Head of AH Finance Transformation and Systems: Planning & Reporting (f/m)

Job Description:

Take off with Airbus Helicopters!

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Head of Finance Transformation and Systems - Planning & Reporting (m/f) to join the Finance Transformation and Systems Department based in Marignane, France.

Join us to shape the future of aeronautics and help protect lives during missions accomplished thanks to our helicopters.

The Marignane site, the 3rd largest industrial site in France, near Marseille and Aix-en-Provence, is undergoing a deep transformation to offer a high-tech, inclusive, and environmentally friendly working environment.

You will live a unique professional experience, at the heart of the manufacturing of our helicopters. To learn more about our site and our activities: Airbus Helicopters - Marignane.

Your future missions:

The Head of Finance Transformation and Systems - Planning & Reporting for the Helicopter division will lead the definition and execution of finance transformation initiatives for the Controlling organisation, focusing on standardizing, optimizing, and digitizing financial reporting and planning processes.

By collaborating with global stakeholders, this leader anticipates functional evolution needs and develops capabilities to enhance financial performance, drive data-driven decision-making, and strengthen business partnering. Additionally, the role drives organisational change by guiding team restructuring and employee upskilling to ensure seamless adoption of new digital solutions.

Your accountabilities:

• Lead and develop a high-performing team of finance process and system experts based in Marignane and Donauworth, overseeing support for ongoing reporting and planning operations.

• Define and implement the team’s charter, governance, and collaborative frameworks, ensuring seamless integration with the broader Finance transformation organization and internal stakeholders.

• Attract, retain, and develop top talent to foster a skilled, agile, and future-ready finance workforce.

• Partner with the Controlling leadership team to anticipate functional evolution and design a forward-looking transformation roadmap, maximizing synergies across the Airbus Group.

• Formulate and execute a comprehensive Finance Data & Analytics strategy, including data accessibility for non-finance organizations.

• Establish robust processes for the identification, prioritization, and evaluation of strategic initiatives, ensuring measurable business value.

• Spearhead critical projects (e.g., New ERP reporting workstreams) and continuous improvement efforts in close cooperation with internal customers.

• Drive the adoption of digital innovations within the Controlling perimeter, leveraging advanced technologies such as RPA and AI.

• Optimize run-mode and business support processes to drive efficiency and minimize recurring operational costs.

• Champion change management for finance transformation and upskilling initiatives, ensuring the sustainable adoption of new digital processes and tools.

Your profile:

• Proven leadership in Finance Transformation and System, with extensive experience managing large-scale, complex projects in an international industrial environment.

• Deep expertise in end-to-end financial reporting and planning processes, coupled with solid experience in ERP ecosystems (e.g., SAP) and emerging digital technologies (Data & Analytics, RPA, AI, etc).

• Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and coach diverse, high-performing teams, including experience with distributed teams (e.g., Marignane and Donauworth).

• Strategic mindset with proven success in defining transformation roadmaps, driving change management, and upskilling organizations for digital adoption.

• Exceptional business partnering skills, with the ability to influence diverse stakeholders and translate functional ambitions into measurable business value.

• Strong analytical skills, excellent communication, and proficiency in English.

3 Reasons to join us:

Our Values: Six essential values form the core of our company. Defined for employees by employees, our Airbus values shape the DNA of our business, reflecting the unique mix of qualities found in each member of our global family.

Inclusion and diversity: We foster an inclusive and rewarding work environment, where everyone's diversity is valued and respected. An inclusive and diverse workforce is the engine of innovation at Airbus. It makes us unique and contributes to better problem-solving.

Compensation and benefits: At Airbus, we build the future together and your success is our priority. Expect a global, competitive, and transparent compensation package (including salaries, bonuses, profit-sharing, participation, and preferred share ownership plan), designed to reward the impact and performance you bring, both individually and collectively. We invest in your complete well-being: professional development (training, mentoring, international mobility), health coverage, retirement, and a commitment to a supported work-life balance (parental support, flexibility).

And for your daily life, benefits that make a difference:

• A dynamic CSE (Social and Economic Committee) offering many advantages (company restaurant, children's leisure center, associations and sports complex, travel allowances, etc.).

• Transport facilities: Take advantage of our company shuttles or the reimbursement of your annual transport pass.

Our recruitment process:

• Apply online.

• Analysis of your application by the recruitment department.

• Our positions require a security clearance, complete the questionnaire that will be sent to you.

• Conduct recruitment interviews: HR interview and technical interview with your future manager

• Receive the job offer!

Ready to take off? Give a new dimension to your career by applying online now!

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 Helicopters SAS

Employment Type: Permanent

Classe Emploi (France): Classe H15

Experience Level: Professional

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