Finance Accountant / Financial Controller
- Recruiter
- Air bus
- Location
- Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Salary
- Competitive salary
- Posted
- 23 Sep 2022
- Closes
- 22 Oct 2022
- Ref
- JR10147911
- Job role
- Accountant, Financial controller
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
- Experience level
- Newly qualified
Job Description:
This role can be based in Newport or Stevenage or Portsmouth.
Join Finance in Airbus Defence and Space!
We are a transnational organization with substantial footprints in all four founding countries and beyond; we are directly impacting the full spectrum of Defence and Space business by managing the "blood stream" of our division: all financial flows that supply the healthy system of our company and its shareholders. Come join us to learn more!
Employing over 1000 professionals worldwide, Finance in Airbus Defence and Space offers opportunities to expand on experiences and grow within a dynamic organization. Whether it be within e.g. accounting, controlling, costing, risk management or treasury, the Finance team uses collective intelligence and maximizes synergies to continuously improve and deliver results.
Alongside the ongoing operational business that brings our people up close and personal with the Defence and Space products and customers, we are also exploring initiatives to become a more digital and impactful organization. It's an exciting time to be part of Finance!
About the Finance NextGen programme:
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. The Finance NextGen Programme - sponsored by Airbus Defence & Space' CFO - enables its participants to enhance financial know-how and expertise, combined with further learning in management and leadership competencies.
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.
A vacancy has arisen for our NextGen programme within our Accounting area:
As an Accountant, you will be a vital part in the Finance community. You will contribute substantially to our daily business in all financial areas and to our monthly closing activities of different Airbus Defence and Space Entities in different SAP Systems. You will provide data to enable educated decision making on management level and give visibility about performance vs. targets. You will highlight and analyze discrepancies and propose actions to optimize our accounting process performance. To do so, you will collaborate with your business partners from all directorates (e.g. Program and Project Organization, Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Sales and other Finance departments). Moreover, you will support key change decisions in the project (business cases, rate adaptation, major modifications etc.).
Being an Accountant requires a robust knowledge on financial processes and tools, local legal (Gaap) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as well as a feeling for numbers and solid social skills to be able to manage your stakeholders in adversity towards the best business decisions for the company. A high level of self-awareness, emotional intelligence, conflict management skills, persistence, and assertiveness are required to master this role.
Your Accountant role will be in the Financial Reporting & Controlling area of Secure Communications. It will involve a diverse & challenging array of duties, covering a wide cross-section of the UK Defence and Space businesses.
Day to day duties will include
With your work, you will contribute to the successful completion of the Airbus wide Record-to-Report process. This role also contributes to preparing the future of Finance in our company while taking part in the modernization of our Finance processes and systems.
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.
Requirements:
This position has a high visibility in Finance and in the functions it is interfacing with (Program and Function Controlling, Treasury, Planning & Reporting, etc.).
We are looking forward to your application.
The successful candidate will be subject to UK SC Security Clearance in order to undertake related work in accordance with business needs.
Not 100% match for the role? No worries! Airbus will support your professional development and invests in your learning journey/continuous learning.
We value the strength that diverse perspectives bring to our business, so if you require any reasonable adjustments to participate fully in the recruitment process please discuss this with the recruiter who contacts you.
What we can offer you
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including home working. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.
Stevenage:
We are 5 mins walk from Stevenage train station (step free and lift access), easily accessible by road and bus, car parking on site, cycle racks. Close to many amenities including:
o High-street shops and supermarkets
o Restaurants and eateries
o Gyms, Swimming pool and Parks
o Cinema, bowling and Recreational facilities
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 Limited
Contract Type:
Permanent Contract / CDI / Unbefristet / Contrato indefinido
Experience Level:
Professional / Experimente(e) / Professionell / Profesional
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.
This role can be based in Newport or Stevenage or Portsmouth.
Join Finance in Airbus Defence and Space!
We are a transnational organization with substantial footprints in all four founding countries and beyond; we are directly impacting the full spectrum of Defence and Space business by managing the "blood stream" of our division: all financial flows that supply the healthy system of our company and its shareholders. Come join us to learn more!
Employing over 1000 professionals worldwide, Finance in Airbus Defence and Space offers opportunities to expand on experiences and grow within a dynamic organization. Whether it be within e.g. accounting, controlling, costing, risk management or treasury, the Finance team uses collective intelligence and maximizes synergies to continuously improve and deliver results.
