Airbus
Airbus
Airbus develops and produces aerospace technologies across commercial aviation, defense, and space. Its portfolio includes commercial and military aircraft, helicopters, and space systems, supported by work in digital innovation, aviation safety, and security. The company is also advancing lower-emission flight through hybrid and electric aviation research while pursuing decarbonization and greater environmental responsibility across its operations and products.

Airbus Accounts Receivable Accountant - Lisbon Hybrid

Manage accounts receivable activities for Airbus Portugal’s shared services center, including payments, invoicing, reconciliations, and debt management. Use SAP, IFRS, reporting, and internal controls to support accurate financial operations.

Description

  • Handle administrative activities within the assigned finance process
  • Assist with preparing financial statements
  • Maintain compliance with legislation, accounting standards, and internal controls
  • Execute financial processes and tools for flows and transactions under IFRS
  • Apply finance and transactional expertise to accounts receivable activities
  • Establish accounting structures and principles for general ledger and receivables transactions
  • Help align processes across multiple legal entities
  • Identify and recommend improvements to accounts receivable processes and systems
  • Match incoming payments to invoices using manual or electronic methods
  • Create and update customer master records
  • Review and record customer contracts in SAP
  • Prepare commercial delivery invoices, credit notes, and advance payment invoices
  • Distribute invoices and payment records to customers
  • Review external documents, including Airway Bills, Bills of Lading, and customer certificates
  • Review and prepare customer statements of account
  • Issue monthly debt reconciliation correspondence
  • Work with business teams on customer collection activities and debt committees
  • Assess customer bad debt and record provisions or write-offs when appropriate
  • Review receivables and advance-payment balance sheet accounts
  • Produce ageing reports and provide them to business stakeholders
  • Assist with audit activities
  • Develop key performance indicators
  • Apply internal controls when recording transactions
  • Produce additional financial reports

Requirements

  • Suitable for a junior accountant, including recent graduates, or candidates with accounting administration experience
  • Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or Economics, or experience with administrative accounting tasks
  • Working knowledge of accounting and the ability to put required actions into practice
  • Understanding of accounting transactions and period closing
  • Familiarity with Internal Financial Control Standards
  • Experience with accounting systems, preferably SAP
  • Knowledge of Lean principles for ongoing process improvement
  • Ability to understand customer needs and convert them into practical actions
  • Knowledge of IFRS and accounting processes
  • Ability to communicate with and influence customers across US and European locations
  • Understanding of internal control principles
  • Advanced English proficiency
  • Additional language skills are advantageous

Benefits

  • Career opportunities across Airbus’s European core countries and other global regions
  • Hybrid work combining onsite and offsite arrangements
  • A collaborative and engaging team environment for building the shared services organization
  • Comprehensive and energizing onboarding experience
  • Flexible working arrangements that encourage innovative thinking

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