Functions Controller; Finance Business Partner FP&A

Job Description

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The Functions Controlling position reports directly to the Head of Central & Functions Controlling in Airbus Americas, Inc. In this role, the incumbent is responsible for coordinating all Planning and Controlling for all Airbus Americas, Inc. functions under their responsibility. Activities include working closely with the Heads of Functions and the Finance community on plan deviation monitoring, cost controlling, and budget creation.

The jobholder also supports the Operating Plan (AOP) process and monthly financial reporting, runs the financial control process of the Corporate Functions across the North America region to ensure adherence to company policies and practices, and ensures effective communication and coordination between all parties involved (Accounting, Controlling, Tax, Treasury, Financial Systems, Human Resources, Operations, and Executive Leadership). The position requires the incumbent to provide leadership in a variety of ways, take responsibility for prioritizing work within this function and in relation to dependencies with other functions, act as a liaison between different customers and Executive Management, and deliver resourceful, compelling and financially sound analytics.

This position will lead the AI improvement and implementation for the functions controlling team and be expected to develop use cases cross‑functionally with Digital and Finance Transformation teams.

• Prepare monthly reporting of the Airbus Americas operating costs by cost centers and functions, coordinate with other controllers to ensure accuracy of data and propose improvements to the consolidation process.
• Support monthly close by working closely with the accounting team and advising on corrections. Ensure that objectives are delivered and provide support as needed. Review monthly cost allocations and connect with headquarters to update or improve processes.
• Ensure quality of year‑to‑date actual data through consistency checks with financial system reporting, general accounting, and purchasing officers of the function. Review month‑end results and request corrections as needed.
• Conduct regular reviews with the Airbus Americas Executive Management to provide financial understanding of the functions and business in order to help them achieve their OP targets.
• Digitalise and automate reporting using Tableau, SAP, Google Sheets and other controlling tools.
• Consolidate function actuals and budgets across the North American entities.
• Develop cross‑functional reports to highlight variances such as personnel, open purchase order commitments, etc. and report across the team.

• Support the preparation of the five‑year Operating Budget for Airbus Americas with focus on Corporate Functions and handle the budget with internal and external functions to enable the preparation of the Airbus consolidated Budget Letter Agreement.
• Deliver outlooks and forecasts periodically after identifying risks and opportunities for the budget, in coordination with each department leadership and function controlling.
• Support the Controlling Group View, focusing on the cost reporting for Airbus in the USA.
• Perform variance analysis on actuals vs. budget; identify budget underrun/overrun and implement actions to meet plan objectives. Communicate the monthly year‑to‑date and year‑end overviews for all internal customers. Meet with functions regularly to discuss upcoming activities and assess current and future needs.
• Supervise headcount changes to ensure budget alignment and for corrective and forecasting purposes. Discuss changes with central functions to ensure headcount variations are within budget.
• Improve end‑to‑end controlling processes and documentation across functions.
• Support the roadmap for on‑time reporting across divisions and functions.

• Partner with Financial Transformation to scope…