Program Financial Analyst, Project FAST
Date: Jun 3, 2025
Location: Garden Grove, CA, US
Company: GKN Aerospace Careers
Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.
At GKN Aerospace, we are pioneers in aerospace and defense manufacturing, dedicated to innovation, precision, and excellence. Our cutting-edge technology and commitment to quality have positioned as the worldwide leader in military aircraft canopies and commercial aircraft passenger cabin windows. Join us in shaping the future of aerospace and defense!
Job Summary
This Program Finance Analyst position will report to the FP&A Manager for the Garden Grove site within the Defense Business Line and will lead financial analysis and modeling for the F-35 expansion project. Including weekly, monthly and quarterly program financial status analysis; Cost, Schedule and Performance.
As a Program Finance Analyst you would be responsible for developing and providing actionable program/project recommendations to key stakeholders and senior leaders to ensure sound financial and operation decisions occur. This position will be involved in a variety of financial, operational and strategic analyses, and essential in supporting functional areas with financial analysis, complex what-if/scenario-based planning, program finances and risk assessment (e.g. indirect rate volatility, material/headcount impacts and trend analysis).
Job Responsibilities
- Effective oral and written communication skills will be required to effectively manage across multiple leadership levels as well as various functional and customer levels
- Analyze financial data from ERP and utilize financial models and reporting tools to perform financial analysis and distill into actionable reports
- Develop and utilize Estimate-at-Complete model and forward-looking data analytics and trend analysis to inform financial strategy and decision making
- Perform analysis on program cost/margins in detail by WBS to understand and explain cost components to managers to ensure effective action to improve cost, schedule and performance
Job Qualifications
- BS/BA in Accounting, Finance
- 3+ years of experience in Program Finance or FP&A
- Able to extract, compile and summarize financial data in such a manner that complex matters can be distilled into simple problem statements & recommendations
- Comfortable developing concise and clear executive-style presentations to support various reviews, forecasting cycles and monthly & quarterly performance briefings
- Advanced Excel and Power Point working knowledge.
- US Person per ITAR regulations and able to comply with export compliance requirements.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrate understanding of cost and indirect rates (Overhead, Material Handling and SG&A), including performance against budget and rate monitoring cadence
- Experience with enterprise-level cost management tools
Compensation Data
Compensation Range: $108,289 - $135,361
Why Join Us:
- Work with cutting-edge technology and innovative projects.
- Collaborative and inclusive work environment.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Professional development and growth opportunities.
- Be part of a company shaping the future of aerospace and defense.
We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.
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