Manager of FP&A

• My client is leading developer and manufacturer. 
• The Company is based in  AZ and currently employs more than 100 people in the USA and internationally.
• The Company is a full-service integrator providing complex engineered solutions as a prime contractor to US and foreign militaries and aerospace customers. 
• My Client is vertically integrated and has significant investments in facilities and equipment to provide the ability to design, develop, prototype, manufacture and deliver solutions.
• The Company also controls a substantial portfolio of proprietary intellectual property centered on advanced ballistic materials, impact energy attenuation and integrated manufacturing processes.
• The FP&A Manager will play a key role in providing decision support to executive management on critical strategic and tactical business issues.
• In addition to on-going business analysis and reporting, the individual will have a leadership role in key analytic projects involving evaluation of potential value-creation opportunities in business unit operations. 
• The FP&A Manager assists in the preparation of the annual budget and financial reporting and is responsible for performing financial analysis on both a consolidated basis and strategic business unit (“SBU”) basis for the operating entities.  
• Preparation of monthly financial summary for executive management and Board of Directors
• Preparation and analysis of daily/weekly Key Performance Indicator reports
• Preparation of financial reports and analysis of results on operating unit and consolidated basis
• Preparation of financial reports for lenders
• Analysis of customer and product sales, margins and profitability in support of reported results and strategies
• Development of customer and product line profitability reporting process and related system
• Preparation of sales and P&L forecasts and “flash” estimates
• Assistance to SBU managers in preparation of annual budgets
• Assistance with and Review of annual Overhead & SG&A rates, including Forward Pricing Rates
• Assist with Month End tasks, as needed
• Ad Hoc business analysis, reporting and projects, including
• SBU profitability analysis
• Customer profitability studies
• Cost savings project decision support
• Capital project evaluation
• Pro-forma financial scenario planning

• Minimum of 5-7 years of financial analysis experience at corporate level in multi-plant or multi-unit manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated strength in financial analysis, in-depth knowledge of financial statements and budgets
• Strong experience and technical competence in budget analysis, variance analysis, and financial forecasting
• Expertise in complex Excel functions, financial data manipulation, and financial modeling
• Experience with ERP Data Report Writers (e.g., Crystal Reports, SAGE, Intacct, SSRS, etc.)
• Experience with ERP management applications is a plus (e.g. Microsoft Dynamics GP, Made2Manage, Epicor, Infor Syteline, etc.)
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; MBA desirable

Personal Qualifications

• Positive, can-do team player
• Disciplined, hands-on and comfortable in lean and resource light organizations
• Tenacious, abiding sense of urgency and personal pace
• Ability to flourish under demanding timelines
• Relentless attention to detail while simultaneously capable of seeing the whole picture
• Commitment to delivering high quality work
• Superior communications skills:  listening, speaking, writing, and presenting.
• Searches for and seizes opportunities to improve systems, procedures and controls
• Ability to identify, problem solve and interpret complex financial matters