Overview
Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The companys core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the worlds premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.
Responsibilities
Location: Wichita, KS (on-site)
Key Accountabilities:
- Sets up cost control system, monitors and controls costs and schedules on contracts requiring validated cost schedule control system
- Performs analyses and prepares reports to ensure contracts are within negotiated and agreed-upon parameters and government cost control guidelines
- Prepares budgets and schedules for contract work and performs and/or assists in financial analyses such as funding profiles, sales outlook, and variance analysis
- Prepares program plans to ensure program requirements and statement of work are captured and scheduled
- Performs schedule risk assessments to identify and mitigate program cost and scheduling risks
- Ensures adequate funding availability by maintaining accurate records of expenditures, directing preparation of expenditure projections, and submitting timely requests for additional funding to the government
- Incorporates contractual changes into control systems by staying aware of outstanding work against each contract in order to maintain realistic contract cost and schedule baselines
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Math, or related field
- Experience in a Finance classification / position
- Level 1: 0-2 years of related experience
- Level 2: 2-5 years of related experience
- Level 3: 5-10 years of related experience
- Level 4: 10+ years of related experience
- Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance
- Successful candidates must be able to secure Program access approval
Preferred Qualifications:
- Masters Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Supply Chain, Math, or related field
- Active DoD security clearance
- P&L management
- Cost pool management
- Strong experience with Excel (pivot tables, advanced formulas)
- Experience using other Microsoft Office tools (including Word and PowerPoint)
- Experience in contractual EVMS reporting, working in Deltek software suite (COBRA, PM Compass, etc.)
- Understanding of SAP or similar ERP system
Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.
Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.
