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Airbus

Project Finance Analyst

Airbus

Project Finance Analyst managing financial performance at Airbus Defence and Space. Leading financial planning and compliance to achieve strategic objectives in Stevenage or Portsmouth.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeStevenage • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead financial planning, prepare accurate forecasts, and set multi-year financial targets across all financial dimensions (P&L, Cash Flow, Balance Sheet).
  • Develop and run financial models, simulations, and business cases to support M&A, project bids, and overall decision-making.
  • Assess actual financial performance, identify actionable drivers for cost optimization, and advise on risk mitigation strategies.
  • Define appropriate funding and cost allocation schemes and ensure the business strictly adheres to finance processes and compliance requirements.
  • Compute hourly rates, audit purchase orders, review commitments, and manage cost accounting structures.
  • Raise finance awareness across the business by providing a dedicated finance toolbox and educating stakeholders on key financial concepts.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Experience in corporate finance, financial controlling, or FP&A within a complex operational environment.
  • Experience developing complex financial models, business cases, and scenario simulations.
  • Knowledge of cost accounting structures, tax compliance, and corporate finance frameworks (e.g., IAS38, transfer pricing, cash pooling).
  • Experience driving cost optimization initiatives, analyzing revenues and unit costs, and managing multi-year financial targets.
  • Experience communicating complex financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders and interacting confidently with auditors and Investor Relations.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Competitive salary
  • Annual profit share
  • Contributory pension
  • Share options
  • Car leasing scheme
  • Free onsite parking
  • Season ticket loan
  • Tax-free technology scheme
  • Discounted shopping
  • Flexible working around core hours
  • Up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL
  • Option to buy/sell holiday
  • Personalised development plan
  • Unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses
  • Wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support)
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Discounted family health/dental insurance/eye tests
  • Cycle-to-work scheme
  • Life assurance
  • Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave

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Hard Skills & Tools
financial planningfinancial modelingcost optimizationcost accountingforecastingrisk mitigationbusiness casesscenario simulationsP&L analysiscash flow management
Soft Skills
communicationstakeholder educationinterpersonal skillsanalytical thinkingdecision-making