Financial Accountant

Airbus; Arkansas; Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global aerospace company is seeking a Financial Accountant to manage corporate financial statement submissions and ensure accounting integrity. Ideal for candidates with technical accounting skills and SAP knowledge, the role emphasizes collaboration within the finance team. Offering a hybrid working model, competitive benefits, and a commitment to flexibility.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual profit share

Health insurance

Flexible working arrangements

Onsite parking

Qualifications

• Ability to understand complex accounting and SAP flows and systems.
• Demonstrated stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in problem solving related to accounting.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to corporate financial statements submission.
• Support external audit requirements.
• Advise on accounting considerations to finance and business.
• Share best practices with transnational counterparts.
• Build relations with AGBS for collaborative efforts.

Skills

Technical accounting knowledge

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

SAP investigation ability

Excellent Google sheet skills

Education

Part-qualified accountant

Tools

SAP

Business Warehouse tools

Job description

****Job Description:******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, 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 () to , 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 unique position in the company enables the individual to gain an insightful top level view of the financials for the UK Commercial division and to understand the business drivers that sit behind the numbers. The UK team has a strong team ethic, and work 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 ensure a good understanding of cost drivers in the areas responsible for. Building relations with the Consolidation team and the UK Finance team to strengthen the quality of the submissions* 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 their engagement and agreement of those accounting topics* Transnational Harmonisation - work with transnational counterparts to share best practice, devise harmonise ways of workings and implement improvement projects* AGBS - build relations with AGBS (Airbus Global Business Services) to ensure a collaborative approach with regards to the activities under their ownership that feeds into the UK accounts (AP, AR, Bank)* Ad hoc - Involvement in a wide range of ad hoc requirements / projects, to drive the function forwardThis 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 for the role should be able to demonstrate 2 key dimensions;* Technical skills to understand complex accounting and SAP flows and systems (SAP, ARP, SAC / Business Warehouse tools)* Stakeholder management skills to drive accounting integrity in the accountsExperience* Part-qualified accountant* Problem solving* Technical accounting knowledge* SAP investigation ability* Excellent Google sheet & BW skillss.**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.#LI-PH1#SP\_TRAThis 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 Operations Limited**Employment Type:**Permanent-------**Experience Level:**Professional**Job Family:**Accounting By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus. 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] Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.