Financial Controller

Airbus; Coimbra; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbus Portugal SA is seeking a Professional in Financial Controlling to define budgets, consolidate reporting, and ensure accurate closings across the organization. You will work with SAP, IFRS/GAAP standards and Google Workspace to deliver timely financial insights and drive cost controls.

The role requires 3–5 years of relevant experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to operate in a multinational finance context. This is an on-site position based in Coimbra, Portugal.

Qualifications

• Business Management education in Finance or related area.
• 3–5 years of experience in Financial Controlling or related areas.
• Experience with SAP, IFRP/SAC, Google Workspace and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Define roadmaps and budgets (annual/ multi-year) and drive targets.
• Consolidate financial reporting and analyze data for risks and opportunities.
• Perform monthly, quarterly and year-end closings with accuracy.
• Ensure consistency across reporting tools and processes.
• Support cost reviews and PO approvals; trigger rebooking of costs.

Skills

Financial Controlling

SAP

Excel

IFRS/GAAP

Data analysis

English

Education

Finance-related degree

Tools

Google Workspace (G Sheets/Slides)

SAC (Fiori)

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

Responsibilities - your mission (see guidance questions below)

Project Financial controlling

• Propose and drive financial targets through the definition of roadmaps ( yearly forecast / multi-year budget planning / quarterly forecast exercises), synthesized stakeholders needs and challenge them
• Establish consolidated financial reporting & analyzing quantitative and qualitative data (define, harmonize and ensure consistency and compliance, including tools), highlighting discrepancies and risks & opportunities
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing activities to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting
• Maintain consistency and compliance across financial reporting tools and processes
• Support with controlling financial performance - Project
• Approve and audit of Purchase Orders
• Trigger cost transfers and rebooking of mis booked costs
• Attendance and support at cost reviews

Program Financial controlling

• Preparation and update of the master data / data structure (CBS, WBS, Cost Centers ...) in the various tools for the Financial Planning and Forecasting
• Establish consolidated financial reporting & analyzing quantitative and qualitative data (define, harmonize and ensure consistency and compliance, including tools), highlighting discrepancies and risks & opportunities
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing activities to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting
• Maintain consistency and compliance across financial reporting tools and processes
• EAC (Estimate at Completion) process support (e.g. EAC conclusion implementation in the tools - CDP Pool into SAP, reforecasting of costs to complete & checking EAC consistency at project & work package level)
• Inventory Controlling
• Creation of new projects & monitoring of existing one in management tools
• Supporting supplier invoice approvals

Requirements - our ideal candidate will have

• Business Management education in Finance or other related areas
• 3-5 years of previous experience in Financial Controlling or related areas;
• Highly recommended to have experience with Financial Tools such as SAP, IFRP, SAC (Fiori), Google Workplace (G-sheet, G-slides...), Microsoft Office (Excel, Word,...)
• Accounting Principles (GAAP/IFRS):understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• A capacity to deliver recurring financial pictures with full accuracy on the data.
• A capacity to understand the needs/expectations of a domain while keeping the consistency with above level guidance and financial targets
• Talent for agile, reliable and fast data management
• Entrepreneurial mindset:
  • Deliverable-driven, able to work with short deadlines
  • Good analytical skills with an ability to switch from big picture to detailed view, and to give meaning to complex facts and figures
  • Problem-solver
  • Proactive in proposing improvement solutions to the business
  • Able to look at performance/sustainability on short/mid/long-term solutions
• Communication skills are key, creating trustful relationships quickly in a remote work context and maintaining a broad network within the Finance
• English is a must, knowledge of French / German / Spanish would be a plus

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 Portugal SA

Employment Type

Permanent

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Experience Level

Professional

Job Family

Controlling

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