This Position is for a Head of Industrial, Plant & Program Controlling with a work location in Columbus, MS.

Job Description:

Job Summary:  The Head of Industrial, Plant & Program Controlling will act as the finance business partner to the VPs of Industry & Commercial Programs and of Military Programs and is a key leader on the industrial, Commercial Program and Military Program leadership teams. They will provide financial expertise, advice and support to facilitate the achievement of financial and operational targets. They will direct, supervise and control all financial aspects of the industrial and Program perimeters within Airbus Helicopters North America. They will drive performance through the provision and translation of financial information into operational Key Performance Indicators, proposing improvement actions where needed.

Primary Responsibilities:

Act as a Financial Business Partner: 30%

Develop robust and transparent working relationships with heads of business and key operational partners enabling the free flow of business critical information.

Be the key point of contact with the Program Controlling team in AH and AHD, ensuring regular communication and financial alignment.

Translate financial data into usable and relevant operational information to drive performance by suggesting implementable actions.

Ensure transparency and understanding of financial drivers and their impact on the financial performance of the business and products.

Provide and communicate quantitative & qualitative data to company leaders in order to support and facilitate business decision making.

Become a critical member of the industrial, Commercial Program and Military Program leadership teams offering expert advice and support whilst still maintaining the empowerment to challenge the business, Commercial Management and Military Management teams.

Support for Decision Making: 20%

Prepare all necessary data required to explain the financial performance of the business with clear linkages to project and operational performance.

Complete, analyze and publish key business and financial indicators relevant to the specific business and operational area.

Proactively highlight possible areas of performance deterioration and plan deviation both financial and operational, offering mitigation and rectification plans to adhere to business and financial commitments.

Identify, quantify and compile all risks and opportunities against the agreed plan, working with owners and influencers to mitigate risks and materialize opportunities.

Work with the R&O manager to ensure the central tracking tool (ARM) is accurate, up to date and financial values are validated.

Plan and Support Target Setting: 20%

Lead and prepare the annual AHNA Operation Plan (OP) (5 year operating plan) along with periodic forecasts (1, 2 & 3) with the business in a detailed and robust manner based on agreed business assumptions in coordination with line management and Finance team.

Continuously coordinate with the central Business Controlling teams in AH and AHD throughout the planning process to ensure full alignment and execution of agreed assumptions, commitments and expectations.

In conjunction with the business, prepare the AHNA OP using program planning (S&OP), workload assumptions and implemented contract commitments to define delivery schedules, unit cost, hourly rates and working capital requirements.

Steer and drumbeat the AHNA OP contributors through the convergence process locally, regionally and centrally to deliver fully coordinated and aligned financial targets.

Collaborate closely with the Offers & pricing organization to ensure new contracts (commercial and military) are understood, gathered and included within the relevant planning schedules from the point of execution.

Support the Program controller to establish Estimate at Completion (EACs) for commercial aircraft and military contracts provi ing clarity to make and buy cost contributions.

Evaluate Performance and Drive Improvement: 20%

Prepare and communicate regular and standardized financial reports and Key Performance Indicators on the actual versus planned performance for the industrial perimeter, providing operational reasoning to support financial variances with proposed mitigation actions.

Monitor, analyze and report monthly actual unit cost versus plan, including make and buy splits. Provide results to key partners and controllers for feedback, commentary and implementation of mitigation strategies where appropriate.

Provide regular periodic reporting and updates on cost and product performance to central programs and finance where required.

Support the AHNA and Finance transformation plans through the identification of improvements to processes and procedures along with business case / project financial validation.

Embrace and impart a cost conscious and continuous improvement mentality whilst maintaining the integrity and quality of AHNA financial information.

Enforce Internal Controls and Corporate Governance: 10%

Ensure adherence to the correct financial and cost accounting policies and procedures in all elements of the role perimeter.

Enforce, instigate and implement the necessary financial process controls between AHNA, AH and AHD to ensure financial process and procedure adherence throughout all relevant financial transaction activities.

Responsible to ensure that all relevant transfer pricing agreements are in place between all interacting entities and said transfer prices are adhered to.

Offer direction and advice to guarantee transactions are in line with AHNA internal & external accounting standards, treatments and policies.

Work closely with the costing and offers department to understand compilation of bids & proposals, challenge and support when necessary and provide financial information when required

Additional Responsibilities:

Other duties as assigned: 

Qualified Experience and Training:  

Education:

Required

Bachelor's degree in Finance, project management or business administration.  Equivalent experience or combination of education and experience may be substituted for degree.

Preferred

Master's degree

Experience:

Required

Minimum of twelve (12) years of validated experience in a finance position for any company or the equivalent years of professional level work experience in an aviation company required, at least four (4) years of which must have been in a managerial level position with budget, planning, cash management and/or Profit/Loss related tasks

Minimum of four (4) years of experience with the coordination, consolidation and integration of financial data between a