Thales Looking for Finance Reporting Manager at Arlington, TX, United States Full Time

Job Description

Location: Arlington, United States of America
In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow’s possible.
Knowing what Thales does today, means asking where technology is taking us tomorrow. We are creating the waves of digital transformation that will cary our customers into the future. Where these transformations intersect and interfere is where the most interesting and innovative tomorrows are being built. Thales operates at the intersection of these technologies to find every tomorrow.
Thales USA is looking for a Finance Reporting Manager to join our team in Arlington, VA . The main purpose of this role is to ensure compliance and accuracy of all financial planning and analysis for Thales NORAM. This will include coordination of NORAM budgets and forecasts, analysis of actual results, and preparation of Business Operational Reviews presentations. This position will also play a key role in ensuring the NORAM financial statements are in compliance with all applicable accounting standards, implementation of various processes as part of the finance transformation initiative, and supporting various Mergers and Acquisitions activities.
Key Responsibilities:

• Review, consolidate and analyze the annual Multi-Year-budget (MYB) for North America, set up planning and deadlines, define and implement additional formats and templates as needed by country management. Provide ad-hoc analysis on any key topic.
• Consolidate and analyze the monthly financials for North America BOR (Business Operational Reviews)
• Responsible for the accuracy and submission of Thales Real Estate, Thales USA PRS, and Thales Meolut financial statements. This includes monthly magnitude reporting, explaining variances to budgets and forecast, and ensuring compliance with all IFRS accounting standards
• Supports all relevant USA external and internal reporting requirements, including preparation of country-level consolidated financial statements, BEA reporting, supplemental information for Boeing, US Treasury, Banks, Insurance companies, etc.
• Finance project manager for Airport Security projects in the US (PRS BL) & Meolut Project (TAS BL). This includes preparing budgets, providing support at bid phase, participating in gate reviews, and leading the quarterly BOR reviews for the PRS business line.
• Collaborate with all NORAM businesses on accounting, reporting issues, information gathering, Group instructions, and any other relevant issues.
• Lead the budget efforts for various functions for NORAM support functions to include Procurement, Human Resources, Sales and Marketing etc.
• Support of Acquisitions, Mergers, and divestitures, including (though not limited to) accounting for transactions, opening balance sheet support, and recording of related transactions by the entities involved.
• Support the preparation of the NORAM SITCOM in coordination with Sales & Marketing
• Provide ad hoc financial support serve as liaison to Central Finance team in HQ in Paris on various North America finance/reporting topics.
• Lead NORAM finance transformation projects to include automation through powerBI, Anaplan budgets, and any other tools introduced.

Minimum Requirements:

• BA in Finance and/or Accounting with 8+ years of experience or Master’s degree in field with 6+ years of experience
• SAP (or equivalent ERP & management reporting system)
• Expertise in all Finance processes and analytical structure (Cost Center, Profit Center, GL)
• Strong experience in extended business worldwide including complex projects configuration
• Shaping solutions out of complexity and making the right choices between short, medium & long term
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities
• Thriving in a high performance finance culture where success is directly linked to delivery of key initiatives and projects
• In-depth knowledge of financial statements and analysis
• Ability to engage and communicate effectively at all times and demonstrating the One Team One Thales philosophy

Preferred Skills:

• Knowledge of SAP, ANAPLAN
• Knowledge on Thales reporting system Magnitude appreciated incl. interface on GetCtData
• Knowledge of POWER BI highly appreciated

This position will require successfully completing a post-offer background check. Qualified candidates with [a] criminal history will be considered and are not automatically disqualified, consistent with federal law, state law, and local ordinances.
Successful applicant must comply with federal contractor vaccine mandate requirements.
Thales champions inclusion and we believe diversity strengthens the fabric of our culture. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law

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