.Airbus GBS in Lisbon is now recruiting an Accounting Manager. Responsibilities your mission Airbus is transferring accounting-related activities and other support activities into the Airbus Global Business Service (GBS) centre in Lisbon, Portugal, as of 2021. Airbus GBS intends also to define and implement its own Make/Buy policy and thus will have to manage its own Supply Chain made of Services and Goods suppliers from all over the world. In her/his role of Accounting Manager North America Region, the jobholder will : Lead and manage in full responsibility the operational Accounting services for legal entities in North America, to start with. The regional scope will increase while he/she will support the development and ramp-up of our GBS services in Lisbon. Lead and develop leaders, mainly in the area of Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivables and General Ledger for selected companies in the Airbus group, in line with the required performance defined in the SLA and in full compliance with the Airbus Accounting Process. The team is actually composed of 50 highly specialised accountants and the team responsibility is planned to grow mid-term to more than 200 accounting professionals. Be co-responsible for piloting the E2E processes, like S2P (Source to Pay) and O2C (Order to Cash). In her/his role of Accounting Manager, the jobholder will: Interact daily with the selected Airbus entities and Accounting stakeholders of the Airbus Group Monitor the performance levels (On-time/On-Quality/On-cost delivery) defined for the GBS Secure that the GBS' companies close in time and in line with the accounting procedures at Airbus Develop the organisation and processes to facilitate continuous improvements and harmonisation Develop People ensuring training, methodologies and digitalization in order to obtain an innovative minded and adequate skilled workforce. Finally, the Accounting Manager will work hand-in-hand with the GBS Procurement Services stream leader and others in order to set up an efficient End-to-End (E2E) process including the implementation of the supporting IT tool(s) with the first target to improve significantly the "Time to Book" and the "Book to Pay" of Airbus suppliers' invoices. The job holder will report to the HO Integrated Finance & Procurement, and the role will be located in Lisbon, Portugal. Requirements our ideal candidate will have The jobholder will have an Accounting background of 5 to 7 years, experience within a Shared Service environment, and the potential to be developed into Managing and Structuring larger organisations. In terms of Hard skills, the jobholder will demonstrate knowledge in Accounting Standards such as IFRS, strong understanding on Accounting Process and its monthly interaction from subledger to General Ledger. He/she will d emonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills, and will be fluent in English both written and verbal. French and/or German would be a plus
