Description:
In this influential role, you will be a trusted advisor and financial steward to the Division's leadership team, directly shaping the future of a mission-critical business focused on national defense and precision systems. You won't just report numbers; you will be instrumental in optimizing financial models, assessing macro-economic impacts, and making critical strategic decisions that guide the business's profitability, compliance, and sustained growth.
Key Exciting Responsibilities
- Strategically Partner with business leaders, acting as a trusted advisor to optimize financial models and guide critical decisions that shape the future of the defense division.
- Drive Financial Integrity by overseeing complex monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring strict compliance with US GAAP, SEC, and SOX reporting standards.
- Lead Federal Contract Compliance by coordinating proposal submissions, managing rates and factors, and ensuring adherence to complex government regulations (FARs, DFARs, Certified Cost & Pricing Data).
- Pioneer FP&A Excellence by leading monthly and quarterly business reviews, applying insightful qualitative judgment to quantitative analysis to drive the quality and predictability of forecasts.
- Champion Operations Efficiency by managing inventory, overseeing inventory turns, and optimizing high-value WIP and material variance accounting and scrap strategy.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven expertise in ensuring the integrity of financial statements through rigorous controls and strict compliance with US GAAP and SEC reporting standards.
- Substantial experience in financial planning, analysis, forecasting, and developing annual budgets in collaboration with management teams.
- Demonstrated strategic business partnering, providing counsel on major business decisions and supporting the achievement of economic and strategic objectives.
- Experience overseeing or coordinating Federal contract compliance, including familiarity with FARs, DFARs, and managing certified cost & pricing data.
- Track record of inspiring and leading teams, fostering talent development, and enhancing process efficiency (e.g., revenue recognition, pricing).