Finance Controller

Here at The Exploration Company, we are developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit and that can carry cargo - and potentially humans in the longer run.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Finance Controller to join our team, reporting to the lead controller. The ideal candidate will be responsible for providing support in various financial and administrative tasks. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to gain hands-on experience in all the field of corporate finance (FP&A, Controlling and General Accounting) and administrative field.

Key Responsibilities:

Planning & Reporting

• Preparation of the annual Company budget (incl. statutory view and consolidated view), based on budget, including P&L, balance sheet, cash-flow statement

• Prepare Actuals vs. Budget detailed variance analysis to highlight trends, risks and opportunities,

• Quarterly reforecast based on actuals,

• Operating Planning / Business Plan as needed for fund raising,

• Monthly company reporting to shareholders with actuals vs. budget for Cash-flows (indirect), P&L and Balance sheet

• Monthly cash report (direct) by cost nature to the team with a detailed analysis of cash-in and cash-out vs. budget

Controlling

Central controlling, including:

• Preparation of budget by function (Cost center),

• Hourly rate determination, follow-up and justification

• Travel expenses

• Overheads and G&A estimates

Project controlling including:

• Revenue Recognition methodology analysis & implementation per contract (IFRS15)

• EAC per programs, including revenue scheme, workload & cost of hours estimates, direct cost to programs

• Risk analysis per program

• Milestones and programs actuals follow-up, including customer invoicing

• Proposal efforts for bids, including preparation of PSS for ESA programs

Manufacturing controlling, including:

• Analysis of inventory and work-in-progress

• Standard pricing variance on purchase (PPV) and production variance

• Scrap, inventory count, and work-in progress analysis

• Actuals cash management, and budget tracking (Cost centers and Projects).

Accounting

• Preparation of closing journal entries linked to operations (complex postings, transfer pricing calculation, month-end accruals…)

• Deep understanding of profit & loss sections and flows

• Compliance, tools and other

Develop internal control procedures and rules to ensure:

• Compliance at every level of the company with laws and regulations

• Prevent errors and fraud

• Protection of company assets, people and company reputation

• Drive financial processes within the Odoo ERP system, incl. impacts on the procurement, sales, HR and manufacturing modules

• Seek for automation of processes for interfaces (API) between external tool use by the company and our ERP Odoo

• Ensure improvements overtime in the tool and simplify processes

• Conduct research on financial and administrative topics and prepare reports with findings and recommendations.

• Support the team in ad-hoc projects, as needed.

Qualifications:

• Embrace the Company culture.

• Dedicated to the team and nice.

• Honest, simple, proactive and hard worker.

• Happy to do things very important for the company but not fancy and known by others.

• Curious, agile, creative, like to understand the why, reassess the need and do better.

• Seek for frugality, automation and performance

• Strong attention and appetence to details but willing to understand the big picture.

• Organizational skills.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or similar area of studies

• 2 to 5 years of experience in financial controlling in the aircraft or aerospace industry.

• English speaker, German, French or Italian language is a plus.

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