Job Description

The incumbent is hired for a fixed-term period of 9 months to cover the parental leave of a member of the Financial Planning & Analysis team and is responsible for planning and managing the reporting and analysis activities for Operations & Engineering department.

The role has specific responsibility to provide financial transparency to SLT (Senior Leadership Team) Member heading this Department. He or she is responsible for the preparation of Forecast, Budget and Business Plan for this area, and will be a key contributor to the month end closing process. He or she contributes to the internal management reporting and SES BoD reporting.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES / KEY RESULT AREAS

• Provide support to Operations & Engineering on all financial Matters
• Develop key metrics to measure the financial performance within this area
• Conduct in-depth analysis and reporting of OpEx and CapEx across Operations & Engineering, providing the responsible SLT Member and L2s with objective advice around optimal allocation and strategic priority alignment. This reporting is contributing to the SLT Business Reports, SES BoD report-ing packages and SLT Financial Performance Review
• Provide support and guidance to Financial Operations & Controlling to ensure accurateness of finan-cial figures for Operations & Engineering and on SAP set up
• Key contributor to the internal process to deliver the SES Group planning documents for the SLT and Board meetings

COMPETENCIES

• 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 (e.g. Finance, Business Applications)
• Develops relationships (e.g. with SLT Heads), understands their needs and delivers accordingly
• Uses in-depth knowledge and expertise (e.g. FP&A, ERP/BI, EXCEL)
• Aptitude to communicate complex FP&A matters at the appropriate level of granularity depending on audience and objectives of the meeting or report
• Ability to work in a well-organised, accurate and reliable manner
• Excellent presentation development and communication skills
• Time management and priority setting skills

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• University degree with finance qualification and background
• Technically competent from a financial perspective
• At least 5 years’ experience in a similar financial/commercial role, preferably in the telecommunication or satellite industry
• 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

OTHER KEY REQUIREMENTS / COMMENTS

• Fluency in English (written and spoken)
• Based in Luxembourg
• Can start by 1st Sep’26