Financial Business Manager

Who We Are:  

• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, civil aviation, and healthcare by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness.  

• CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.  

• CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed.  

What We Have to Offer:  

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance  

• A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe  

• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions  

• Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!  

Summary   

Supervise Program Finance staff of financial analysts to establish internal forecasts, estimates at complete, and perform financial analysis using Earned Value Management. Interact with internal customers to develop working relationships and to maintain a continuous and productive financial relationship. Work closely with program office on key financial metrics including orders, revenue, gross margin, cash, and resource planning and with FP&A to establish product line Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and monthly Short-Term Forecasts (STF). Utilize strong financial capabilities and effective communication to convey program and product line status to program office and senior management, identify any issues early, and work to establish any mitigation necessary in a timely manner. Utilize EVMS processes, focusing on cost and schedule integration, to establish program EACs.  

Alternate for consideration:  

Lead and mentor a team of program finance group leads to develop and manage internal financial forecasts, complete estimates, and perform comprehensive financial analyses while promoting professional growth and development. Working and collaborating with senior leadership to align strategy and execution to ensure financial performance of the program portfolio. Foster productive relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure seamless financial communication and collaboration. Partner closely with senior management to monitor and report on key financial metrics such as orders, revenue, gross margin, cash flow, and resource planning. Collaborate with FP&A teams to establish the portfolio’s Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and to prepare monthly Short-Term Forecasts (STF). Leverage strong financial expertise and communication skills to present the portfolio’s performance to senior management, proactively identify potential issues, and implement timely mitigation strategies.   

Essential Duties and Responsibilities   

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   

• Partnering with senior management across all functions to ensure successful program execution (meeting both internal and external goals and objectives)  

• Develop Annual Product Line Plans for Key Metrics (Annual Operating Plan, Monthly forecasts): Orders, Revenue, Gross Margin, Cash, Net Cash, Cost of Sales  

• Leading the EVMS processes with a focus on cost and schedule integration, work with Control Account Managers, Program Managers, and Financial Analysts to develop program EACs.  

• Tracking Trends in Performance for SPI/CPI, IEACs, TCPI  

• Perform Risk & Opportunity analysis with early identification of R&Os to program EACs and forecasts.  

• Early warning of EAC issues  

• Establishing risk mitigation plans  

• Identifying opportunities for Gross Margin improvement  

• Supporting Sales Acceleration initiatives  

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