Safran

FP&A Analyst III

Safran • $88K — $105K *
Bedford, NH 03110In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in financial analysis or planning roles.
  • Familiarity working in ITAR compliant environments.
  • Proficiency with large ERP systems.
  • Strong accounting background essential.
  • Experience with DoD federal contractors is preferred.
  • Excellent analytical and communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently and on a team.

Responsibilities

  • Manage monthly rolling forecasts (ROFO) and associated reporting.
  • Create and share forecast dashboards focusing on P&L and inventory analysis.
  • Lead monthly shipments meetings to align with revenue projections.
  • Collaborate on the preparation of a 4-year Medium Term Plan with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Present comprehensive business dashboards at Management Business Management (MBM) meetings.
  • Coordinate and support the annual budgeting process.
  • Improve budgeting, financial forecasting, and modeling tools.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for career development within a dynamic finance team.
  • Engagement with senior leadership during decision-making processes.
  • Involvement in continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Exposure to work with external parent company.
  • Potential for future advancement in the defense industry.
Full Job Description
Safran DSI Business Unit: Optronics

POSITION PROFILE:

The Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Analyst will be an integral member of the Finance team, developing clear, accurate, and timely financial information to optimize decision making. This position will also provide financial consulting and strategic support to management including preparation of financial presentations, business plans, and proposal development. This role acts as one of the key analytical and forecasting experts of the company to provide insight and support.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Dedicated resource for monthly rolling forecasts (ROFO) and reporting. Monthly data set includes Orders, Revenue, Gross Margin, EBIT, Inventory, Cash.
  • Prepare and distribute monthly rolling forecast dashboard. Key reporting items include P&L budget and forecast variance analysis, inventory analysis, and identifying key risks and opportunities for the period. Load data package monthly for consolidation with external parent company.
  • Drive monthly shipments meeting with internal stakeholders in line with revenue projections.
  • Prepare and distribute Medium Term Plan (4 years), working collaboratively with internal stakeholders and external parent company on data alignment and assumptions. Final submission includes full P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow.
  • Drive monthly Management Business Management (MBM) meeting inputs and present comprehensive business dashboard to Senior Leadership, highlighting key risks and action items to help facilitate decision-making.
  • Support annual budgeting exercise. Coordinate data gathering from internal departments on budget data and financial statement modeling.
  • Support executive dashboard preparation with concise and polished slide decks.
  • Lead continuous improvement efforts on Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, and Modeling tools.
  • Assist with pricing & cost savings initiatives.
  • Field ad-hoc reporting & analysis and other duties assigned.


WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL:
  • 3 or more years' experience in a similar field.
  • Work in an ITAR compliant environment.
  • Experience with large ERP systems.
  • Accounting background.
  • Experience working for a DoD federal contractor.
  • Ability to influence, motivate, and drive to deadlines.
  • Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment.
  • Ability to think creatively, highly driven and self-motivated.
  • Ability to present data clearly and confidently to Senior Leadership.
  • Excellent analytical, organizational, verbal and written skills.
  • US Citizenship or Permanent Resident.


IDEALLY, YOU'LL ALSO HAVE:
  • Knowledge in FAR and CAS.
  • Defense industry experience.
  • Knowledge of Earned Value Management.
  • Business Intelligence experience.
  • Onestream experience.
  • SAP experience.


TRAVEL: Infrequent travel may be require

About Safran

Safran is a French multinational aerospace and defense company. It designs, manufactures, and sells aircraft engines, rocket engines, and other aerospace components. Safran is also involved in the defense industry, producing optronics, avionics, and other defense systems. The company has partnerships with several other aerospace and defense companies, including General Electric and Boeing. Safran has operations in over 60 countries and employs over 95,000 people.
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Size
95,000 employees
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
* Ladders Estimates

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