Senior Accounting Specialist (f/m), Toulouse

Airbus is a leading aircraft manufacturer with the most modern and comprehensive family of airliners on the market, ranging in capacity from 100 to more than 500 seats. Airbus champions innovative technologies and offers some of the world’s most fuel efficient and quiet aircraft. Airbus has sold over 13.800 aircraft to more than 360 customers worldwide. Airbus has achieved more than 8,000 deliveries since the first Airbus aircraft entered into service. Headquartered in Toulouse, France.

Tasks

Consolidation Manager:

• Manage a team of 6 people
• Complete the monthly, quarterly, and year-end consolidation closing processes across Airbus divisions and at Group level, in full compliance with IFRS and Airbus standards.
• Take ownership on all topics linked to the Commercial Aircraft EBIT, acting as a key interface with the CFO and Head of Accounting.
• Ensure Financial Result postings at consolidation level as well as producing an analytical review explaining the different impact in the Financial Result at Division level.
• Maintain a high standard of internal control, including key control testing, anticipation and completing audit procedures.

IFRS Accounting Specialist:

• Be part of the Accounting Policies & External Disclosures team and:
• Define, implement, and maintain IFRS accounting policies across all Airbus divisions.
• Provide technical guidance on complex transactions (e.g. revenue recognition, leases, business combinations, financial instruments…).
• Monitor regulatory and market authority recommendations, ensuring accurate application and visibility in external disclosures.
• Collaborate closely with auditors and internal stakeholders to align on accounting treatments and ensure best-in-class compliance.
• Lead IFRS training and communication efforts to upskill the wider finance community.

Senior Tax Accountant:

• Coordinate tax accounting topics across Airbus divisions and at Group level, ensuring global understanding, quality and internal control.
• Drive harmonisation and standardisation of tax accounting processes across the Group.
• Foster a cross-divisional centre of competence for tax accounting
• Perform “deep dive” investigations to challenge and analyse complex and structuring tax topics
• Interface with the external auditors to exchange and validate on the tax accounting treatment

Profile

• At least 8 years experience in one or more of the following areas: Financial consolidation, Technical accounting or Tax accounting.
• A solid understanding of IFRS and a strong appetite for technical topics and transversal challenges.
• Experience in coordinating cross-functional stakeholders and managing deliverables under tight deadlines.
• Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and the ability to challenge assumptions constructively.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to interact confidently with senior stakeholders and external auditors.
• Proactive, agile, and energetic, with the ability to adapt quickly in a dynamic environment.
• Fluency in English (spoken and written); French and/or German are a plus.