Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2019 it generated revenues of € 70.5 billion and employed a workforce of around 134,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as one of the world's leading space companies. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide.

Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place. Taking pride in our work, we draw on each other's expertise and experience to achieve excellence. Our diversity and teamwork culture propel us to accomplish the extraordinary - on the ground, in the sky and in space.

Are you looking for a high visibility role? Do you want to work with large value, complex, projects? Have you worked with projects worth hundreds of millions of GBP? Then we want to speak to you!

We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Controller /Accountant to join a small team & functionally look after 2 people. You will be reporting to Telecoms UK Head of Finance.

This role will be working with a range of financial, non-financial stakeholders & key players - Project Controllers, Treasury, Budget & Reporting Controller, UK Head of Finance, Project Managers, Work Package Managers, UK Financial Director & a range of customers - as such, excellent communication, report creation & understanding is key.

This role comes with occasional UK travel.

As an experienced Project Controller / Accountant, your main duties will be:

On a quarterly basis:

- Amendments to the SAP CDP Pool to reflect the latest project financial status.

- provide complete programme EAC & actuals files to the customer

- Update the SSRO single source online reporting tool

On a monthly basis:

- Produce monthly consolidated financial reporting on project Key Performance Indicators comparing Actuals against Budget & Forecast

- Ensuring all deliverables are met with regard to monthly reporting to the operational business, to finance & the customer.

Day-to-day duties:

- Operationally managing 1 Project Controller who will support you.

- Managing the financial performance & accounts of one very large single source military satellite

- The review point of all financially relevant contractual matters with the customer & suppliers

- Overseeing & ensuring foreign currency coverage for the programme & to respond to the reporting requirements of treasury.

- Managing the allocation of cost to work package & critique deviations with the inputs from WPM & PM.

- Maintaining an awareness of the Risks & Opportunities on the projects & to actively support Risk Mitigation & Opportunity Attainment.

- Co-ordinate inputs from 3 Project Controllers to produce consolidated programme reporting packs

- Hold regular cost reviews with Work Package Managers to capture CTC e.g. Engineering, Procurement, etc. Take into account resourcing requirements.

- Analysis of project actual costs

- Forecasting of project resourcing/manpower requirements.

- Key subcontractor financial milestone management.

- Assist the Project Manager with creating Contract Change Notes / Change Proposals.

To be successful for this role you need the following skills / experience:

- Project Based experience within Aerospace Industry, or related industries.

- Working on high value projects - hundreds of millions of GBP.

- Good MS Excel literacy - such as Pivot tables & VLOOKUP.

- Knowledge of SAP.

- Financially aware with high business partnering acumen.

- Critical thinking & ability to constructively challenge the operational business.

- Good communication skills - an ability to make finance important to non-finance people.

- Demonstrate focus on team work.

- Good attention to detail, in particular for customer reporting.

Any experience in the following is desirable:

- Experience from management accounting role within a project based environment, CIMA or ACCA qualified.

- Some knowledge of MOD Single Source Reporting obligations & rules

- Prior experience working on MOD single source contracts

- A working knowledge of EVM (Earned Value Management)

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part -time. 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.

We value the strength that diverse perspectives bring to our business, so if you require any reasonable adjustments to fully participate in the recruitment process please discuss this with the recruiter who contacts you.

The successful candidate will be subjected to SC clearance in order to undertake related work in accordance with business needs.

In return we can offer a competitive salary with annual profit share, an ever growing list of company benefits including enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave & strong career development options across our transnational, market leading company.

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.

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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.