Director, Financial Planning and Cost Accounting

SUMMARY

High visibility, high impact position that will develop and implement new reporting for the company.  Own and drive all budgeting and forecasting processes.  Assist in developing the financial acumen of the functional leaders and related teams.  Help to turn financial reporting into actionable information for functional and executive leadership. Additionally, responsible for financial oversight, controls, and reporting for the set-up and maintenance of accurate cost and inventory information. In addition, this position will be responsible for ensuring that costs are captured in compliance with Cost Accounting Standards.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive the annual budgeting process, including development of templates and reporting, creation of the calendar/timeline, communication with functional teams
• Develop and drive the monthly forecasting process, including budgets, income statements and balance sheets
• Develop new and/or enhance existing 13-week rolling cash forecasts
• Tie 13-week rolling cash forecasts to projected income statements and balance sheets
• Create dashboard(s) for management focusing on key weekly/monthly/quarterly indicators
• Develop analytics to assist senior leadership in digesting financial results
• Monitor spending, both by business group and program, on a monthly basis and investigate significant variances.
• Compile and analyze program financial information and present in a format to meet the requirements of internal and external customers.
• Support DCAA direct labor and indirect rate audits, and incurred cost claims.
• Monitor and manage the inventory balance sheet including reserves, WIP and COGS balances.
• Develop the cycle count policy/process and audit internal performance against the same.
• Develop and maintain performance metrics for material costs and establish material and labor standards.
• Perform monthly closing activities including analysis of accounts and preparation of journal entries
• Reconcile general ledger balance sheet accounts.
• Support all government direct labor and indirect rate audits, and incurred cost claims.
• Working with programs and businesses development, leading the proposal process in describing the company’s methods of forecasting direct labor and indirect rates.
• Lead the billing process to ensure that billing matches bidding and the correct level of sign-off on billings, including working with Programs, Business Development and Supply Chain to ensure the correct hours are getting charged to the correct labor codes and material costs are correctly captured for billing the customer.
• Develop integrated financial models for revenue, margins and costs as well as the cash impact to the business,
• Inform program managers of their spending against established budgets and availability of funds.
• Provide business guidance to the program management team and escalate issues as appropriate.
• Accumulate weekly and monthly financial metrics to monitor program performance.
• Participate in a wide variety of special projects and compile a variety of special reports for the leadership team and board of directors
• Gain a significant understanding of general accounting functions (Payroll, AP, AR) and assist in these areas in the event of critical business needs at the direction of the Chief Financial Officer
• Other duties may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Carries out supervisory responsibilities per the organization's policies and applicable laws.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Advanced knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR) and related federal and state legislation regulations.
• Advanced knowledge of Cost Accounting and Cost Accounting Standards. (CAS)
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to quickly grasp complex business situations.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint, with an ability to anticipate and solve practical problems or resolve issues.
• Strong communication and presentation skills and the ability to effectively build internal skills.
• Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.
• High levels of intellectual curiosity
• Strong bias for action
• ERP system experience: knowledge of JD Edwards preferred.
• Experience in adhering to established deadlines.
• The ability to understand and follow instructions and the ability to concentrate is required.
• The ability to meet multiple, tight deadlines in a hard-charging turnaround environment.
• Regular attendance at the worksite.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Ideal candidate will have a Bachelor or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field with 10-15 years relevant Defense or Aerospace industries experience.
• CPA preferred.
• Experience required working in a turnaround environment.
• Hands-on experience in FP&A, preferably in a commercial or U.S. Department of Defense aerospace manufacturing environment.
• 5 years in a standard cost environment.
• Experience with government contracts.
• Experience dealing directly with DCMA and DCAA.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position.  Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

This document does not create an employment contracts, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

None

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work performed in an office and factory settings.
• Exposure to shop environment such as noise, dust, odors and fumes.
• Occasionally required to lift up to 20 lbs.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach and move about facilities.

There is no relocation assistance available for this role.

A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties.  All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.  To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently.  The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

MD Helicopters, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans, individuals with disabilities, sexual orientation, and gender identity.