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Program Financial Analyst, Project FAST

GKN Aerospace Inc
United States, California, Garden Grove
Apr 28, 2025
Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities. GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we're inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We're proud to play a part in protecting the world's democracies. And we're committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world's aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of 3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career. Job Summary This Senior Program Finance position will report directly into the FP&A Manager for the Garden Grove site within the Defense Business Line and will lead financial analysis and modeling for the F-35 expansion project. Including weekly, monthly and quarterly program financial status analysis; Cost, Schedule and Performance and Earned Value Management (EVM). This is an individual contributor position and will be responsible for developing and providing actionable program/project recommendations to key stakeholders and senior leaders to ensure sound financial and operation decisions occur. This position will be involved in a variety of financial, operational and strategic analysis, reviews and related decisions that have significant impact on the business, and also essential in supporting functional areas with financial analysis, ad-hoc and complex what-if/scenario-based planning, program finances and risk assessment to delivering on business commitments (e.g. indirect rate volatility, material/headcount impacts and trend analysis), overhead/conversion cost and Forward-Pricing Rates. Job Responsibilities Effective oral and written communication skills will be required to effectively manage across multiple leadership levels as well as various functional and customer levels Analyze financial data from ERP and utilize financial models and reporting tools to perform financial analysis and distill into actionable reports Develop and utilize Estimate-at-Complete model and forward-looking data analytics and trend analysis to inform financial strategy and decision making Perform analysis on program cost/margins in detail by WBS to understand and explain cost components to managers to ensure effective action to improve cost, schedule and performance while maintaining quality and delivery commitments Analyze direct and indirect labor levels and trends to project over/under absorption Ensure managers are kept fully informed of their spending and financial results, while maintaining a firm and creditable relationships with all levels of management Perform indirect cost and program costs analysis to ensure the required operating and financial performance objectives at achieved. Job Qualifications BS/BA in Accounting, Finance 5+ years of experience in Aerospace and Defense industry Experience using Excel Power Query and/or SQL Prior experience in FP&A and Program Finance Experience with enterprise-level cost management tools Working knowledge and experiencedeveloping concise and clear executive-style presentations to support various reviews, forecasting cycles and monthly & quarterly performance briefings Demonstrate clear understanding and application of cost and indirect Forward-Pricing Rates (Overhead, Material Handling and SG&A) management techniques, including performance against budget and rate monitoring cadence Strong knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) Advanced Excel, Power Point and Reporting skills required US Citizen Preferred Qualifications: Ability to work independently and meet hard deadlines Able to extract, compile and summarize financial data in such a manner that complex matters can be distilled into simple problem statements & recommendations Advanced degree is a plus Experience leading projects that aim to innovate tools, processes, and product Compensation Data Compensation Range: $108,289.00 - $135,361.00 We'll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go? A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we've created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It's a culture that won us 'The Best Workplace Culture Award'. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work. We're also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know. We arethe place where human dreams, plus humanendeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology. Nearest Major Market: Orange County Nearest Secondary Market: Los Angeles