Karman Space & Defense · 10 hours ago
Senior Financial Analyst
Karman Space & Defense provides concept-to-production solutions for mission-critical systems on spacecraft and defense systems. The Senior Financial Analyst will analyze data to provide insights for product manufacturing and projects, while communicating with various departments to support decision-making and upper management presentations.
Defense & Space
Responsibilities
Construct, validate, and monitor data accumulation for financial reporting
Provide cost analysis results to assist senior management in decision making or other financial initiatives
Perform variance analysis between actual and budgeted costs
Monitor, analyze and report on inventory valuation, production and various other costs
Generate reports, provide analysis, and draft thorough responses to support audit requests
Provide ad hoc assistance to Site Management, Corporate, and other functions
Provide productivity analysis
Support monthly close cycles, account reconciliations and revenue recognition
Review and analyze product margins for all customers and projects and support Sales department with timely reports
Review reporting for trends, investigate abnormalities, and provide recommendations for correction
Collect historical cost data to estimate costs for current or future products
Review and reconcile monthly manufacturing cost activity during monthly close cycle to support ASC 606 percentage of completion revenue recognition
Partner with Program Management to document and gain understanding of program performance trends
Support development of annual operating plan, monthly/quarterly forecasts, and variance analysis
Prepare and maintain Spend Plans to support program milestone billings
Assist in financial chart creation for purposes of briefing senior leadership on site performance
Validate inventory cost reporting
Operate in a dynamic environment with competing priorities, while maintaining high level of attention to detail
Support Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance and documentation
Ability to observe, receive, and otherwise obtain information from all relevant sources
Being able to identify the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts
Estimate sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity
Use relevant information and individual judgement to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or master's degree in accounting, finance, or economics
Minimum of 7 years' experience as financial analyst or related role
Strong verbal and written communications skills, emphasis on the ability to refine complex issues into understandable formats to all levels of the organization
Strong planning, organizational, analytical and problem-solving abilities
Ability to observe, receive, and otherwise obtain information from all relevant sources
Being able to identify the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts
Estimate sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity
Use relevant information and individual judgement to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards
Preferred
Relevant experience in the defense industry desirable, with working knowledge of FAR/DFARS
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision
Company Paid Life Insurance
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Paid Holidays
Tuition Reimbursement
Company
Karman Space & Defense
Karman Space & Defense is a concept-to-production solutions provider for the most complex missions in the space and defense industry.