Sr Director Finance

Job Summary:

The Senior Director of Finance will provide financial support and resources to Headquarters, the Divisions, and Sites across ESA, enabling them to plan, measure, report, forecast, and execute the financial performance associated with ESA's business plans and objectives.

Responsibilities and Tasks :


* Manage the budgeting, planning, forecasting, and risk assessment of the ESA portfolio to facilitate plans consistent with the overall business strategy.


* Create, maintain, and continually evolve the finance support organization, processes, and infrastructure necessary for continuous improvement and alignment with ESA needs.


* Responsible for consolidating financial inputs for strategic planning initiatives within the enterprise as part of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and Long-Range Planning (LRP).


* Evaluate budgets and forecasts for profit & loss metrics (revenue, gross profit, discretionary spending, operating profit), new business (orders), cash flow, and working capital metrics (cash receipts, inventory, receivables, advances, third party and intercompany disbursements) at the program, business area, and division levels.


* Provide analysis of variances to AOP and forecasts across all key financial metrics, as well as associated risks, opportunities, and mitigation plans.


* Lead processes to ensure accurate and timely budgets and cost controls to maximize program profitability.


* Implement and execute processes to ensure spending (Capital, R&D, B&P, and Marketing) provides optimal returns on the investment.


* Maintain all reports and reporting systems as necessary to provide appropriate managerial visibility and control of all active projects at the program, business area, and division levels.


* Management and support of various M&A opportunities as needed.


* Responsible for the coordination of the departmental budgets, including capital equipment, expense budgets, and staffing requirements, and analysis of actual performance, including variance analysis and corrective action, against those budgets.


* Prepare meaningful presentations for various levels of management.


* Keep abreast of the state-of-the-art in finance, government contracts, compliance, and information technology.


* Recruit and retain staff with the necessary expertise and experience.


* Provide professional training to staff as required.


* Adhere to internal and external standards and core values.


* Other related duties as assigned by senior management.

Skills Abilities:


* In-depth knowledge of Accounting processes and regulations applicable to providing financial services to a manufacturing organization.


* Ability to design financial processes and metrics for appropriate functional units within the Finance Department.


* Overall mindset of continuous improvement.


* Ability to manage and develop a managerial and professional staff.


* Experience in interpretin...