Finance NextGen – Air Power Services Finance & Controlling

The Finance NextGen Programme is an Airbus Defence & Space-wide development programme.This programme is designed to identify and develop talented Leaders for the Airbus Finance Community who will contribute significantly towards achieving our business goals. This Program consists of two assignments in two different countries. Each assignment lasts for a period of two years. They are combined with off-the-job modules, designed to strengthen participant’s management and financial competencies.

• Support all major financial planning processes as OP, FC, EAC.
• Support in the reporting of all Program relevant key data (e.g. P&L contribution, Balance Sheet, FCF, ...) and the related closing activities.
• Support in the preparation of the commercial part of bids (Costing and Pricing) and the related internal processes (e.g. RMC, ...) in accordance with German Price Law.
• Perform the financial contract execution within local ERP systems in accordance with the contract and local regulations and ensure cost transparency through continuous controlling.
• Challenge functions in terms of financial performance and drive further improvements.
• Perform invoicing activities to internal and external entities.
• Ensure adherence to financial principles and compliance.
• Perform external & internal invoicing including set-up of internal contract and support of purchase order and Purchase controlling.
• Develop actionable scenarios to support decision making and provide a comprehensive view on the financial implications of project decisions.
• Anticipate financial risks and advise on mitigation strategies.
• Help the projects and CoC responsible navigate through and adhere to finance processes and to finance compliance requirements.
• Explain and raise business awareness on finance matters.

• Master’s degree or similar in the domain Finance and International Accounting.
• First experience in the area of Project Controlling in an international context.
• Very good skills in MS Excel, PowerPoint and Google suite. AI skills considered.
• Good understanding of financial internal control standards
• Previous experience with SAP modules or ERP is a plus.
• Capacity to work with multiple stakeholders with different cultural backgrounds.
• English: fluent / negotiation level, additional languages such as French, German, or Spanish are a plus.