Financial and Operational Management
- Oversee the budget process, monitor progress and present operational metrics to the board of directors and the Company’s management team.
- Ensure that finance staff maintains financial record systems in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, and monitor the use of all funds.
- Oversee the preparation and approval of all financial reporting materials; prepare and communicate to the parent company all quarterly and annual financial statements.
- Manage cash flow and forecasting; direct all financial, project-based, and departmental accounting.
- Coordinate all audit activities.
- Evaluate and oversee all benefits negotiations, thus providing the most competitive packages for the Company’s employees.
- Act as a conduit for the flow of timely financial reporting of financial and management reporting between the parent company and the divisions of the Company.
- Review all formal finance and IT related procedures, processes, and administration, recommending improvements to the systems in place and managing the systems going forward.
Team Management
Develop and manage direct staff, to include managers in finance and IT;Facilitate cross-department collaboration that ensures that all financial and IT departments positively support the Company’s evolving business strategy.Qualifications
The CFO will have the following experience and attributes :
A minimum of a BS and CPA; an MBA would be a plus.Mature and proactive, with evidence of having worked as a business partner to the chief executive of a rapidly growing company.Demonstrated excellence in managing finance, accounting, budgeting, control, and reporting.Strong analytical skills and experience interpreting a strategic vision into an operational model.A collaborative and flexible style, with a strong personality and the ability to multi-task.A highly qualified candidate will have experience in the Aerospace or Defense industry.Experience with cost accounting in a manufacturing environment.Government contracting, FARS / DFARS and DCAA experience is required.