Alongside the ongoing operational business that brings our people up close and personal with the Defence and Space products and customers, we are also exploring initiatives to become a more digital and impactful organization. It's an exciting time to be part of Finance!
About the Finance NextGen programme:
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. The Finance NextGen Programme - sponsored by Airbus Defence & Space' CFO - enables its participants to enhance financial know-how and expertise, combined with further learning in management and leadership competencies.
- The mission of the programme:
- Fostering and deepening participants' financial knowledge and expertise on the Airbus world of Finance, enlarging the scope to the international financial context
- Linking formal learning with rotating, real-business project assignments
- Increasing participants' project management and leadership competencies
- Encouraging networking, job shadowing, mobility and cross-cultural experiences
- Mentorship from a member of the Finance Top Management
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.
A vacancy has arisen for our NextGen programme within our Accounting area:
As an Accountant, you will be a vital part in the Finance community. You will contribute substantially to our daily business in all financial areas and to our monthly closing activities of different Airbus Defence and Space Entities in different SAP Systems. You will provide data to enable educated decision making on management level and give visibility about performance vs. targets. You will highlight and analyze discrepancies and propose actions to optimize our accounting process performance. To do so, you will collaborate with your business partners from all directorates (e.g. Program and Project Organization, Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Sales and other Finance departments). Moreover, you will support key change decisions in the project (business cases, rate adaptation, major modifications etc.).
Being an Accountant requires a robust knowledge on financial processes and tools, local legal (Gaap) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as well as a feeling for numbers and solid social skills to be able to manage your stakeholders in adversity towards the best business decisions for the company. A high level of self-awareness, emotional intelligence, conflict management skills, persistence, and assertiveness are required to master this role.
Your Accountant role will be in the Financial Reporting & Controlling area of Secure Communications. It will involve a diverse & challenging array of duties, covering a wide cross-section of the UK Defence and Space businesses.
Day to day duties will include
- Driving financial performance through analysis and reporting
- Lead the preparation of monthly Management Accounts, gaining full experience of balance sheet, P&L and cash flow accounting with Financial Performance analysis to Senior Management ;
- Overseeing VAT return preparation, in-depth Corporation Tax analysis & complex R&D tax claim support;
- Annual Statutory Accounts assistance;
- Assisting with the delivery of Annual Audits - both internal and external
- End to end support in the project creation process through to IFRS15 revenue recognition reporting
With your work, you will contribute to the successful completion of the Airbus wide Record-to-Report process. This role also contributes to preparing the future of Finance in our company while taking part in the modernization of our Finance processes and systems.
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.
Requirements:
- First Class or 2.1 Degree
- Newly Qualified ACA or ACMA
- Excellent financial skills and the ability to persuade, influence, collaborate and convince
- Experience of working in a matrix environment with proven record of successful stakeholder management
- Able to anticipate, assess and mitigate risks
- Excellent skills in relationship building, team building, collaborate across functions, empowering, motivating others and conflict management
- Ability to work autonomously when needed, to deadlines and with a pro-active desire to improve efficiencies, processes & working practices
This position has a high visibility in Finance and in the functions it is interfacing with (Program and Function Controlling, Treasury, Planning & Reporting, etc.).
We are looking forward to your application.
The successful candidate will be subject to UK SC Security Clearance in order to undertake related work in accordance with business needs.
Not 100% match for the role? No worries! Airbus will support your professional development and invests in your learning journey/continuous learning.
We value the strength that diverse perspectives bring to our business, so if you require any reasonable adjustments to participate fully in the recruitment process please discuss this with the recruiter who contacts you.
What we can offer you
- A competitive salary with annual profit share
- An ever growing list of company benefits including enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and generous pension contributions
- Very strong, very real career development options across our transnational, market leading company
- A hybrid working pattern of 2 to 3 days per week in the office and 2 to 3 days remotely
- Flexible hours - 37 per week with no core hours on Friday afternoons!
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including home working. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.
Stevenage:
We are 5 mins walk from Stevenage train station (step free and lift access), easily accessible by road and bus, car parking on site, cycle racks. Close to many amenities including:
o High-street shops and supermarkets
o Restaurants and eateries
o Gyms, Swimming pool and Parks
o Cinema, bowling and Recreational facilities
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 Limited
Contract Type:
Permanent Contract / CDI / Unbefristet / Contrato indefinido
Experience Level:
Professional / Experimente(e) / Professionell / Profesional
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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