Inventory Accountant UK

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance OR You will be subject to BPSS and Export Control checks (including a criminal record check).

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Some.

LOCATION: Filton.

TYPE: Full time.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU:

• Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, various optional salary sacrifice benefits, shopping discounts and much more.
• Work / Life Balance: 35 hour week, flexible working around core hours, flexible working, option to buy/sell holiday (AP+).
• Personal Development: Personalised development plan and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities.
• Health & Wellbeing: Bupa health insurance (AP+) (including assisted fertility treatments and gender dysphoria & reassignment support), wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), discounted family health/dental insurance/eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, on-site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime yoga/meditation.
• Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay), adoption/shared parental/caregiving leave, purpose built maternity rooms on site.
• Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity).

Our world is changing. And so are we. From our commitment to zero-carbon flight to cleaning up space, sustainability is at the heart of our purpose. So what's your next change?

Are you a finance professional driven to take strategic ownership of a major manufacturing portfolio? In this high-visibility role, you will oversee the financial accuracy of £600m in UK Stock and WIP, partnering closely with operational teams, senior leadership, and external auditors to optimize stock flows, controls, and cash performance. Working alongside transnational colleagues to harmonize best practices across Airbus Commercial, you’ll translate complex inventory flows into clear P&L and Balance Sheet impact while shaping future strategy. If you excel at bridging technical accounting with cross-functional business partnering to drive real operational change, this role offers an exceptional platform to influence key stakeholders across the business.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM:

• Ensuring accuracy of the balance sheet inventory valuation in the financial accounts, which includes significant support to external audit to confirm that Airbus UK can substantiate the valuation and quantity of inventory.
• Month end transactions and reporting to secure accurate and on time delivery of inventory related financials for corporate reporting, with robust review of the quality of the inventory data.
• Act as a business partner to various stakeholders in Financial controlling and Operations in order to drive key inventory management topics such as stock counts, review of slow move stock, stock obsolescence, stock coverage, storage location rationalisation, stock at vendor.
• Assist in devising the way forward, representing accounting, to ensure clear accountability and ownership across the organisation for robust Inventory review and strategic decisions.
• Be responsible for understanding the complex, technical inventory flows in SAP and support the whole business (Finance & Operations) in anomalous transactions/processes to ensure the correct financial output.
• Be the primary focus for Financial Controlling in relation to Inventory queries and stakeholder management, engaging key Operational stakeholders where required.
• Educate on complex processes to empower the Finance and Operational community.
• Involvement in transnational projects to ensure the correct Inventory financial flows and harmonised global approach.

ABOUT YOU:

• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence, negotiate and educate.
• Technical skills to understand complex manufacturing flows and systems (SAP & SAC).
• Ability to work with various Stakeholders and all levels of management - negotiate, influence, educate.
• Confidence to work with Finance and non-Finance teams to reinforce Financial processes.
• Team player - within the team and with multifunctional teams.
• Lean mindset - to approach a process/problem in a streamlined way to improve the process.
• Self-driven - to investigate and resolve issues in conjunction with the business to a suitable conclusion.

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU:

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request. Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition under the Equality Act 2010 and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and your application will be considered accordingly.

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 Operations Limited

Employment Type: Permanent

Experience Level: Professional

Job Family: Accounting

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Summary Location: Broughton; Bristol Area Type: Full time.