Director OF Finance

Associate Director of FinanceAt RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world's most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today's mission and stay ahead of tomorrow's threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.The Associate Director of Finance supporting the Raytheon Planning Team offers a unique opportunity to help drive Raytheon's transformation in response to the supply-constrained defense market. Raytheon's customers need increased volumes of munitions and other defense products, creating a need for scale across Raytheon's production ecosystem. Sitting at the intersection of functional planning and Finance, the Associate Director of Planning Finance will influence Raytheon's input material planning, capacity investment, and procurement, among others.The Planning Finance Associate Director is responsible for strategically driving the analytical and financial interface to the functional planning team as well as coordinating with SBU and Functional Finance stakeholders to align business operational and financial commitments. This role will be responsible for driving target inventory levels for Raytheon's key growth programs; driving investment to ensure optimal Material Order Coverage in our factories while managing the financial implications of inventory. Additionally, this position will be responsible for developing, maturing, and managing Supply Chain AR/CFRs. The AR/CFR portfolio is a critical tool in accelerating key materials for our factories, including long-lead material, Rare Earth Elements, Plant Stock and RFC Enablement, among others. Finally, this role will partner with functional leadership to manage indirect and pool budgets for the planning team.Success in this role requires strong executive communication skills, a proactive leadership style, top-notch analytical skills, the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders, and a mission-focused mindset. Successful candidates will have experience building high-performing teams while also being fully comfortable getting involved in the details and execution of critical processes.Responsibilities:Develop and manage the full financial cadence around strategic Supply Chain AR/CFRs and other tools to accelerate material, creating a value-add process that supports business needsIdentify optimized target inventory levels to ensure material availability for critical growth programs and a process to manage/track the financial resultsCoordinate across SBU and Functional Finance to drive alignment between planning and Raytheon's financial commitmentsEnsure aligned quantities between SBU Finance and Planning functions, validating that orders are appropriately planned and required investment is securedLead strategic capacity investment support with financial business case analysisConduct constraint analyses to support investment initiatives and improve material availability in Raytheon's factoriesProvide budgetary support for S&OP planning functions (direct, indirect CER pools)Act as a catalyst for data-driven decision makingExpectations:Capable of standing up a team and designing cross-functional, results-oriented business processesLead others in turning complex data into clear insights that drive actionProactively drive financial performance including identifying key success enablers for Operations and other down-stream functionsComfortable supporting multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment with evolving prioritiesMust be able to influence without authority and build consensus among executive-level stakeholdersAbility to solve complex problems and turn ambiguous or incomplete data into strategic actionsMust demonstrate a strong sense of initiative and personal drive, actively seeking opportunities to improve processes, strengthen supply chain performance, and support organizational transformationQualifications You Must Have:Typically requires: A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years experience.Experience supporting supply chain, operations, or manufacturing environmentsAbility to travel to support critical initiativesExperience with financial modeling, analytical, and quantitative skillsExecutive communication experience, including executive-quality PowerPoint creationExperience in Excel modelingThe ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearanceQualifications We Prefer:Higher education in Finance, business, or related fieldProven ability to create broad-based consensus through influential communicationExperience with ERP systems (SAP preferred).Exposure to analytics tools such as Power BI, Tableau, etcWhat We Offer:Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.