Senior Financial Planning and Analysis Specialist

Join CesiumAstro, a rapidly growing startup in the aerospace industry, as a Senior Financial Planning and Analysis Specialist. In this in-office role, you will develop and maintain proposal costing models, create financial forecasts, track cost and schedule performance, and perform variance analysis. You will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the company's growth and success.

• Develop and maintain proposal costing models, develop financial forecasts, track cost and schedule performance, and perform variance analysis for reporting of projects/programs.
• Lead and develop new business proposals, including coordination, collection and analysis of cost and schedule from multi-functional departments.
• Act as the subject matter expert for financial performance of their programs, providing management with an early warning of potential performance issues, identifying risks and offering solutions.
• Please Note: To conform with the United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
• Understanding of EVMS principles and Program Baseline Planning
• Must have persistence and tenacity to meet deadlines in a challenging, multi-tasking environment
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant industry experience
• A desire to have a broader impact and make meaningful contributions as our small company grows by creating novel financial and business insights
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Sales and other departments
• Ability to identify risks, evaluate the probability and magnitude, and implement risk mitigating strategies
• Experience in developing cost volumes, basis of estimates (BOEs), and roll-ups of non-recurring efforts (NREs), recurring efforts (REs), and materials
• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or related from an accredited university or college
• Exceptional written and verbal communication with ability to effectively convey data into information with various levels of management, peers, and customers
• Working knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Ability to analyze data and synthesize complexity into clarity for decision-making
• Experience developing and implementing financial budgets and forecasts
• Experience working in a start-up, high-growth, and venture-backed company