Title:  Sr. Accounting Analyst

Job Title:        Sr. Accountant/Analyst

Summary:

• Key business partner involved with the various aspects of budgeting, forecasting, and the analysis/interpretation of financial results.  Provides actionable insights to the business to drive cost savings and improve profitability.  The role requires a strong ethical foundation, attention to detail, and the ability to present unbiased and accurate information to all stakeholders.

 Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Analyze and interpret financial data for use in management reviews.
• Partner with business leaders to help support cost saving initiatives.
• Assist in the development of annual budgets, and development of monthly forecasts as required.
• Support Capital Expenditure forecasting & tracking.
• Prepare, analyze, interpret, and track return on investment (ROI) for major Capital projects.
• Assist in gathering, preparing and analyzing data and reports to support internal and external audits
• Support Business Unit Managers through the preparation of impactful presentations, succinct analysis, and communicate relevant and actionable insights.
• Identify root cause of variances and then partner with appropriate individuals to identify corrective actions, risks, or opportunities resulting from those variances.
• Analyze data for reasonableness and appropriateness, questioning data and teaming with others to understand the information.
• Support various corporate requests & presentations as needed.
• Performs other special ad-hoc projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Possess a strong general accounting knowledge, including GAAP and related principles and practices.
• Sound business judgment and ability to synthesize, analyze, and extract implications from data.
• Ability to frame unstructured and complex analytical problems to a broad audience.
• Strong business partnering skills with the ability to regularly interface with executive management.
• Advanced level knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, & Word.  Familiarity with SAP S/4 Hana & Analytics Cloud a plus.
• Must be willing to work on site.

Education and/or Experience:

• BS or BA degree in finance, business, accounting or equivalent required.
• 5+ years’ of Accounting or Financial Planning, and Analysis (FP&A) experience in a Manufacturing environment. Public company and Aerospace & Defense Industry experience preferred
• Familiarity with FAR, CAS and dealing with DCAA/DCMA audits a plus
• CPA, CMA and/or FPAC certification a plus