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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Financial Contract Manager

Accounts Payable/ReceivableConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSophia Antipolis, FranceNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience in administrative and financial contract management.
  • Knowledge of intracommunity VAT rules and tax obligations related to contracts.
  • Knowledge of contract-management tools and invoicing software.
  • Experience in debt collection and dispute management.
  • Fluent English.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the administrative and financial aspects of customer contracts and member subcontract agreements while ensuring compliance with accounting, tax, and legal rules.
  • Prepare customer and supplier invoices, applying intracommunity VAT rules.
  • Support Business Managers with the operational and financial management of their cases.
  • Register, notify, and break down customer contracts and member subcontract agreements in accordance with internal procedures.
  • Prepare advance-payment requests and invoices, ensuring legal and tax details are accurate.
  • Coordinate with Accounting to process customer and subcontractor payments.
  • Maintain dashboards tracking payments, deadlines, and balances for each contract.
  • Manage late-payment interest, penalties, and price reductions, working with Legal when necessary.
  • Administer financial instruments, including bank guarantees, documentary collections, and releases.
  • Monitor shipments and deliveries, and raise alerts about delays or non-compliance.
  • Calculate and file import and export DEB (Declarations of Trade in Goods) with Accounting.
  • Lead contract closeout activities, including final balances, collection, and archiving.
  • Collect customer receivables and rigorously track payment reminders.
  • Update forecast dates for cash receipts and disbursements for the relevant contracts.
  • Produce performance indicators, including payment times and collection rates, and propose improvements.

Desired Qualifications

  • Italian language skills are desirable.

About the Company

Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Thales designs and delivers critical technology for aerospace, defense, and digital security. Its products include electronics, software, and data-security systems that power air travel, payments, and modern military platforms, by integrating hardware and software to build systems such as avionics, radar, cybersecurity, and secure communications that collect sensor data and protect networks. It stands out through deep industrial experience, end-to-end solutions across defense, aerospace, and cybersecurity, and a focus on AI and quantum tech, aided by strategic acquisitions and partial state ownership. Its goal is to provide reliable, secure, and connected technologies that support national security, public safety, and everyday life by solving complex security and connectivity challenges.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Meudon, France
Founded
1893

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