Operations Finance Manager - Aerospace ManufacturerLos Angeles, CA.Location: Inglewood, California (Onsite)
Compensation: $125,000 - $155,000+ Base (flexibility for exceptional candidates)
The OpportunityMost finance roles report on what happened. This role will help determine what happens next.
Seeking an
Operations Finance Manager to partner directly with Operations leadership and build the processes, reporting, forecasting, and cost management infrastructure needed to support a rapidly growing defense manufacturing enterprise.
This is a newly created role with significant visibility and influence across the organization. Reporting into Finance while embedded within Operations, you will work directly with manufacturing leaders, program teams, and executive leadership to establish the operational metrics, cost models, budgets, and performance management systems that drive profitable growth.
If you understand manufacturing operations, cost accounting, earned value concepts, budgeting, forecasting, and how production performance ultimately impacts program profitability, this is an opportunity to make a lasting impact.
What You'll DoBecome the Financial Partner to Operations- Work directly with supervisors, managers, directors, and executive leadership to improve financial visibility throughout manufacturing operations.
Build Cost & Performance Management SystemsDevelop reporting and analytics that measure:
- Labor utilization
- Manufacturing efficiency
- Budget performance
- Cost performance
- Schedule performance
- Forecast accuracy
- Resource utilization
Drive Budgeting & ForecastingLead the development of:
- Annual operating budgets
- Manufacturing cost center budgets
- Labor forecasts
- Program support estimates
- Estimate-at-Completion (EAC) projections
Improve Operational Decision-Making- Create dashboards and reporting tools that translate complex data into actionable business decisions.
Support Growth InitiativesPartner with Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Business Development teams on:
- New business proposals
- Capital investment analysis
- Productivity initiatives
- Cost reduction programs
- Manufacturing process improvements
Develop Manufacturing Cost StandardsHelp establish and improve:
- Engineered standards
- Work measurement systems
- Labor performance metrics
- Time studies
- Learning curve analysis
- Cost estimating methodologies
What We're Looking ForRequired Experience- 5+ years of Operations Finance, Manufacturing Finance, Cost Accounting, Industrial Engineering Finance, or Program Finance experience
- Experience supporting manufacturing operations in an aerospace, defense, or highly regulated production environment
- Strong budgeting, forecasting, and cost analysis background
- Experience developing operational KPIs and performance reporting
- Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills
- Ability to influence leaders across Operations and Finance
- Aerospace & Defense manufacturing
- DOD contracting environment
- Manufacturing cost estimating
- Engineered labor standards
- FAR / TINA familiarity
- Proposal pricing support
Preferred Experience- Earned Value Management (EVM)
- Capital investment analysis (ROI, IRR)
Education- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Operations, Industrial Engineering, or related field
- MBA, CMA, PMP, APICS, or related certifications are a plus
What Success Looks LikeWithin your first year, you will help the company establish a more integrated approach to operational financial management by:
- Creating meaningful manufacturing performance dashboards
- Improving budget accountability throughout Operations
- Implementing repeatable forecasting and EAC methodologies
- Strengthening the connection between Operations, Programs, and Finance
- Identifying cost savings and productivity opportunities
- Building the foundation for future growth of the Operations Finance function
