Financial Analyst - Cost Accounting (f/m)

Airbus; Marseille; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company restaurant

Travel allowances

Sports & leisure facilities

Job summary

Airbus Helicopters SAS, based in Marignane near Marseille, seeks a Cost Accountant to support ongoing finance transformation and cost management activities. You will define cost accounting guidelines, implement P&L allocation mechanisms, and ensure strong internal controls across global operations with SAP.

The role includes ERP project work and collaboration with diverse teams in a high-tech manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Business Administration (Master or bachelor) in accounting or controlling.
• Solid knowledge of ERP technologies based on SAP.
• Experience with SAP Finance products is required.
• Multicultural environment experience is appreciated.
• Autonomy, flexibility, curiosity, and strong communication skills are sought.
• Team player with service mindset is essential.
• English fluency (reading/writing/speaking) mandatory.
• French and German language skills are helpful.

Responsibilities

• Define worldwide cost accounting guidelines and communicate within Finance globally.
• Transform generated costs to a P&L by destination in line with management needs.
• Manage Internal Control requirements across processes.
• Support cost accounting functions including cost center data, allocation keys, and chargeback.
• Configure AH/AHD systems and run closing operations; advise customer centers.
• Contribute to ERP projects and initiatives.
• Interface with other EF digital initiatives to ensure consistency across ERP, reporting, automation, and planning.

Skills

Fluent English

SAP

SAP Finance

Autonomous

Flexible

Customer oriented

Finance IT implementations

Team player

Education

Master or bachelor in Business Administration / accounting or controlling

Tools

SAP

Job description

Take off with Airbus Helicopters!

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Cost Accountant (m/f) to join the Finance Department based in Marignane, France.

Join us to shape the future of aeronautics and help protect lives during missions accomplished thanks to our helicopters.

The Marignane site, the 3rd largest industrial site in France, near Marseille and Aix-en-Provence, is undergoing a deep transformation to offer a high‑tech, inclusive, and environmentally friendly working environment.

You will have a unique professional experience, at the heart of the manufacturing of our helicopters.

To learn more about our site and our activities: Airbus Helicopters - Marignane

What is it about?

We are looking for a Cost Accountant (d/f/m) to support current activities and Transformation projects.
In Finance we are transforming our processes and tools to deliver foundations to improve the work for our people and for our partners. If you join us you will have the opportunities to get a solid background of our Finance processes being at the middle of the scrum between operational needs and legal obligations.

Your main tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Define worldwide guidelines related to cost accounting and ensure communication within the Finance community (accounting, controlling, pricing, price audit, ...) in mother companies and customer centers.
• Define and maintain the mechanism to transform the generated costs to a P&L by destination compliant with management needs and reporting requirements including cost allocation settlements.
• Managing of all Internal Control requirements.
• Support on function costs accounting including cost center and allocation key master data, chargeback allocation, hourly rate check.
• Configure AH and AHD system and run closing operations. Support customer centers by providing advice and expertise.
• ERP project contribution.
• Act as an interface to other EF digital initiatives to ensure consistency and integration between all existing projects (ERP roadmap, Reporting standardization & automation and planning & Predictive, Consolidation tool).

This position requires some business trips (mainly Donauwoerth, Albacete).

Required skills:

• Degree in Business administration (Master or bachelor) in the field of accounting or controlling or similar.
• Having solid knowledge on ERP technologies based on SAP.
• Several years of experience with SAP products for Finance.
• Experience in a multicultural environment would be appreciated.
• Experienced in activity management and follow-up (preferably with an understanding of agile methodologies).
• We are looking for a candidate who is autonomous, flexible, curious with good communication skills, entrepreneurial and customer oriented with a deep and wide knowledge on IT implementations for Finance.
• The candidate shall be in all cases a team player, team oriented and service minded.
• Fluent in English (reading, writing and speaking) is mandatory.
• Advanced level of French and German language would be helpful.

3 Reasons to join us:

Our Values: Six essential values form the core of our company. Defined for employees by employees, our Airbus values shape the DNA of our business, reflecting the unique mix of qualities found in each member of our global family.

Inclusion and diversity: We foster an inclusive and rewarding work environment, where everyone's diversity is valued and respected. An inclusive and diverse workforce is the engine of innovation at Airbus. It makes us unique and contributes to better problem-solving.

Compensation and benefits:

At Airbus, we build the future together and your success is our priority.

Expect a global, competitive, and transparent compensation package (including salaries, bonuses, profit‑sharing, participation, and preferred share ownership plan), designed to reward the impact and performance you bring, both individually and collectively.

We invest in your complete well‑being: professional development (training, mentoring, international mobility), health coverage, retirement, and a commitment to a supported work‑life balance (parental support, flexibility).

And for your daily life, benefits that make a difference:

• A dynamic CSE (Social and Economic Committee) offering many advantages (company restaurant, children's leisure center, associations and sports complex, travel allowances, etc.).
• Transport facilities: Take advantage of our company shuttles or the reimbursement of your annual transport pass.

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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 Helicopters SAS

Employment Type:

Permanent

Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Financial Expertise

Classe Emploi (France): Classe G14

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.