Business Controller / Management Accountant
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Job Description: The Business Controller / Management Accountant role at Airbus Operations Limited involves supporting financial planning and reporting across various business units. The position requires strong analytical skills to drive budget processes, validate financial information, and challenge operational performance. The role also includes participation in investment assessments and improvement projects, emphasizing a continuous improvement mindset. A qualified accountant with experience in a manufacturing or commercial environment is preferred.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive the annual budget and quarterly forecast process across all business units.
- Work closely with local business/operational managers to define and propose improvement projects for budget inclusion.
- Manage the provision of robust financial reporting to operational/controlling teams.
- Challenge operational performance and support management in achieving targets.
- Participate in the assessment of business cases for operational investments and performance improvement projects.
- Conduct financial controlling activities in categories such as Recurring Cost, Inventory, Non-Recurring Cost, and Capex Jigs/Tools.
Skills Required:
- Qualified Accountant Preferred (CIMA) with at least 2 years PQE in a manufacturing or commercial environment.
- Knowledge and experience in SAP or equivalent financial reporting tools.
- Ability to work in a dynamic team with a positive, proactive mindset.
- Strong communication skills for engaging with multiple stakeholders at different levels.
- Continuous improvement mindset.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Broughton
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Airbus Operations Limited is a £4bn turnover company with many stakeholders relying on the timeliness and accuracy of the financial information.
The Business Unit controlling, i.e. management accounting, work is varied and requires strong analytical skills. There will be both recurring and ad-hoc activities, on which there will be a drive to make the processes leaner, together with project-based opportunities.
Responsibilities
- In support of the central controlling teams, drive the annual budget and quarterly forecast process across all business units, ensuring robust financial planning and consistency with company financial objectives
- Contribute, working closely with the local business / operational managers, in defining / proposing the list of improvement projects eligible for inclusion in the budget assumption pack for the business units, validating the relevant financial information (sizing, business case & ROI) for decision making
- Manage the provision of robust and topical financial reporting to local & central operational / controlling teams to ensure visibility of performance versus target and early warning of potential financial risks
- Challenge operational performance and support / advise management in achieving their targets by driving improvement measures and mitigation actions on all financial topics
- Participate in the assessment of business cases / proposals for operational investments and performance improvement projects, ensuring robust challenge of assumptions and financial evaluations
- Financial controlling activity in the categories: Recurring Cost, Inventory, Non-Recurring Cost and Capex Jigs / Tools (on request)
Skill Set
- Qualified Accountant Preferred (CIMA), with at least a minimum of 2 years PQE in a manufacturing or commercial environment
- Knowledge and experience in SAP or equivalent financial reporting tools
- Ability to work in a dynamic, enthusiastic team and to contribute with a positive, proactive mindset
- Strong communication skills - multiple stakeholders at different levels and in different countries
- Continuous improvement mindset
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Job Description: The Business Controller / Management Accountant role at Airbus Operations Limited involves supporting financial planning and reporting across various business units. The position requires strong analytical skills to drive budget processes, validate financial information, and challenge operational performance. The role also includes participation in investment assessments and improvement projects, emphasizing a continuous improvement mindset. A qualified accountant with experience in a manufacturing or commercial environment is preferred.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive the annual budget and quarterly forecast process across all business units.
- Work closely with local business/operational managers to define and propose improvement projects for budget inclusion.
- Manage the provision of robust financial reporting to operational/controlling teams.
- Challenge operational performance and support management in achieving targets.
- Participate in the assessment of business cases for operational investments and performance improvement projects.
- Conduct financial controlling activities in categories such as Recurring Cost, Inventory, Non-Recurring Cost, and Capex Jigs/Tools.
Skills Required:
- Qualified Accountant Preferred (CIMA) with at least 2 years PQE in a manufacturing or commercial environment.
- Knowledge and experience in SAP or equivalent financial reporting tools.
- Ability to work in a dynamic team with a positive, proactive mindset.
- Strong communication skills for engaging with multiple stakeholders at different levels.
- Continuous improvement mindset.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Broughton
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Airbus Operations Limited is a £4bn turnover company with many stakeholders relying on the timeliness and accuracy of the financial information.
The Business Unit controlling, i.e. management accounting, work is varied and requires strong analytical skills. There will be both recurring and ad-hoc activities, on which there will be a drive to make the processes leaner, together with project-based opportunities.
Responsibilities
- In support of the central controlling teams, drive the annual budget and quarterly forecast process across all business units, ensuring robust financial planning and consistency with company financial objectives
- Contribute, working closely with the local business / operational managers, in defining / proposing the list of improvement projects eligible for inclusion in the budget assumption pack for the business units, validating the relevant financial information (sizing, business case & ROI) for decision making
- Manage the provision of robust and topical financial reporting to local & central operational / controlling teams to ensure visibility of performance versus target and early warning of potential financial risks
- Challenge operational performance and support / advise management in achieving their targets by driving improvement measures and mitigation actions on all financial topics
- Participate in the assessment of business cases / proposals for operational investments and performance improvement projects, ensuring robust challenge of assumptions and financial evaluations
- Financial controlling activity in the categories: Recurring Cost, Inventory, Non-Recurring Cost and Capex Jigs / Tools (on request)
Skill Set
- Qualified Accountant Preferred (CIMA), with at least a minimum of 2 years PQE in a manufacturing or commercial environment
- Knowledge and experience in SAP or equivalent financial reporting tools
- Ability to work in a dynamic, enthusiastic team and to contribute with a positive, proactive mindset
- Strong communication skills - multiple stakeholders at different levels and in different countries
- Continuous improvement mindset
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