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GKN Aerospace · 1 day ago

FP&A Financial Analyst

Tallassee, AL

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

GKN Aerospace is a leading aerospace company supporting the Defense Business Line with a manufacturing site in Alabama. The FP&A Financial Analyst will provide actionable financial planning and analysis recommendations to stakeholders, ensuring sound financial decisions and supporting operational performance.

AerospaceCommercialManufacturing

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Effective oral and written communication skills will be required to effectively manage across multiple leadership levels as well as various functional and customer levels

Analyze financial data from Cincom ERP and utilize financial models, OneStream and TM1 consolidation tools to perform financial analysis and distill into actionable reports

Develop and utilize forward-looking data analytics, visualization, and trend analysis to inform financial strategy and decision making

Perform analysis on customer margins in detail by contract, model and part number. Understand and explain cost components to managers to take effective action to improve margins while maintaining quality and delivery performance

Identify and develop efficient and effective methods and practices to analyze financial results and operating data required by Purchasing, Programs and Manufacturing Operations management. Analyze this data and deliver meaningful information to management with corrective action plans. Implement and ensure performance to realize these desired financial results

Analyze direct and indirect labor levels and trends

Ensure managers are kept fully informed of their spending and financial results, while maintaining a firm and creditable relationships with all levels of management

Perform indirect cost and program costs analysis to ensure the required operating and financial performance objectives at achieved

Qualification

Financial Planning & AnalysisFinancial modelingCost management toolsExcelAerospaceDefense experienceReporting skillsData visualizationOral communicationWritten communicationProject leadership

Required

BS/BA in Accounting, Finance

2+ years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis

Experience with enterprise-level cost management tools (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Cobra Cincom, Hyperion/Smartview, OneStream, TM1)

Proficient working experience with Excel, Power Point and Reporting skills

Must be a US Persons (US Citizen, Green Card Holder / US permanent resident, refugee or asylee) to meet export control compliance requirements

Preferred

Preferred experience in Aerospace and Defense industry with experience in a manufacturing environment

Able to extract, compile and summarize financial data in such a manner that complex matters can be distilled into simple problem statements & recommendations

Comfortable developing concise and clear executive-style presentations to support various reviews, forecasting cycles and monthly & quarterly performance briefings

Demonstrate clear understanding and application of cost and indirect Forward-Pricing Rates (Overhead, Material Handling and SG&A) management techniques, including performance against budget and rate monitoring cadence

Ability to work independently and meet hard deadlines

Experience leading projects that aim to innovate tools, processes, and product

Experience with Tableau or similar reporting/visualization tools