Finance NextGen - Financial Analyst / Cost Engineer

Airbus Defence and Space; Getafe; Híbrido; EUR 42.000 - 64.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid work model

Vacation days

Life Insurance

Health insurance

Employee stock options

Retirement plan

Study grants

On-site facilities

Descripción de la vacante

Airbus Defence and Space invites applications for a Financial Analyst / Cost Engineer in Getafe. You will contribute to finance controlling, consolidation and costing for new programmes, planning future target costs and challenging supplier quotations.

The role emphasizes data consolidation for educated management decisions in an international environment, with a focus on cost modelling, risks, and opportunities within a multi-country setup.

Formación

• Master's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 3–5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Finance experience in finance/accounting/cost accounting/project-controlling/reporting would be an advantage.
• Languages: Spanish and English to negotiation level.

Responsabilidades

• Consolidating, supporting and preparing finance exercises (e.g., Operational Planning, EAC, Forecast, End of Year Estimation, Budget) within the Finance & Engineering F&C team in Getafe.
• Implement the standardisation strategy for monthly closing reporting at perimeter level and automate activities.
• Act as focal point for internal finance customer demand and provide deep analyses and guidance.
• Support supplier negotiations and contribute to supplier strategy and go/no-go decisions.
• Costing methodology decisions and identifying cost drivers to optimise the cost base.

Conocimientos

Financial analysis

Cost engineering

SAP SP1

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Multicultural teamwork

English and Spanish

Educación

Master's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering

Herramientas

SAP SP1

Microsoft Office

Google Suite

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

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 FinanceNextGen 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.

The successful applicant will join the Air Power Performance Engineering F&C Team in Getafe. You will join the team as Financial Analyst / Cost Engineer. The scope of responsibility includes finance controlling, consolidation and costing activities related with New Programmes mainly. Costing activities include, among others, to plan future target costs for products, development activities, and services of Airbus as well as to challenge supplier quotations for their fair value.

As a Financial Analyst you will be a vital part in the Finance community to gather and consolidate the data to enable educated decision making on management level and give visibility about performance versus targets in an international environment.

Main Responsibilities

• Consolidating, supporting and preparing finance exercise as Operational Planning, EAC, Forecast, End of Year Estimation, Budget within the Operations & Engineering F&C team in Getafe.
• Implement the standardisation strategy for monthly closing reporting at TFAO Perimeter level, automatization of activities, co-pilot the finance strategy with the operational improving communication and better finance understanding.
• Focal point for Internal Finance Customer demand, as general queries, deep analysis on specific matter, new way of working implementation, task request by the business.
• Compiling relevant information and providing advice to clarify needs (e.g. assumptions, specifications, premises) for specific cost calculations in cooperation with the internal customer (e.g. Engineering, Programmes, VSM, Production, Procurement) and based on prior experience.
• Technical responsibility for a defined range of tasks.
• Decision on the costing methodology and the references to be assumed.
• Assessment of risks and opportunities in costing; identification of cost drivers (e.g. processes, design premises); providing recommendations regarding the optimisation of the analysed cost basis; including full documentation of the costing result and presentation of the results to the customer.
• Knowledge management: maintaining and sharing expertise and current knowledge of the processes, methods, and industrial set-up of the internal customers (e.g. Programmes, Procurement, Production), the suppliers.
• Supporting and actively contributing to improvement measures (e.g. processes, tools), also with regard to sustainability.
• Internal and cross-divisional harmonisation of cost models, methods, and tools. Continuous development of cost models and data analyses that can be used by other costing actors.
• Accomplishment of all business activities in compliance with all relevant internal and external regulations/legislation; escalation of occurring Ethics & Compliance issues.
• Supporting supplier negotiations, contributing to the supplier strategy and internal strategic go/no-go decisions.
• Cost by destination oriented, providing management with transparent information vital to the decision-making process, advancing recovery measures in case of potential deviations in a changing and volatile environment (development programs with a multi-companies and multi-countries set-up).

Skills

• Master's degree in mechanical or electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 3-5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Finance experience in the areas of Finance / Accounting / Cost-Accounting / Project-Controlling / Reporting would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of SAP SP1 and ability to learn and adapt on new systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft office (Excel, Power Point) and Google Suite.
• Ability to deal with various stakeholders and all levels of management.
• Critical thinking & ability to constructively challenge the operational business.
• Able to work in a multi-functional team with an international mindset, self-confident, reactive, with good communication skills.
• Proactive and independent working style.
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving approach.
• Languages: Spanish and English to negotiation level. Any other spoken/written language would be a plus.

Which Benefits Will You Have As AIRBUS EMPLOYEE

At Airbus we are focused on our employees and their welfare. Take a look at some of our social benefits:

• Vacation days plus additional days-off along the year.
• Attractive salary.
• Hybrid model of working when possible.
• Collective transport service subject to working calendar/home location.
• Benefits such as life insurance, health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan, or study grants.
• On-site facilities (among others): free canteen, kindergarten, medical office.
• Possibility to collaborate in different social and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
• Excellent upskilling opportunities and great development prospects in a multicultural environment.
• Option to access special rates in products & benefits.

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 SAU

Employment Type

Permanent

Experience Level

Entry Level

Job Family

Costing

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 [e-mail] .

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.