Manager, Operations Finance

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is seeking a Manager, Operations Finance for its Financial Planning & Analysis team in Poway, CA (onsite). In this role, you will provide financial leadership and business partnership to the Operations organization, driving forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and financial controls while ensuring compliance and confidentiality.

Role focus

You will develop and implement a comprehensive forecasting approach, oversee the Operations Finance team, and manage budgeting and performance reporting. The position includes close collaboration with Operations leadership and cross-functional partners to strengthen operational outcomes, profitability, and the quality of financial information used for decisions.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as a business partner to Operations leadership by providing leadership and guidance on financial decisions.
• Collaborate cross functionally to promote efficient business processes, strong operational results, and company profitability, including reviewing and challenging peers when necessary.
• Deliver finance insight to non-finance partners, including potential recovery actions relative to plans.
• Manage and develop the Operations Finance team.
• Oversee financial metrics, including overhead, labor utilization, rate management, inventory, and capital expenditures.
• Lead budgeting efforts for annual operations plans, forward pricing rate proposals, monthly estimates-at-complete, and quarterly forecasts.
• Provide timely, relevant, and accurate reporting and analysis of performance versus historical results, budget, forecast, and strategic planning outcomes to support achievement of the budget and long-range strategic plan.
• Encourage continuous improvement by supporting adoption of best practices and new technologies.
• Support executive-level presentations with financial reports, charts, tables, and other exhibits, and provide ad-hoc reporting for business partners.
• Monitor and update controls and procedures to ensure quality and reliability of financial information and reporting.
• Ensure compliance with company financial policies and accounting practices while maintaining strict confidentiality for sensitive information.
• Observe applicable laws, regulations, and obligations where business is conducted on behalf of the company, and work safely in accordance with established procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related discipline and thirteen or more years of progressively complex experience in finance/accounting.
• Experience in a commercial or government contractor environment, including experience in a government contractor environment.
• Knowledge and application of industry and government cost accounting principles, concepts, standards, and practices, with the ability to organize, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established milestones.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Customer-focused leadership with strong presentation and interpersonal skills to influence and guide employees, including senior leaders and senior external parties on finance matters.
• Demonstrated expertise in project planning, execution, and forecasting.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills to document, report, and present accounting and finance findings.
• Experience in organizational and operational problem resolution and the ability to interpret and explain complex financial issues.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Technologies

• Microsoft Office
• Excel
• PowerPoint

Compensation, work setup, and logistics

• Work model: Onsite
• Employment type: Full-Time Salary
• Salary range: USD 130,500 to 228,375 per year
• Travel: 0% to 25%
• Job category: Finance/Accounting
• Experience level: Management
• U.S. citizenship required: No
• Clearance required: No
• Relocation assistance: Relocation Assistance Provided? (Yes/No not specified)

Preferred skills

• Advanced understanding of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Grouping Pegging and Distribution (GPD).
• Understanding of various project types and implications of cost postings to Forecast, Capital, Overhead, and Direct Customer Contract.
• Awareness of costing implications related to manufacturing methodologies, unreleased materials, Sales Orders, and replenishment objects being swept up in GPD.
• Understanding of Project Stock vs. Plant Stock costing implications, including Distribution, Plant Stock Allocation, and Demand Signals.
• Intermediate to Advanced understanding of Cost Transfer processes and Labor Transfers.

Note: A 0% to 25% travel range is indicated. The role supports the Operations organization within the Financial Planning & Analysis function at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.