Gulfstream Aerospace

Finance Manager

Gulfstream Aerospace$108K — $130K *
Mesa, AZ 85204In-Person
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Finance or related field necessary; Master's Degree preferred.
  • Minimum 7 years of increasing financial responsibility required.
  • Previous managerial or leadership experience preferred.
  • Solid understanding of GAAP essential.
  • Other certifications in finance or accounting preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure accurate and timely financial performance analysis and reporting.
  • Administer annual budget development including target setting and expense plans.
  • Provide analysis and business case support for operational initiatives.
  • Ensure effective planning and execution of financial deliverables.
  • Develop reporting mechanisms to communicate results to leadership.
  • Maintain continuous process improvement in financial operations.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to engage in strategic financial leadership within a growing business unit.
  • Chance to influence operational decision-making at a high level.
  • Dynamic work environment supporting continuous process improvement.
  • Full-time position with up to 25% travel opportunity.
  • Exposure to senior management and executive decision-making processes.
Full Job Description
Finance Manager in GAC Mesa

Unique Skills:

Demonstrated strong people leadership and track record influencing Operations for better decision making. Experienced in successful implementation of corporate strategy. Experienced in financial leadership working in a fast pace business unit. Experienced implementation of internal controls in a brand new and expanding business unit. Experienced in transitioning environment requiring change management. Experienced communicating with executive teams.

Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Finance or a related curriculum required or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Master's Degree preferred. Advanced degree may be used to reduce work experience by 2 years. 7 years increasing financial responsibility. Previous managerial/leadership experience preferred. Working understanding of GAAP. Other Certification preferred.

Position Purpose:

Assist operational business area management in developing, implementing and managing all financial matters. Provide business judgment for decisions with financial implications. Interprets and administers policies, processes, and procedures that may affect sections and subordinate work units. Maintains appropriate control environment consistent with Sarbanes Oxley reporting requirements.

Job Description

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

Essential Functions:
  1. Ensure accurate and timely financial performance analysis and reporting. Provide in depth ongoing analysis and reporting of actual performance versus budgets and forecasts, including identification of root causes and corrective actions.
  2. Administer annual budget development to include underlying assumptions, target setting and development of staffing and revenue/margin/expense plans to meet business targets. Includes understanding and analysis of revenue/margin, capital, direct and indirect costs as applicable to assigned business areas.
  3. Provide analysis/business case support of operational initiatives and opportunities; coordinate financial tracking and reporting of status.
  4. Ensure appropriate planning and effective execution of financial deliverables.
  5. Assignments are defined in terms of activities and objectives. Work is reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives.
  6. Develops appropriate reporting mechanisms to communicate results in a meaningful manner to leadership team and senior management.
  7. Maintain an environment of continuous process improvement, both in support of operations and with financial processes. Capture and report savings as appropriate.


Additional Functions:
  1. Engage in the typical responsibilities of a manager requiring planning, evaluating, organizing, integrating and controlling work activities of staff. .


Perform other duties as assigned.

A credit history check from a national credit bureau will be conducted for all candidates for this position including new hires and current employees seeking promotion or transfer.This job requires one to be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
Additional Information

Requisition Number: 235058

Category: Finance

Percentage of Travel: Up to 25%

Shift: First

Employment Type: Full-time

Posting End Date: 08/12/2026

Gulfstream does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position, unless the applicant is a currently sponsored Gulfstream employee.

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Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the world's most technologically-advanced business jet aircraft

About Gulfstream Aerospace

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is an American aircraft company and a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics. Gulfstream designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and services business jet aircraft. Gulfstream has produced more than 2,000 aircraft since 1958. Gulfstream's current range consists of the G280, G550, G500/G600, and G650/G650ER/G700/G800.
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