Financial Operations Support

Job Description:

In your role as  ‘Financial Operations Support’ you will ensure financial accuracy, optimize licensing operations, and streamline reporting.

The Mission: Fuel the Mission. Finance Excellence.

Airbus is not just flying planes; we are pioneering the future of aerospace through a massive digital evolution. In the Digital Cybersecurity Transformation team, financial precision and operational agility are our bedrocks. We are looking for a Financial Operations Support specialist to be the strategic engine behind our numbers, translating complex operational inputs into financial execution.

This is a high-visibility role supporting our dynamic Cybersecurity Product & Service Lines (PSLs) across a global footprint. You won't just track budgets; you will shape the financial efficiency of a world-class security ecosystem.

Why This Role?

• Global Visibility: Gain direct insights into Cybersecurity leadership operations, serving as the critical link between Product Managers, PSL leaders, and central financial controlling.

• Strategic Accuracy: You will be the guardian of financial integrity, driving monthly closing analyses, forecasting, and end-to-end CapEx workflows that defend and fund Airbus’s digital frontier.

• Operational Innovation: You aren't just running reports; you are modernizing. You will dismantle bottlenecks and design automated, smart solutions to evolve our financial operations for a faster digital age.

Main tasks: 

• Gather, analyse, and consolidate financial inputs from Product Managers (PMs) and Product and Service Line (PSL) leaders.

• Combine operational inputs with financial data to build robust, reliable forecasts.

• Lead the monthly financial closing analysis specifically for the Cyber Security PSLs.

• Provide hands-on support to the central financial controlling team during organizational or perimeter changes.

• Oversee and track licenses planning.

• Proactively identify and fix discrepancies (e.g., alerting teams to missing bookings, rectifying misbookings, and adjusting license roadmaps).

• Execute additional tracking and alignment actions arising from financial board reviews.

• Deliver weekly reports on subcontracting status and goods receipts to ensure operational transparency.

• Own the end-to-end CapEx request workflow, managing submissions, approvals, and rigorous follow-ups.

• Identify bottlenecks and develop new processes to maximize efficiency.

• Help design and implement automated solutions to modernize financial operations.

Our ideal candidate will have / be…

• Team player with a proactive and collaborative mindset

• Degree in Finance, Business Administration or any related field

• Strong organizational skills, autonomous and result-oriented

• Constantly looking for continuous improvement 

• Excellent communication skills in English (oral and written)

• Good knowledge of Google Suite, incl. GSheets/DataStudio

• Attention to detail and organizational skills

• Ability to work autonomously

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:

Entry Level

Job Family:

Improvement & Performance Management <JF-BI-IP>

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