Director of Financial Planning & Analysis
About The Position
The Director of Financial Planning & Analysis leads FP&A for Rocketdyne and serves as a strategic partner to the VP of Finance, CFO, and leadership team. The role owns segment planning, forecasting, and financial performance reporting, integrating inputs across businesses to provide a clear view of performance, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions. It translates financial and operational data into insights that support resource allocation, execution, profitable growth, and cash generation. The Director leads the segment FP&A team and partners with business unit finance leaders and functional finance teams, including Controllership, Government Compliance, Rates & Budgets, Pricing & Estimating, and Corporate Treasury. The role strengthens forecasting discipline and financial visibility while supporting decisions that balance near-term results with long-term strategic priorities. The position is responsible for connecting business strategy, operational performance, and financial outcomes. It provides leadership with a reliable view of the segment’s performance and outlook, supports timely action on challenges and opportunities, and ensures financial deliverables align with applicable guidance, controls, and company policies.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 15 years of related experience; a graduate degree and a minimum of 13 years of related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 19 years of prior related experience.
- Progressive experience in FP&A or related finance roles, including leadership responsibility within a complex, multi-business organization.
- Experience leading integrated planning, forecasting, consolidation, and executive financial reporting.
- Demonstrated ability to connect financial results with operational drivers and influence senior leaders.
- Strong financial modeling, analytical, and executive communication skills.
- Experience leading teams and coordinating across matrixed organizations.
- Proficiency with financial planning, enterprise reporting, and business intelligence tools.
Nice To Haves
- A finance, accounting, economics, or related field of study.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, as well as Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Experience with Deltek Cobra, Empower, Deltek Costpoint, Hyperion/Smart View, