Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Engineering finance leader for RISE Ducted Programs, establish trusted financial partnerships with the product line & engineering managers.
• Collaborate with the engineering operations team to manage strategy, budget, forecasting, monthly operating reviews, and close activities.
• Work with engineering and product line teams to establish processes for the accounting, monitoring, & forecasting of external funding/reimbursements.
• Partner with Future of Flight (FoF) program management teams to develop strategy and financials for major engineering projects. Establish ROI process and metrics to evaluate engineering investments.
• Monitor actual engineering cost vs. forecast and drive improvement in profitability and cashflow.
• Support period audits and reviews.
• Use FLIGHT DECK principles and automation to identify and support the implementation of improvements for financial processes.
• Effectively communicate financials and objectives to senior product line and engineering leadership.
• Perform special analysis of major issues as required and recommend solutions to complex business issues. May lead projects with cross functional teams.
• Become an expert in engineering financial charging practices, systems, and accounting. Provide recommendations and training to operational partners as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college.
• 5+ years of relevant finance/accounting experience

Desired Characteristics

• Experience with return on investment (ROI) modeling and capital allocation.
• Demonstrated ability to learn & deploy FLIGHT DECK principles and automation.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-business initiatives.

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