Engineering Finance Business PartnerAIRBUS

**Job Description:**

*Airbus Defence and Space* is looking for a *Engineering Finance Business Partner** (f/m)* to join our Financial Department based in* Toulouse, France.*

*Your working environment:*

Global capital of aeronautics and European capital for space research, Toulouse is a dynamic city of the southwest of France served by an international airport. Ideally located between the Mediterranean sea and the Atlantic ocean and close to the Pyrenees mountains, it offers plenty of options for outdoor activities!

*How we care for you:*

* *Financial rewards:* Attractive salary, agreements on success and profit sharing schemes, employee savings plan abounded by Airbus and employee stock purchase plan on a voluntary basis.
* *Work / Life Balance:* Extra days-off for special occasions, holiday transfer option, a Staff council offering many social, cultural and sport activities and other services.
* *Wellbeing / Health:* Complementary health insurance coverage (disability, invalidity, death). Depending on the site: health services center, concierge services, gym, carpooling application.
* *Individual development: *Great upskilling opportunities and development prospects with unlimited access to +10.000 e-learning courses to develop your employability, certifications, expert career path, accelerated development programmes, national and international mobility.


*Your Challenges: *

1. CO-PILOT THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE*
*Plan & challenge*
- Understand the business operational environment (strategy, governance, challenges, constraints).
- Lead the preparation of the financial planning, prepare accurate forecasts, provide guidance in line with the overall company financial situation, and challenge business requests.
- Set & maintain multi-years financial targets.
- Develop and run financial models, simulations, scenarios, business cases (on projects, M&A, call for tenders...) to support decision making and provide a comprehensive view on the financial implications of business decisions.
- Anticipate financial risks & opportunities and advise on mitigation strategies.
- Identify and secure external funding opportunities.
*Analyze & advise*
- Produce accurate financial reporting, at the appropriate level of granularity.
- Assess the actual financial performance, analyze deviations and advise on corrective actions.
- Analyze cost base, revenues, unit costs (Airframe / Engine), R&D...
- Identify actionable drivers for optimization and competitiveness initiatives, monitor materialization of savings.
- Anticipate financial risks and advise on mitigation strategies.
- Anticipate financial opportunities.
*Support execution & ensure data quality*
- Compute Hourly Rate, support on Resource review & Headcount targets definition, prepare Chargeback & Cost reallocation models.
- Approve shopping carts, audit POs below approval thresholds (sampling approach), review commitments & accruals.
- Trigger costs rebooking & costs transfer when needed.
*Communicate*
- Feed Investor Relations with relevant information supporting Airbus Equity Story.

2. ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCE FINANCE PROCESSES
- When applicable, Define, together with Tax, Treasury and Accounting, the appropriate funding/cost allocation schemes (APA eligibility, Management Fees, Service Recharging, Equity Funding, Cash Pooling...) and trigger corresponding actions (capital injections, service recharging, transfer prices...).
- When applicable, Review statutory accounts of affiliates under scope of responsibility.
- Define appropriate cost accounting structure (cost centers, project codes...) matching business and finance requirements.
- When applicable, Ensure finance processes are defined, documented and known, in particular for Public Contracts, Tax Credit, IAS38, Chargeback, Service Recharging, Management Fees...
- Help the business navigate through and adhere to finance processes.
- Ensure the strict adherence of Business to finance compliance requirements.
- Interact with Auditors as required.

3. RAISE FINANCE AWARENESS IN THE BUSINESS
- Define and make available a finance toolbox (e.g. business case).
- Define and share a set of referential (targets, actuals, pro-format, finance roadmap, CPN repository...).
- Explain and raise Business awareness on finance matters (key notions, company financials, technical considerations, e.g. tax, capitalization...).

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 SAS

*Employment Type:*
Permanent
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Classe Emploi (France): Classe G13

*Experience Level:*
Professional

*Job Family:*
Controlling

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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 ***** .

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