Junior PMO / Project Financial Controller

Location: Paço de Arcos - Q45, Portugal

For more than 35 years, Thales acts in Portugal for global Defence and Aerospace markets and promotes and delivers innovative solutions that enhance its customer’s critical systems' security, on land, sea, air, space and cyberspace, through a technical team of excellence.

We are looking for a Junior PMO / Project Financial Controller to join our team. In this role, you will combine project management support with financial controlling, working closely with Project Managers, Finance, Engineering and other stakeholders to monitor project performance, analyse financial data and support reliable forecasting and reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Support the financial monitoring of projects, including Revenue, Costs, Gross Margin, EBIT and Cash Flow, and monitor actuals against Budget and Forecast;

• Support project forecasting activities, including Estimate at Completion (EAC) and Estimate to Complete (ETC);

• Analyse financial deviations, identify potential risks and opportunities, and support the implementation of corrective actions;

• Prepare project financial reports, dashboards and KPIs, ensuring accurate and consistent information for management;

• Work closely with Project Managers, Finance, Engineering, Procurement and other stakeholders to ensure alignment between project execution and financial performance.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Management, Engineering or a related field;

• 1–3 years of professional experience, preferably in financial controlling, project controlling, PMO, project management or management reporting;

• Good understanding of P&L, costs, revenues, margins and forecasting;

• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel; experience with Power BI and/or ERP systems such as Oracle is a plus;

• Fluency in English, strong analytical and organisational skills, attention to detail and ability to work effectively with Finance and non-Finance stakeholders.

The Group invests more than €4.5 billion per year in Research & Development in key areas, particularly for critical environments, such as Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, quantum and cloud technologies. In 2025, the Group generated sales of €22.1 billion. For our more than 85,000 employees in 65 countries we open up visionary perspectives, realise individual career paths and enable creative freedom. This is achieved with courage, versatility and the firm intention to make the demanding challenges of our time safer and more inclusive. With our sustainable value-focused management we support diversity actively.

Say HI – Your journey to us* At times of change our international teams are ready to meet the complexity of today with the industry-leading technologies of tomorrow. Will you be part of it? Your contact Tiago Vital is looking forward to your online application on our Carrer Portal.

Tiago Vital – Talent Acquisition Partner #LI-TV1 #LI-HYBRID

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