Financial Planner & Analyst - Salt Lake City, UT

Job Purpose

The Financial Planner & Analyst will provide analysis of results, advice and leadership regarding achieving operations plans and business objectives with the primary focus of supporting the financial oversight of the Salt Lake City, UT facility. In addition, the position is responsible for finance practices and objectives that drive a high-performance culture emphasizing empowerment, quality and high productivity standards.

Job Responsibilities

• Program P&L forecasting for Operating plan and multi-year planning
• Analyzing and working with local management to explain the months/quarters results
• Mid-month analyze on how the business is tracking for the current month
• Operations Excellence - working with the operations team and peer groups on implementing and driving lean. Including reporting at the P&L level and cell based metrics
• Ad hoc analysis - Supporting bid & proposal efforts within house new business development. Managing the cost reporting for new business development programs
• Cost accounting - working with the operations and cost accounting team to ensure product costing is reflective and inventory is appropriately managed.
• As required profitability analysis

Supervisory responsibility: No

Qualifications/Characteristics

• Bachelor degree in accounting or finance (MBA Preferred)
• 3-5 years of prior financial analyst experience
• Ability to develop team resources
• Ability to work independently and as a team member with minimal supervision
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong sense of commitment to meeting deadlines
• Government contracting experience is a plus
• Experience in SAP a plus

Working Conditions

Office environment, duties performed indoors, moderate to quiet noise and comfortable temperatures. Not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions 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

Physical requirements

Occasionally positions self to move an item >10 lbs.

Frequently move about the production floor and office area to attend meetings or trainings

Must be able to remain in a stationary position up to 75% of the time

Frequently operates a computer, enters data into systems, verifies information, etc...