Fixed Asset Accounting Manager

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Job Description:

Airbus Commercial is looking for a Fixed Asset Accounting Manager to join our team in Mobile, Alabama.

In this role you will be responsible for the comprehensive management, coordination, and reporting of Asset and Capital Expenditure (Capex) activities across Airbus Americas, Inc. and subsidiaries. This role ensures the integrity of the fixed asset register and provides technical expertise in the classification of expenditures (Capex vs. OpEx) to support the expanding industrial capacity and Airbus footprint across the US.

Meet the Team:

Our Finance and Accounting team members need excellent analytical and communication skills to successfully manage our financial portfolio. Our teams provide key analytics – from month-end closing to performance management analysis for our partners. If you’re analytical, detail-oriented, and have a passion for numbers, you’ll enjoy working with our cross-functional global team.

Your Working Environment:

Nearby on ‘Airbus Way’ you will find the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility for commercial aircraft. Opened at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in 2015, the facility produces A320 Family aircraft and added a second product line for the A220 in 2019. The facility, which strengthens the U.S. aerospace industry, is part of Airbus’ strategy to enhance its global competitiveness by meeting the growing needs of its customers in the United States and beyond.

How We Care for You:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)

• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.

• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages. 

• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

 

Your Challenges:

Primary Responsibilities: 

1. Asset Governance & Expenditure Classification (40%)

• Technical Advisory: Partner with operations and project teams to provide technical guidance on the recognition of assets. Lead the analysis of project costs to ensure correct classification between Capital Expenditure (Capex) and Operating Expenditure (Opex) in accordance with IFRS and US GAAP.

• Lifecycle Management: Manage the Assets Under Construction (AUC) process to ensure costs are captured, classified, and placed into service according to company policy.

• SAP Stewardship: Maintain the Fixed Asset Register and perform monthly reconciliations of depreciation values within SAP.

• Compliance Leadership: Drive governance for IFRS 16 (Lease Accounting) and serve as the primary focal point for external auditors regarding fixed asset inquiries and inventory stock-taking procedures.

2. Financial Reporting & Statutory Compliance (30%)

• Reporting Integrity: Ensure the accuracy of the asset register and the robustness of management reporting in compliance with IFRS, US GAAP, and the Airbus Group Accounting Manual.

• Close Management: Lead month-end closing activities for the asset scope, assisting in the preparation of consolidated financial statements (Balance Sheet, P&L, and Cash Flow).

• Tax & Regulatory Support: Manage deliverables for the Tax Department under the framework of the transfer pricing agreement between European and US authorities.

• Audit Preparation: Provide necessary documentation for annual audits, transfer pricing studies, and valuation assessments.

3. Process Optimization & Strategic Support (30%)

• Forecasting Collaboration: Support Capex Managers and Site Controllers in periodic forecasting, budgeting, and the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) for depreciation and capital spending.

• Internal Controls: Maintain department internal controls (ICSA), including the coordination of scheduled physical inventory counts and scrap campaigns.

• Systems Innovation: Identify and implement SAP enhancements to standardize the intercompany closing process and improve the operational effectiveness of asset management.

Your Boarding Pass:

Qualified Experience / Skills / Training:  

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree required

• Master in Business Administration, Accounting skills, and Finance preferred

• Additional accounting/financial studies preferred (CPA, MBA…)

• Good knowledge of SAP logistics and finance modules preferred 

Experience:

• 6+ years of experience in finance, auditing and/or accounting in a commercial or industrial environment involving tight deadlines​

• Demonstrated leadership in resolving or escalating issue resolution, team building, training and team support.

• Good communication skills, rigor, conscientious,

• Demonstrated ability to organize and coordinate multiple tasks, build strong cross functional relationships and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization,

Communication Skills (Spoken, Written, Influencing, Proficiency in Other Languages):

• Effective verbal and listening communications skills

Technical Systems Proficiency:

• SAP, Google Suites, Excel

Travel Required: 

• 10% Domestic and International

Eligibility:

• Eligible for employment in the US

Physical Requirements: 

• Onsite or remote:  60% onsite and 40 % remote.

• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings. 

• Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms. 

• Speaking:  able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.

• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts. 

• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs at least several times a month.

• Lifting:  able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs at least several times a month.

• Pushing / Pulling:  able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools at least several times a month.

• Sitting:  able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on the computer. 

• Squatting / Kneeling:  able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving.

• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor. 

• Travel:  able to travel independently and at short notice. 

• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents):  able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces.

• Personal Protective Equipment required:  Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site. 

• Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.

Take your career to a new level and apply online now!

 

A full job description will be provided to candidates who progress to the interview stage or any candidate upon request.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Americas, Inc.

Employment Type:

US - Direct Hire

Experience Level:

Professional

Remote Type:

Flexible

Job Family:

Accounting

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Job Posting End Date: 05.25.2026

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