Accountant - Manufacturing (REF2483B)

The Financial Analyst is a new role within the Finance department for the growing Warfighter Systems division, which will help support deliverables across both the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and Controllership functions. This role will report directly to the division Senior FP&A Manager, while dotted supporting the division’s Controller. Tasks will include reporting financial information, supporting forecasting and closing processes, and leading Finance special projects. Using data and analysis, this role will determine and help communicate program, department, and division financial performance, key financial drivers, and future risks/opportunities to the Warfighter Systems division and Finance leadership teams to support data-driven business decisions.Provide Warfighter Systems leadership team and stakeholders with key data and reports:Support monthly reporting and forecasting for new business (orders), profit & loss metrics (revenue, gross profit, discretionary spending, operating profit), cash flow and working capital metrics (cash receipts, inventory, receivables, advances, disbursements) at the program, segment, and division levels.Assist with the consolidation of financial and cost data for Monthly Operating and Business (MOAB) reviews. Help present financial performance and forecast data.Report metrics for financial and cost performance at the Division, Department, and Program levels. Ensure delivery of information/data to programs/departments for implementation into their respective scorecards/reporting products.Support BOE (Basis of Estimate) preparation for engineering and manufacturing efforts; contribute to the periodic update of manufacturing standard costs.Provide Analysis of Performance:Monitor financial performance of projects and departments. Provide analysis to division and program management regarding opportunities for improvement.Advise management on matters concerning budget and cost, including variance analysis from annual operating plan (AOP) and forecast.Provide accounting with necessary reports/inputs/data to support audit activity and monthly, quarterly and annual closes. Contribute to the Long Range Planning (LRP) and Annual Operating Plan (AOP) Process:Help coordinate with corporate headquarters, division accounting, program management, and department owners for the collection, consolidation and analysis of data necessary to develop the long range plan and annual operating plan. Support FP&A Related Processes and Continuous Improvement Initiatives:Help champion continuous improvement within the Finance & Accounting team (i.e. identify and implement tools and training.) Take on special Finance projects as assigned.Lead efforts to increase financial acumen across Warfighter Systems functions. Help support cross-functional business partnerships to drive better financial decision making.Develop and implement improvement processes for consolidating, analyzing, and forecasting financial results. Support ongoing reporting automation and finance transformation initiatives.Support ERP blueprinting and upcoming ERP implementation for Roanoke site.