Vice President, Finance - Rochester, NH

Job Purpose:

As Vice President - Finance, you will provide strategic leadership and oversight for the development and implementation of finance and business operations and operate as a key stakeholder in business growth and strategic planning for a defined business area. You will act as a strategic partner to business area leadership with specific focused responsibility for long-range financial planning, budget preparation, cost control and oversight, business resource planning and tracking, and ensuring financial program performance is achieved for the business unit/area portfolio. You will direct financial program portfolio status and overall organizational business management by supporting project/ program budgeting, program scheduling, indirect cost budgeting and tracking, and measuring/reporting financial progress to achieve organizational goals. This position is accountable to the CFO and closely partnered with the President through a strong dotted-line relationship, ensuring both financial stewardship and segment leadership alignment.

Job Responsibilities:

In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to conform to the following values: Albany Wins Together, Count on Each Other, Own Your Actions, Care about Each Other, Share Your Enthusiasm

• Serve as a business partner and source of insightful, innovative business guidance and counsel to the President of AEC, the CFO and the Chief Executive Officer.
• Lead responsibility for the segment's annual operating plan process, quarterly updates to current year forecast, and long-range financial forecasts.
• Play a key role in supporting new business development, including financial projections.
• Ensure the accurate and timely completion of monthly financial statements, in accordance with the Company's accounting manual.
• Lead the staff and business processes that support the collection, organization, analysis and reporting of the financial information required for sound decision making by AEC's management.

Essential Functions:

• Hands on management of the Finance function.
• Management of accounting practices and related internal controls to ensure compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR/DFARS), US Government Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), and other Contractor Business Systems requirements.
• Lead the preparation and support negotiation of forward pricing rates and incurred costs claims, as applicable.
• Provide guidance to Program Managers, Technical Leads, and segment leadership related to financial performance of contracts.
• Oversight of program financials for Orders, Sales, EBIT, and Cash including preparation of financial reports and briefings to leadership.
• Responsible for influencing day-to-day execution of all financial activity related to Programs, Proposals, Reviews, including the development of strategies necessary to achieve program financial goals.
• Oversight of Program Finance organization, to include: development of time-phased budgets following contract award; establishment of key performance metrics and milestones; ongoing reporting of Program(s) cost and schedule variances in accordance with company policy; ETC/EAC preparation and review, analysis and monitoring; maintenance and reporting of timely performance data to division management team as well as customer; investigation of financial irregularities; financial program compliance; prepare milestone invoices and analyze program cash forecast.
• Oversight of EVM responsibilities, to include Analysis of earned value metrics and concepts; ability to identify issues based on results; work with Control Account Managers and Program Managers to help interpret the data into meaningful information; ability to train on EV concepts and coordinate inputs across multiple functional organizations, help analyze variance analysis inputs.
• Comprehensive knowledge of U.S. GAAP, accounting closing and reporting procedures, long term contract accounting and Finance and Accounting systems best practices.
• Finance and accounting experience within public accounting firms and/or publicly held companies is strongly preferred, as is Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance, SEC reporting and disclosure experience and government contracting compliance.

• Prior proven leadership experience
• Expertise on CAS, FAR, DFARS to ensure business practices are compliant with Federal Laws and Regulations
• Extensive working knowledge and experience in all phases of budget preparation, cost control, and business resource planning and tracking
• Strong ERP systems experience
• Strong experience managing EACs
• Strong leadership skills with the ability develop talent
• Demonstrated ability to partner with PMs and functional leaders
• Experience with programs requiring Earned Value Management
• Strong Software skills, including COBRA, Excel, PowerPoint
• Knowledge and experience using the Costpoint ERP system
• Experience with challenging programs and environments
• Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry, the US Department of Defense (Civilian), NASA/Civil or commercial space and/or US Military, with an understanding of defense, aerospace, intelligence, and adjacent markets.
• Experience with Government audit and oversight organizations: Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)

Supervisory responsibility: Yes

Supervisors are responsible for overseeing their work group including but not limited to: formal evaluations/performance management as set out by the organization, recruitment and developing

• Minimum of 10 years senior level Finance experience in the aerospace & defense industry required
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, Finance, Economics or related field of study, MBA OR CPA

Observed behavior and prior actions, decisions and results demonstrate:

• Passion to consistently deliver better-than-expected results and ability to inspire similar commitment in peers, subordinates and superiors.
• Determination and persistence in the face of organizational or individual resistance, resource limitations, competing priorities, or other constraints.
• The ability to build, lead, and sustain high-performance teams through internal and external recruitment, retention and development of superior talent.
• The ability to execute with decisiveness, determination, speed and confidence while requiring little to no follow-up or supervision.
• The ability to easily work up, down, and across the organization, to connect with all levels of colleagues, and to solicit and accept constructive input from others.
• A success pattern that demonstrates steadily expanding scope and depth of responsibility and continuously improved personal, team and organizational outcomes.
• Broad tactical & strategic bandwidth, i.e., the ability to successfully manage multiple and/or rapidly changing priorities.
• The ability to lead by example and effectively coaches and mentors while demanding, and receiving, exceptional commitment and outstanding results.

Office environment, duties performed indoors, moderate to quiet noise and comfortable temperatures. Not substantially exposed to adverse environmental condition levels. Ability to work 24/7 schedule and be available as business situations require. Some may be able to do part of their work remotely. Travel may be required.