Senior Financial Analyst, IRIS2

The job responsibilities outlined in this document are not exhaustive and may evolve over time and be reviewed according to business needs.

ProgramME Description

IRIS2 is the new European Union secure satellite constellation. This project is the European Union's answer to the pressing challenges of tomorrow to provide secure connectivity services and enhanced communication capacities to the EU and its Member States as well as to governmental users, private companies and European citizens while ensuring high-speed internet broadband to cope with connectivity dead zones. SES – together with other consortium partners and core members - was selected by European Commission to build and to operate the IRIS2 multi-orbit satellite constellation. The IRIS2 team enters into its next project phase and there is a strong need of finance support for all the activities around the Integrated Project Team set up for IRIS by SES.

ROLE DESCRIPTION 

In your analyst role, you are working as part of the SES IRIS2 Finance Team and are responsible for planning and managing the reporting and analysis activities for the SES IRIS2 Programme. The role has specific responsibility for providing financial transparency to SES IRIS2 Programme leader, SES Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and includes reporting to external parties such as grantors and consortium partners. You are responsible for the preparation of Forecast, Budget and Business Plan of the SES scope and you are a contributor to the month end closing process. You are contributing to the internal management reporting, SES BoD reporting and for SES external results publication.

You will work in an agile project organization where a flexible way of working and an adaptive mindset is required.  

As a Senior Financial Analyst, IRIS2, you will be responsible to :

• Provide support to SES Finance, Sales, P&I Departments as well as on programme level to SES IRIS2 Finance team on all financial reporting matters for SES IRIS2
• Develop key metrics to measure the financial performance of SES IRIS2 project and operations
• Conduct in-depth analysis and reporting of variance to plan across all project levels, providing the responsible parties with objective advice on variance drivers and possible mitigation strategies. This reporting is contributing to the SLT Business Reports, SES BoD reporting packages and SLT Financial Performance Review, Consortium reporting packages, Programme leader reporting and management reporting packages for grantor
• Responsible for establishing forecasts, budget and business plans based on baseline costing and revenue planning performed in collaboration with the SES IRIS Programme and Finance team
• Support IRIS Finance team on commercial proposals related to IRIS
• Provide support and guidance to Financial Operations & Controlling to ensure accurateness of financial figures for complete Programme
• Key contributor to the internal process to deliver the planning documents for the Consortium ICSB and SES SLT and Board meetings
• Provide ad-hoc analysis on specific areas
• Develop and drive automation of reporting within the Programme

COMPETENCIES

• Ability to work independently and with limited supervision in complex environments, e.g. project or matrix organizations

• Flexibility and adaptability in response to changing project requirements and environments
• Problem-solving and decision-making abilities

• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
• Able to understand Finance Strategy, to define FP&A objectives accordingly and drive implementation
• Proactively identifies need for change, implements accordingly and assumes responsibility as required
• Strong team player, able to energise and motivate peers
• Develops relationships with internal and external customer, understands their needs and delivers accordingly
• Uses in-depth knowledge and expertise (e.g. FP&A, ERP/BI, EXCEL, PowerBI)
• Aptitude to communicate complex FP&A matters at the appropriate level of granularity depending on audience and objectives of the meeting or report
• Commercial and business acumen

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• University degree with finance qualification and background, MBA, CA or equivalent preferred
• Technically competent from a financial perspective (chartered accountant or equivalent)
• At least 5 years’ experience in a similar financial role
• Demonstrable knowledge and expertise in use and development of finance IT tools
• Proven experience of meeting tight deadlines and track record in project management
• Front-end experience of being involved in finance support
• Understanding of full flow of finance cycles
• Fluency in English (written and spoken), another European language considered an asset

OTHER KEY REQUIREMENTS / COMMENTS

• Eligibility for ESA/EU SECRET personnel security clearances is essential. Candidates must be prepared to undergo a security clearance procedure, as this position may require holding such a clearance
• Willing to work at least 60% onsite from office