Financial Accountant

Airbus; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in Bristol is seeking a Financial Accountant. This role involves ensuring the integrity of financial statements and supporting audits. The candidate should have technical accounting knowledge and experience with SAP systems. The company offers a supportive working environment with numerous employee benefits, including a competitive salary and development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual profit share

Flexible working hours

Health insurance

Personalized development plan

Qualifications

• Understanding of complex accounting and SAP flows and systems.
• Ability to drive accounting integrity in the accounts.

Responsibilities

• Key contributor for the monthly delivery of corporate financial statements.
• Strong support in relation to external audit requirements.
• Advisor to Finance on accounting considerations.
• Share best practices and implement improvements.
• Build relations with Global Business Services for collaborative activities.

Skills

Problem solving

Technical accounting knowledge

Excellent Google sheet skills

Education

Part-qualified accountant

Tools

SAP

Business Warehouse tools

Job description

Overview

SECURITY CLEARANCE: You will be subject to a BPSS check (including a criminal record check).

TRAVEL REQUIRED: None

LOCATION: Filton (60% of your working week must be office based)

TYPE: Full time

What’s in it for you

• Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax-free technology scheme, shopping discounts and much more
• Work / Life Balance: 35 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, hybrid working, flexible working, option to buy/sell holiday (AP+)
• Personal Development: Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities
• Health & Wellbeing: Bupa health insurance (including assisted fertility treatments and gender dysphoria & reassignment support), wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, on-site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime yoga / meditation
• Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and caregiving and purpose built maternity rooms on site
• Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity)

Our world is changing. And so are we. From our commitment to zero-carbon flight (ZEROe) to cleaning up space, sustainability is at the heart of our purpose. So what's your next change?

The Financial Accountant role works within the UK Financial Accounting team, which is responsible for the integrity of the Financial Balance Sheet of Airbus Operations Ltd, submitted for both Airbus Group reporting and statutory reporting. This position enables an insightful top level view of the financials for the UK Commercial division and understanding of the business drivers that sit behind the numbers.

The UK team has a strong team ethic and works well together to support, share understanding and help each other to deliver as one team. The ability to flex to the team's ever-changing requirements means there is scope to be involved in a wide range of topics affecting the business to suit individuals’ interests and development needs. There is a great collective team spirit in an enjoyable and fun working environment.

This role is ideal for someone looking to strengthen their technical financial accounting skillset via various challenging topics, whilst contributing to the corporate accounting submissions and business processes impacting the company’s financials.

How you will contribute to the team

• Closing activity: Key contributor for the on time, on quality monthly delivery of the Airbus Operations Ltd corporate financial statements submission (FACTS+). This includes balance sheet reconciliations, journal postings and trend analysis to understand cost drivers. Build relations with the Consolidation team and the UK Finance team to strengthen submission quality.
• Audit: Strong support in relation to external audit requirements and internal controls implementation.
• Consultant to the business: Advisor to Finance and the wider business on accounting considerations, building relationships with stakeholders to gain engagement and agreement on accounting topics.
• Transnational Harmonisation: Work with transnational counterparts to share best practice, harmonise ways of working and implement improvement projects.
• AGBS: Build relations with Airbus Global Business Services to ensure a collaborative approach with regards to activities under their ownership that feed into the UK accounts (AP, AR, Bank).
• Ad hoc: Involvement in a wide range of ad hoc requirements / projects, to drive the function forward.

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.

About you

The ideal candidate should demonstrate two key dimensions:

• Technical skills: Understanding of complex accounting and SAP flows and systems (SAP, ARP, SAC / Business Warehouse tools).
• Stakeholder management: Ability to drive accounting integrity in the accounts.

Experience

• Part-qualified accountant
• Problem solving
• Technical accounting knowledge
• SAP investigation ability
• Excellent Google sheet & BW skills

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solution.

How we can support you

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request.

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and our Talent Acquisition team will contact you.

Company: Airbus Operations Limited

Employment Type: Permanent

Experience Level: Professional

Job Family: Accounting