Share best practices across Airbus functions for the Controlling community


Requirements - our ideal candidate will have

  • Business Management education in Finance or other related fields
  • Basic knowledge of Accounting / Controlling
  • 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
  • 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 and HR functions
  • Ethics and compliance adherence is a must, with a clear understanding of rules around data confidentiality (e.g., Procurement process, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), etc)
  • English is a must; knowledge of French / German / Spanish would be a plus
  • Full mastery of Google Suite and Microsoft Office Suite


Benefits - what’s in it for you:

  • Diverse career opportunities within Airbus European core countries or in other regions around the world.
  • A hybrid working model, allowing you to combine onsite and offsite work.
  • A modern office 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.


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:
Fixed term
-------

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.

Company benefits

Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Annual bonus
Enhanced maternity leave
Open to compressed hours
Accrued annual leave
Sabbaticals
Enhanced sick pay
Adoption leave
Health insurance
Enhanced paternity leave
Family health insurance
Complimentary Medical Services
Referral bonus
Bike parking
Cycle to work scheme
On-site gym
Teambuilding days
In house training
Employee discounts

Working at Airbus

Company employees

150,000

Gender diversity (male:female)

70:30

Currently hiring in

Belgium

Brazil

Canada

Chile

China

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Hong Kong

Hungary

India

Indonesia

Ireland

Italy

Japan

Malaysia

Mexico

Netherlands

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

South Korea

Spain

Taiwan

Thailand

United Kingdom

United States

Office Locations

Awards & Accreditations

1st – Work-Life Balance

1st – Work-Life Balance

Flexa awards 2025
3rd – Career Progression

3rd – Career Progression

Flexa awards 2025
Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity and Inclusion

Flexa awards 2025
Flexible

Flexible

Flexa awards 2025

Other jobs you might like