Financial Systems Business Partner

Job description

Here at The Exploration Company, we are building innovative aerospace technologies that advance the future of space transportation. We operate in a project‑driven aerospace manufacturing environment, scaling rapidly across multiple countries, legal entities, and programmes. Reliable, well‑governed financial systems are critical to enabling growth while maintaining control, credibility, and auditability. ABOUT THE ROLE We are looking for a Financial Systems Business Partner to act as the functional owner of financial system automation and master data governance, with Odoo as the financial backbone. You will sit at the intersection of Finance, Engineering, and Enterprise Systems, translating financial control needs into scalable system solutions. You will design, improve, and help operate financial processes across projects, departments, and legal entities. This is a hands‑on role: you will configure, analyse, challenge, automate, and continuously improve how financial data flows through the organisation. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Act as Finance’s primary system counterpart for Odoo and adjacent financial tooling - A custodian of finance‑related master data, ensuring consistency, quality and traceability - Design and continuously improve financial workflows across: - Treasury - Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) - Accounting and controlling - Identify manual, fragile, or inconsistent processes and drive automation and standardisation - Ensure master data structures support project‑based, multi‑entity operations - Help define and enforce ownership, change processes, and controls for financial reference data - Support integrations, upgrades, and other digitalisation initiatives in the finance domain REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS - Hands‑on experience with ERP systems (Odoo not required, but strongly desirable) - Proven experience with financial systems, controlling, or finance transformation - Strong understanding of financial workflows across multiple disciplines and domains - Strong analytical skills; comfortable working with complex, multi‑dimensional and evolving datasets - Critical thinker & strong communicator NICE TO HAVE - Background in finance transformation, consulting, or systems implementation - Experience in manufacturing, aerospace, or other high‑reliability industries - Exposure to BI and reporting tools (Power BI, Metabase, Tableau or similar) - Experience in multi‑entity, multi‑currency, multi‑country environments - Technical proficiency with SQL and data modeling, and proficiency with at least one general purpose programming language. During the interview process, candidates will be asked to present a case study on designing a multi-entity financial architecture & workflows in Odoo — covering budgeting, manufacturing costing, cashflow planning, and banking orchestration for a high-growth aerospace environment. We run a mature Odoo implementation; this role is about scaling and optimisation, not building from scratch. Deep financial systems expertise and strong Odoo knowledge is expected. Why you should join us! What makes us special here at The Exploration Company and why we think you will enjoy working here is: - We’re Agile - we make decisions fast whilst keeping our goals and systems in mind - We’re Open and Collaborative - we are transparent about risks and obstacles, so that we can cooperate to overcome them - We have a lot of Fun - we refuel our energy knowing we are democratising space. It’s a wonderful and rare opportunity, are YOU up for the challenge? We'd love to hear from you if you wish to be a part of our journey. Please submit your CV now for immediate consideration and we will be in touch shortly. The Exploration Company is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. Relocation assistance is provided for those willing to relocate including visa sponsorship where applicable. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, which will be subject to the country, role, and project you applied for. By submitting your application, you acknowledge and agree that any offer of employment may be conditional upon successful condition of this check. The Exploration Company partners with Zinc Work Limited located in the UK (Zinc), a third-party provider, to ensure this process as efficient and transparent as possible. If applicable, you will receive an email from Zinc upon acceptance of your offer with a link to a secure portal where you can provide the required information to Zinc.