Engineering Project controlling (H/F)

Job Description

A vacancy has arisen in the Airbus Defence & Space / Space Systems Finance organization as Financial Project Controller. The successful candidate will join the Finance team located in Toulouse working for the Engineering Management Unit.

What you will be doing

• Control and monitor the financial performance of several engineering external R&D projects in France and consolidate the project’s global financial performance (UK, GE and FR).
• Provide excellent financial control, performance monitoring and reporting internally at management level.
• Provide financial support, guidance and challenge to business topics, including: promote financial awareness, especially on grants or co‑funded R&D projects; propose the right funding scheme / project type based on the accounting guidances; ensure the strict adherence of business to finance compliance requirements.

Your detailed mission would be as follows

Plan & challenge

• Lead the preparation of the Forecast and OP exercises, consolidate the overall picture.
• Check the overall consistency of planning deviations for the full engineering portfolio.
• Maintain & challenge the multi‑year financial performance of your project’s portfolio.

Analyze & advise

• Produce accurate financial reporting, at the appropriate level of granularity.
• Assess actual financial performance, analyze deviations and advise on corrective actions.
• Anticipate financial risks and advise on mitigation strategies.
• Anticipate financial opportunities.
• Interact with Auditors and central controlling for the full engineering FR portfolio.

Support execution & ensure data quality

• Approve shopping carts, review commitments & accruals.
• Trigger cost rebooking & cost transfer when needed.
• Provide on‑time and reliable cost report for grant projects.
• Regular cleaning of project master data.
• Close collaboration with R&D controller to share impacts on self‑funded R&D.
• Consider all financial dimensions: order intake, revenues, cost of sales, project GM, R&D, cash‑in, cash‑out, contract assets, contract liabilities across all relevant periods (monthly, quarterly, yearly, multi‑years).

About you

• Master Degree in Finance (and/or experience in that field).
• First experience in finance.
• Good knowledge of SAP, Excel, Google Suite.
• Ability to demonstrate autonomy & proactivity.
• Good communication skills and a team player.
• English language at intermediate level.

Company: Airbus Defence and Space SAS

Employment Type: Permanent

Classe Emploi (France): Classe F12

Experience Level: Entry Level

Job Family: Controlling

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