Finance Multi-Family - Spirit AeroSystems

Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

Location:  Wichita, KS 

This applicant will lead a team of program control analysts to provide program planning and control, financial and program management support for key Defense programs. The candidate provides fiscal and schedule support to the Program Manager, program teams, Program Control Management, Defense Controller, and Defense business leaders.Support in this position includes proposal development, cost, project structure, baseline budget, IMS management and schedule maintenance, EVM administration, and contract close as required.  

Key Responsibilities: 

• Develop, integrate, analyze, and maintain the budget / schedule baseline for a program statement of work. 
• Support all internal and external cost and schedule reporting and performance metrics, including cost schedule integration to support internal EAC’s and external reporting forecasts. 
• Runs the end-to-end financial systems data flow from ERP systems through EV cost engine and scheduling tools; financial data reconciliation to ERP general ledger to ensure accuracy and auditability. 
• Works with program team on resources plans; generate internal EACs and external CDRL’s through resource and schedule planning activities. 
• Develops AOPs and LRPs through rollup of program resources, project forecasts, follow on and new business pipelines; ensures all program data is properly represented and auditable to support CAT 1-3 base forecasts. 
• Support from the program perspective the P&L, balance sheet, program cash, milestone tracking, billing, working capital, and inventory management. 
• Communicates with customers on routine cost, schedule and budgeting issues. Runs a variety of weekly / monthly reports to ensure accurate cost collection. Reconciles data discrepancies and corrects errors in cost charging for complex / multiple budgets / pools. 
• Identifies issue and improvement opportunities, and performs analysis for both the program managers and Defense controller. 
• Gathers, compiles, and analyzes data in support of compliance internal process reviews and external regulatory requirements. 
• Assists with project startup by participating in planning and implementation activities. 
• Initiates detailed analysis in support of risk assessments and contingency / recovery plans, and makes recommendations to program teams. 

Requirements: 

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Finance, Accounting or other related degree and at least 5 years' related work experience, a Master's degree and at least 3 years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. 

• Ability to lead a program control team, develop, prepare, and analyze integrated program plans, schedules, and budgets; develop business case analyses, and perform financial analyses (e.g., funding profiles, labor and nonlabor forecasts, profit booking rates, EACs, variance analysis, etc.). 
• Ability to decompose, analyze actual and performance data to develop accurate and timely forecasts and ensure integrated cost and schedule is controlled, accurate and supportable. 
• Manage and coach others on Financial and Program Management fundamentals and processes. 
• Must have or be able to obtain a secret DOD clearance. 

• US Citizenship is required. 
• Knowledge of Scheduling, EVM, and CAS/FAR principles a plus. 
• Knowledge of SAP a plus. 

Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law. 

Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.