Company: Well established publicly held Aerospace Manufacturer with sales of over $2B

Division Sales: $300M with 5 international locations

 

Opportunity: Sr. Program Finance/FP&A

Salary: up to $100K + 4-7% bonus (will flex DOE)

Reports to: Assistant Controller or directly to VP of Finance

 

Sizzle about Company:

•   Very Talent Driven and Employee Centric organization

•   Exceptional progression and growth 2-3 years throughout the organization and not limited to VC starting with

•   Next step can be FP&A Mgr or Assistant Controller

•   Excellent Benefits and Relocation package should you take internal growth opportunity out of State or Country

 

Primary Duties:

• Develop Program Accounting & Costing methodology for aerospace business, implement tracking & reporting mechanisms on major new projects
• Support monthly business review process, prepare Quarterly Forecasts & Annual Budgets,
• Support FP&A Manager to ensure that Annual Budgets, periodic Forecasts & other related analysis are performed accurately & completed in a timely manner
• Primary contact to implement and publish Operations KPI’s, perform variance analysis and partner with functional owners, influence results, and drive continuous improvement
• Develop, maintain and publish monthly customer & product P&L
• Works with other Management to coordinate Division operations and activities and partners with Operations teams to resolve problems and issues
• Ability to maintain standard cost system, understand, report on periodic variances (PPV, Labor & Absorption, etc.) and identify any corrective action necessary
• Support Six Sigma, facilitate lean and productivity initiatives
• Prepare monthly journal entries, supporting documentation, and analysis and schedules to explain variance to Plan & Forecast
• Accumulate and financially report production costs as required by US GAAP
• Provides ad hoc Financial analysis reports as needed

 

Requirements & Skills:

•   Bachelor’s degree; MBA and/or CPA a plus but not a must

•   Manufacturing is a must with strong preference for Program Finance/Aerospace experience (POC) but any components/discrete manufacturing will be considered (Engineering/Construction)

•   Ambitious and driven individual who strives to become Controller or Director of Finance

•   Progressive but not overly aggressive as not someone that’s knocking on Manager door within 12 months (in due time and patience)

•   Exceptional opportunity for someone currently at mid-level Analyst and ready for the next step as Senior.

•   Outgoing personality that’s inquisitive and pushes the envelope on process improvement and enjoys the visibility with Senior Mgmt.

·       Requires BS/BA in Accounting or Business; MBA or an Advanced degree in Business or Finance  preferred

·       Experience with Program or Contract Management  in Aerospace or similar industry

·       Experience developing budgets, forecasts in a mfg. environment; Experience performing variance analysis

·       Sound business acumen and the ability to understand “big picture” and influence functional owners to support key organizational initiatives

·       5 years relevant accounting experience including exposure cost accounting concepts in a manufacturing environment

·       Possess strong skills to collect, organize, synthesize, and analyze data; summarize findings; and develop conclusions and recommendations from appropriate data sources while considering costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one

·       Strong knowledge of US GAAP, accounting principles and practices, financial analysis, modeling and data reporting using Business Intelligence programs

·       Experience leading teams including cross-functional teams

• Act and operate independently with minimal daily direction from manager to accomplish objectives
• Proven track record prioritizing and juggling multiple projects simultaneously with competing priorities and deadlines
• Must possess strong communication & presentation skills; The individual should have the ability to articulate thoughts in an effective manner and influence decisions
• Excellent computer skills including a high degree of skill in Excel, PowerPoint, ERP & Business Intelligence/Data Warehouse applications such as Hyperion