Transformation & Digital Controlling team leader (f/m)

Job Description:

Take off with Airbus Helicopters

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Head of Transformation and Digital Perfo Management (f/m) to join the [Department Name] 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 have 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:

As a pivotal member of the Finance Controlling leadership team, you will stand at the heart of our company's evolution. This is more than a controlling role; it is a strategic mission to steer our most ambitious Transformation and Digital journeys. You will be the financial architect behind the systems and processes that define our future, providing the insight and foresight necessary to drive high-stakes decision-making at the highest levels of the organization.

You will manage a team of 5 people.

Your main responsibilities are:

EII - IM Run Costs (€200m)

• Drumbeat IM recurring costs (in France, Germany and Spain) to secure adherence to target and deliver the financial reporting (monthly excl Jan & July),
• Build the proper planning (OP and Budget) and deliver monthly Rolling Forecast and 3 YE forecasts
• Be responsible for the IM chargeback to functions (in France and Germany) and intercompany cost rebalancing
• Participate to CFTs as finance focal point and support all improvement initiatives targeting saving (SCORE)
• Secure EII Function cost follow-up and good delta recovery adherence
• Follow-up the BCase for the IM Insourcing project (up to 2029) and secure expected savings
• Align with the IM group finance team on the Group CFT and specific project and processes

CPP Portfolio Controlling (€225m - 180 projects)

• In deep collaboration with the CPP Portfolio responsible secure projects adherence to Target and proper company arbitration
• Support the Portfolio responsible in his task of process definition and arbitration process
• Manage all stakeholder (Function representatives / Technical authorities / Finance focal point) and be the single source of Truth for all data
• Deliver the financial reporting (monthly excl Jan & July) of the 4 layers incl detail per projects
• Build the proper planning (OP) after project arbitration and deliver monthly Rolling Forecast and 3 YE forecasts after intermediate arbitration loop
• In all that you will have to secure the saving estimation for each projects and the function adherence in including them in their OP
• Secure the proper yearly German/France cost rebalancing for major projects financed centrally (Group Cost) and support the “Blaue Mappe” audit review in Germany

Project controller of NewERP (€45m ) DDMS (€20m) and other Digital/Transfo Projects (45m€ - 65 projects)

• Be the safeguard of the Business case and its evolutions / EaC for major projects and secure saving traceability
• Deliver for all projects the monthly reporting to the project team and secure planning (OP and 3 FCs), Secure year end landing in adherence to target.
• Ensure the proper capitalisation of cost for ERP & DDPS and align with the Group on recharging

EIA / E / L / T Function controlling and IM Capex (€20m) Controlling

• Secure reporting and planning for the EI other scope
• Secure IM capex arbitration and project follow, Asset follow-up, proper EiS and planning of depreciation scheme

Digital Innovation Controlling

• Support the Digital innovation team in defining project financial assessment and RoI expected (including Artificial Intelligence projects)

Your profile

• A Visionary Business Partner: You possess a natural ability to challenge the status quo and provide strategic clarity in complex financial environments.
• A Digital Enthusiast: You are genuinely passionate about digital transformation and how it reshapes global industry standards.
• An Influential Leader: With exceptional stakeholder management skills, you navigate cross-functional relationships with ease and have a proven track record of developing talent.
• Analytical Mastermind: Your financial and controlling expertise is matched by your curiosity and ability to synthesize data into actionable insights under pressure.

• English mandatory, French and/or German is a plus

3 Reasons to join us:

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