Financial Control Manager

Parque Industrial de Elche (Poligono Industrial), Espagne

About PLD Space

PLD Space is an international space services company with in-house engineering and manufacturing. It is dedicated to transporting satellites and humans into space, vertically integrating engineering, testing, manufacturing and operations of its reusable and sustainable rockets. Headquartered in Elche (Spain) and founded in 2011 by Raúl Torres and Raúl Verdú, PLD Space has established itself as a global benchmark in the space launcher sector. Its MIURA family of launchers and its LINCE manned capsule position the company as a leader in European technological sovereignty in space transportation, covering the full range of space missions. 

With a team of more than 280 employees and 170 million in total funding, PLD Space also has the largest private test benches in Europe, located in Teruel (Spain), and operates two launch bases: El Arenosillo, in Huelva (Spain); and the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), in Kourou (French Guiana). In total, it has more than 188,000m2 of industrial infrastructures under management. 

Mission  

• Senior management role that provides the right information at the right time to support business execution including budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting and business plan.
• Supports Management control staff with financial information and analysis explaining significant deviations between actual results and budget.
• Suggest updates and improvements for accounting systems, including payroll and invoicing and create systems to prevent errors in data collection and calculations.
• Liaising closely with the Company's external auditors in the audit of the year-end accounts together with providing supporting schedules required by them.
• Ensuring that tax declarations are submitted on time and paid within the required time limits.
• Manage small financing and grants.

 

Responsibilities 

• Management of the finance control team, providing any technical support as needed and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. 
• Financial reports, planning and analysis (Budget, Forecast, business plan..).
• Collaborate with the management control to creating the budget, including incorporating historical data. 
• Local and International Tax. 
• Audit and internal control. 
• Consolidation and subsidiaries management. 
• Financial SI and ERP management. 
• Fundraising support.
• Research and manage fundings opportunities including grants.

 

Necessary Requirements

• Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting.
• 5/7 years’ experience in manufacturing industry and previously working for an Audit or Consulting firm with exposure to industrial companies.​
• Excellent organization and administration skills.​
• Energetic and motivated personality with great multi-tasking​.
• Goal oriented.​
• Able to work under pressure to tight deadlines​.
• Ability to analyze data and make decisions​.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel.

Benefits

Health & Wellness

• Physiotherapy within our facilities
• 50% discount on your health insurance
• You can sign-up your family members with health insurance at a competitive price.
• Healthy snacks and lots of fruit

Find balance

• 23 days of paid vacation plus December 24th and 31st
• Flexible work schedule

Never stop learning

• We encourage practical learning
• We promote professional development through internal mobility and teamwork

Focus on your financial future

• Childcare flexible contributions
• Restaurant tickets
• Transport flexible contributions
• Training support

 

Values

We have five critical beliefs that guide the way PLD Space is shaping the future of space launch technologies.

• Teamwork.
• Hard work.
• Dynamism.
• Commitment.
• Keep it simple.

 

Join us to reinvent how rockets are built!