Business Controller
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About the Role
Airbus Africa & Middle East is hiring a Business Controller in Dubai to manage multi-entity financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and drive financial innovation.
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Responsibilities
- Establish annual budget and quarterly forecasts in coordination with local, regional stakeholders and central finance
- Monitor cash and drive quarterly billing process to ensure accurate and timely invoicing across entities
- Monitor and analyze financial performance, investigating variances and providing actionable recommendations
- Secure Internal Control framework by managing MRC requirements and supporting Second Line testing
- Drive projects dedicated to transformation, simplification, and digitalization of financial processes
- Lead development and implementation of new digital financial tools and finance projects
- Act as champion for Artificial Intelligence: drive AI development initiatives within finance
- Provide business partnering and decision support to International / Business Growth department
- Manage budget adherence within region, track operational expenses, and build business cases
Requirements
- Finance, Data/Business Analytics Bachelor’s or Master’s degree
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in Corporate Controlling, Audit, or Finance Transformation
- Proven experience in Finance Transformation projects, digital tool deployment, or automation initiatives
- Solid background in Business Controlling, budgeting, forecasting, and internal control
- Expert in Financial Systems and Digital solutions (SAP, Google Suite Workspace, advance level in GSheets and Gemini)
- Ability to work effectively in an international, multi cultural, and dynamic environment
- Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
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Job Description
- Airbus Africa & Middle East is hiring a Business Controller in Dubai.
- The role comprises multi entity business controlling, driving financial innovation, and regional controlling of International department.
Primary Responsibilities
- Accountable for establishing annual budget and quarterly forecasts in close coordination with local, regional stakeholders and central finance.
- Cash monitoring and driving the quarterly billing process to ensure accurate and timely invoicing across entities.
- Monitor and analyze financial performance, investigating variances and providing actionable recommendations to Management.
- Secure the Internal Control framework by managing the MRC requirements and providing robust support to the Second Line testing.
- Proactively identify, mitigate, and escalate potential financial or operational risks.
- Drive projects dedicated to transformation, simplification, and digitalization of financial processes across the region.
- Lead the development and implementation of new digital financial tools and finance projects.
- Act as a champion for Artificial Intelligence (AI): Drive AI development initiatives within finance.
- Audit existing finance processes to identify non optimized ways of working and design automated solutions.
- Provide strong business partnering and decision support to the International / Business Growth department.
- Manage budget adherence within the region, track operational expenses, and build business cases to support business growth.
Professional Skills
- Proven experience in Finance Transformation projects, digital tool deployment, or automation initiatives.
- Solid background in Business Controlling, budgeting, forecasting, and internal control.
- Expert in Financial Systems and Digital solutions (SAP, Google Suite Workspace, advance level in GSheets and Gemini).
- Finance, Data/Business Analytics Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in Corporate Controlling, Audit, or Finance Transformation.
- Ability to work effectively in an international, multi cultural, and dynamic environment.
Personal & Interpersonal Skills
- Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities to manage multiple legal entities and diverse departments.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively manage internal stakeholders.
- Digitally driven, highly motivated by process automation, AI advancements, and technological innovation.
- Independent worker with strong analytical, risk assessment, and problem solving skills.
- Self motivated and enthusiastic, with a strong willingness to take ownership and drive change.
- 'Right First Time' mindset, with a strong commitment to data accuracy and delivering high quality outputs consistently.
General
- Ensure all financial reportings are performed accurately, compliantly, and on a timely basis.
- Ensure all regional operations adhere to Airbus Group policies and act as a gatekeeper to guarantee internal controls.
- Contribute to a positive, collaborative, and inspiring work environment within the Dubai office.
- Stay well informed and familiar with the latest financial regulations and digital trends.
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