Senior Finance Manager

A bit about us:

We are a Tier 1 aerospace and defense manufacturer operating across Santa Ana and Long Beach, building flight-critical hardware that has flown on our customers' platforms for decades. Our work spans airframe structures, landing gear, composite pressure vessels, and propulsion systems for defense, commercial aerospace, and space programs, making us one of the more capable independent suppliers in the region.

Why join us?

• Competitive base salary and overall compensation package
• Full benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision
• Generous PTO, vacation, sick, and holidays
• Life Insurance coverage
• 401 (K) with generous company match

Job Details

Corporate FP&A for a manufacturing business - you own the annual operating plan, quarterly forecast, and budget for an entity, site, or division, and translate factory cost performance into decisions leadership can act on.
Own the annual operating plan, quarterly forecast, and budget for an entity, site, or division
Build and maintain financial models and forecasts as the core of the role
Analyze manufacturing cost performance - absorption, variances, standard cost, inventory valuation, COGS, and gross margin - and explain the drivers to leadership
Provide P&L, balance sheet, and income statement analysis at the entity level
Partner with operations and site leadership to connect factory performance to financial results

Looking for:
FP&A / corporate finance with demonstrated ownership of budgeting, forecasting, and AOP for an entity, site, or division - not a supporting role on someone else's number
Manufacturing cost fluency: absorption, variances, capitalization, inventory valuation, standard cost, COGS, and gross margin
Manager or Senior Manager caliber scope - ownership breadth matters more than title band
Manufacturing industry background (any sector - A&D, industrial, medical device, automotive, contract manufacturing)
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field [to confirm]
Experience in any of the following areas welcomed:
Aerospace and defense manufacturing
Standard-cost / absorption environments
ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or similar)

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