Accounting Specialist - Manufacturing (REF2483B)

Company Description

Elbit Systems of America is a leading provider of high performance products, system solutions, and support services focusing on the defense, homeland security, commercial aviation, and medical instrumentation markets. With facilities throughout the United States, Elbit Systems of America is dedicated to supporting those who contribute daily to the safety and security of the United States. Elbit Systems of America, LLC is wholly owned by Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT and TASE: ESLT), a global high technology company engaged in a wide range of programs for innovative defense and commercial applications. For additional information, visit: www.elbitsystems-us.com or follow us on Twitter.

Job Description

The Accounting Specialist is a new role within the Finance department for the growing Warfighter Systems division, which will help support deliverables across both the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and Controllership functions. This role will report directly to the division Senior FP&A Manager, while dotted supporting the division’s Controller. Tasks will include reporting financial information, supporting forecasting and closing processes, and leading Finance special projects. Using data and analysis, this role will determine and help communicate program, department, and division financial performance, key financial drivers, and future risks/opportunities to the Warfighter Systems division and Finance leadership teams to support data-driven business decisions.

Provide Warfighter Systems leadership team and stakeholders with key data and reports:

• Support monthly reporting and forecasting for new business (orders), profit & loss metrics (revenue, gross profit, discretionary spending, operating profit), cash flow and working capital metrics (cash receipts, inventory, receivables, advances, disbursements) at the program, segment, and division levels.
• Assist with the consolidation of financial and cost data for Monthly Operating and Business (MOAB) reviews. Help present financial performance and forecast data.
• Report metrics for financial and cost performance at the Division, Department, and Program levels. Ensure delivery of information/data to programs/departments for implementation into their respective scorecards/reporting products.
• Support BOE (Basis of Estimate) preparation for engineering and manufacturing efforts; contribute to the periodic update of manufacturing standard costs.

Provide Analysis of Performance:

• Monitor financial performance of projects and departments. Provide analysis to division and program management regarding opportunities for improvement.
• Advise management on matters concerning budget and cost, including variance analysis from annual operating plan (AOP) and forecast.
• Provide accounting with necessary reports/inputs/data to support audit activity and monthly, quarterly and annual closes.

Contribute to the Long Range Planning (LRP) and Annual Operating Plan (AOP) Process:

• Help coordinate with corporate headquarters, division accounting, program management, and department owners for the collection, consolidation and analysis of data necessary to develop the long range plan and annual operating plan.

Support FP&A Related Processes and Continuous Improvement Initiatives:

• Help champion continuous improvement within the Finance & Accounting team (i.e. identify and implement tools and training.) Take on special Finance projects as assigned.
• Lead efforts to increase financial acumen across Warfighter Systems functions. Help support cross-functional business partnerships to drive better financial decision making.
• Develop and implement improvement processes for consolidating, analyzing, and forecasting financial results. Support ongoing reporting automation and finance transformation initiatives.
• Support ERP blueprinting and upcoming ERP implementation for Roanoke site.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
• Previous Finance work experience (preferably within a project-oriented manufacturing/engineering environment) is a plus but not required. Entry-level candidates will also be considered for this role. 
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Strong financial acumen and skills to analyze financial information. Must possess high degree of accuracy and strong attention to detail but able to look at the “big picture.”
• Ability to design Finance processes and metrics within the functional area.
• Possess a proven solid work ethic and able to ac