Senior Financial Analyst
Company:
Spectrolab, Inc.
The Boeing Company is currently seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our Spectrolab Finance team at our Sylmar, CA location in the Greater Los Angeles area.
Spectrolab is a wholly owned subsidiary of Boeing. A successful candidate will be a team-oriented finance professional with broad business acumen and strong financial analysis and communication skills.
Position Responsibilities:
Makes recommendations to senior management on financial performance and projections using extensive financial knowledge and experience
Initiates assignments and independently leads integration and analysis of resource forecasts and/or Estimates at Completion (EACs) for budgets, functions or pools; financial EACs for contracts or programs
Leads or consults on the development of process improvements and new performance reports
Leads in New Business Finance and work closely with Contracts and Business Development
Leads or consults on analyzing, identifying and implementing working capital improvements
Initiates assignments and independently leads integration of variance analyses and provides understanding of operational and financial performance to senior management; helps to develop improvement and risk mitigation plans
Assists in developing business strategy for new business and other activities
Leads, analyzes and presents business cases using appropriate indices to maximize profitability and shareholder value
Consults on requirements definition and deployment of common systems, tools, processes and training to improve resource and/or business planning processes
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):
Bachelor’s degree or higher
5+ years of experience in a business-related function (including but not limited to: Finance, Contracts, Estimating, Procurement Financial Analysis, Business Operations, Supplier Management, Marketing & Sales)
5+ years of experience with performing financial analysis
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Accounting or related field
Experience with EAC preparation, Financial Planning, New Business activities (e.g., Contracts or Estimating), Business Operations, and Cost Policy
Experience with Excel VLOOKUP, pivot tables, business case modeling and other advanced Excel functions
Experience utilizing excellent communication and presentation skills