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Junior Financial Controller

Pangea Aerospace

Pangea Aerospace

Accounting & Finance
Remote
Posted on Jan 3, 2025

About Pangea Aerospace:
We are a company dedicated to developing advanced propulsion systems for the space industry based on three key principles: high efficiency, sustainability, and reusability. We are revolutionizing the space industry with groundbreaking innovations that allows us to offer the best performance to cost propulsion systems.

Our goal is to be the propulsion provider for the next-generation of spacecraft, which are essential to meet the demands and compete in the booming space market of the next decade.

We are a passionate, multicultural, and multidisciplinary team pushing the boundaries of what it is possible in space propulsion technology.

We have already made history by successfully testing the world's first 3D printed Methalox Aerospike engine, marking a significant milestone for the space industry.

We are looking for talented professionals to join our international team in Barcelona and Toulouse. We want to be key player in improving diversity in Aerospace sector as, in Pangea, we believe that diversity (gender, age, race, sexual orientation, beliefs, disability, culture, etc.) is a key to success. Within Pangea, everyone can grow with the same opportunities. We encourage you to apply. Individually we are different, but together we are an amazing team!

We are looking for a Junior Financial Controller in Toulouse:

About your job:

The finance team is growing as the company keeps signing new contracts and receiving grants and financing. Within our team, you will be working hand-by-hand with our CFO, our Financial analyst and our Accounting & Treasury Analyst on a wide range of topics, the main ones being described below.

  1. Financial Reporting and Analysis
  • Assist in the preparation of monthly financial reports
  • Consolidate data from project management and accounting systems to generate financial reports
  • Support the development of dashboards and KPIs for financial control of the operations of the company
  1. Budgeting and Forecasting
  • Participate in annual budgeting and periodic re-forecasting activities
  • Integrate project monitoring to monitor budget at company level
  • Assist in developing tools for scenario analysis and financial modelling
  1. Project controlling
  • Work hand to hand with project management to define applicable costs and financial performance of each project
  • Support in tracking expenses related to grants and institutional contracts
  • Analyse cost structure to identify areas of optimization
  1. Internal Control and Expenses Compliance
  • Help ensuring compliance between accounting and grant reporting
  • Support to audit preparation and documentation for project related themes
  1. Process Improvement
  • Help the finance and project management team to ensure alignment in the data collection methods
  • Support the implementation of new financial tools for data management and reporting
  • Assist in automating manual processes

What you need to be successful:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
  • 1-3 years of experience in financial analysis, controlling, ideally in a project-based company.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial modeling tools.
  • Knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting standards.
  • Experience working with ERP systems and financial reporting software is a plus.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
  • English professional is a must. French and/or Spanish a plus

Not hitting every requirement? Research suggests that some people tend to hesitate when it comes to job applications if they don't meet all the desired qualifications. Here at Pangea Aerospace, we're committed to fostering a workplace that values diversity, inclusivity, and authenticity. So, if you're enthusiastic about this role but your prior experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification mentioned in the job description, we still strongly encourage you to apply. You might just be the ideal candidate for this position or other opportunities within our organization.

More about us…

We are an international and very multicultural team. Our work is guided by these core values:

  • Teamwork, because we strive in working together as an aligned team towards our common goals.
  • Respect & tolerance: we value people with integrity that treat other people with respect. We enjoy having diverse views to enrich the debate and take better decisions.
  • Passion for growth: we are passionate about space and about being pioneers; also, we value personal and organizational growth aiming to a constant improvement.
  • Sustainability: because a long-term vision and strategy is not possible if sustainability is not in the team’s core values.
  • Daring: we do things that sometimes seem impossible, but we always go the extra mile to find a path to do them and we are ready to take the necessary risks to achieve our goals.

If this sounds good to you and you want to join the New Space revolution, we really want to meet you!