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Are you a strategic finance leader who thrives at the intersection of operational excellence and financial precision? Airbus Helicopters North America is seeking a Senior Manager, FP&A to serve as a pivotal Finance Business Partner. This is a high-impact leadership role where you won't just report on the P&L—you will drive it. From overseeing five-year operating plans to guiding multi-million dollar program decisions, you will be the financial compass for our business line owners, ensuring that our mission to provide the world’s most advanced helicopter solutions remains financially robust and strategically sound.
Job Responsibility:
Act as a Financial Business Partner
Develop robust and transparent working relationships with heads of business, program managers and key operational stakeholders
Translate financial information into usable and relevant operational information to drive performance
Ensure transparency and understanding of financial drivers and their impact on the revenue, margin and cash performance
Provide and communicate quantitative & qualitative data to the business leaders to support decision making
Become a critical member of the program organizations offering expert advice and support
Increase business management validation and Risks & Ops focus with Quantification
Control cost for OPEX, CAPEX, Depreciation, etc.
Prepare all necessary data required to explain the financial performance of the business
Complete, analyze and publish key business and financial indicators
Proactively highlight possible areas of performance deterioration and plan deviation
Identify, quantify and compile all risks and opportunities against the agreed plan
Lead and prepare the annual AHNA Operation Plan (OP) (5 year operating plan) along with periodic forecasts
Prepare the AHNA OP using program planning (S&OP), workload assumptions and executed contract commitments
Steer and drumbeat the AHNA OP contributors through the convergence process
Collaborate closely with the Offers & pricing organisation to ensure new contracts are understood and captured
Establish and develop Estimate at Completion (EACs)
Prepare and communicate regular and standardized financial reports and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Monitor, analyze and report monthly actual unit cost versus plan
Provide regular periodic reporting and updates on contract and product performance
Support the AHNA and Finance transformation plans through the identification of process improvements
Adopt and impart a cost conscious and continuous improvement mindset
Ensure adherence to the correct financial and cost accounting policies and procedures
Offer direction and advice to the business to guarantee transactions are in line with AHNA internal & external accounting standards
Work closely with the costing and offers department to understand compilation of bids & proposals
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, project management or business administration
Ten + (10) years of experience in a finance position
10+ years of professional level work experience required
At least two (2) years of the professional level work experience must have been in a managerial level position with budget, planning, cash management, costing and/or Profit/Loss related tasks
Microsoft/Google Office suite—specifically Excel and PowerPoint or the Google equivalents
SAP
Authorized to Work in the US
Nice to have:
Five (5) years of experience in operational planning, budgeting / forecasting, performance management, risk & opportunity management and/or business controlling
Two (2) years of experience of business partnering, preferably as a finance business partner
Two (2) years of experience with the coordination, consolidation and integration of financial data between a customer center and a company headquarters
Knowledge of the common Airbus financial tools preferred
Knowledge of the Airbus Helicopter’s business preferred
What we offer:
Competitive base salary
Incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes
Retirement savings plan
Ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
Paid time off including personal time, holidays
Generous paid parental leave program
Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability