Financial Data Analyst (Contract)

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Job Description:

The Financial Data Analyst will be responsible for business controlling activities across various Airbus Services perimeters in the Americas. Reporting directly to the Head of Services Finance (Americas), the incumbent will deliver key financial reporting, cost controlling, and advanced performance management analysis to operations to drive critical business decisions.

In alignment with our 2035 Services Moonshot and our transition to an optimized, digitally mature "One Roof" finance organization, this role is designed for a progressive, disruptive finance professional. The successful candidate will not only manage traditional controlling tasks but will actively champion the integration of Financial AI, automated business analytics, and generative AI use-case assessments to decouple regional business growth from manual administrative overhead.  

This is a temporary/contract position based in Herndon, VA.

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Financial Reporting & Analysis: 65%

• Comprehensively plan the growth and development of the regional Services business within the Annual Operative Planning (AOP) cycle.
• Prepare and deliver regional financial reviews, performing deep-dive root-cause analyses on budget over/under-performance. Translate raw variance data into actionable risk-mitigation or opportunity-exploitation strategies.
• Actively customize and deploy AI Use-Case Assessments for Financial Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting to transition the department toward predictive, machine-learning-driven rolling forecasts.
• Help champion the adoption of AI-powered data retrieval systems to eliminate manual data-gathering cycles, allowing the team and operational leaders to query P&L, headcount, and KPI metrics instantaneously.
• Assist the Head of Services Finance in preparing executive-level financial briefings, metrics, and dashboards for senior management (Airbus Americas and Global Services HQ).
• Support the expansion of our Direct "Revenue-to-Cash" Free Cash Flow (FCF) methodology. Investigate opportunities to apply predictive cash-forecasting algorithms to regional collection pipelines to improve working capital predictability.

• Stakeholder Management & Compliance: 25%

• Interfaces with European counterparts, Business Operations Analysts to provide/gather business/operational data and information for data analysis and reporting
• Maintains visibility of offsite supplier financial purchasing obligations, along with current view of outsourced workload requirements, ensuring accuracy of expenditures and forecasts
• Follows rules and guides best practices to ensure compliance
• Detailed knowledge of integrated AA processes including Procurement, Finance, HR etc. 
  

3. Business Development & Transformation: (20%)

• Actively partner with the regional commercial and business development leadership  teams across all of Services North America to model financial scenarios for new regional sales opportunities and addressable market share growth.
• Provide financial modeling support for new industrial footprint business cases, such as warehouse redesigns &  regional distribution expansions.
• Assist in the financial steering of the "Hub-to-Regionalization" strategy, evaluating Gross Margin ROI to ensure regional supply chain changes yield maximum margin velocity.
• Actively support the regional finance transformation roadmap by identifying manual reporting roadblocks and collaborating with the digital team to replace legacy Excel tasks with automated tools (e.g., Skywise-connected reports and AI-driven anomalies tracking).
• Support Tariff controlling perimeters, tracking financial exposure to customs, and generating data-driven simulations for classification optimizations to protect regional commercial competitiveness.
  

Qualified Experience / Skills / Training:    

Education:

• Bachelor (or Master preferable) in Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, or Computer Sciences

Experience:

• At least one (1) year of experience in Finance, Accounting, or Business/Data Analytics

Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities:

• Knowledge of business intelligence software, G-Suite Platforms (i.e. Sheets), Microsoft Office (i.e., Excel) & Accounting/Finance concepts & software required
• Business Analytics software, SAP, Tableau Desktop Certification & Alteryx Core Certification preferred
• Able to work effectively under pressure and in a rapidly changing environment in order to meet deadlines
• Focused attention to detail and high standards for quality and accuracy in his/her work product
• Professional, positive demeanor. Collegial orientation; relationship-builder who is solutions-oriented
• Organized with strong follow through and execution
• Ability to prepare clear and precise reports  
• Ability to present clear and business-oriented recommendations to site and project leadership 
  

Eligibility: Authorized to Work in the US

Communication Skills (Spoken, Written, Influencing, Proficiency in Other Languages):

• Excellent written and verbal communication skill as well as presentation skills
• Fluency in English required. Other languages (French, Spanish, German) are preferred.
  

Technical Systems Proficiency:

• SAP, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Sheets

Travel Required: 

• 5 % Domestic and International
  

Eligibility:

• Eligible for employment in the US 

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Americas, Inc.

Employment Type:

Agency / Temporary

Experience Level:

Entry Level

Remote Type:

Flexible

Job Family:

Financial Expertise

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Job Posting End Date: 10.16.2026

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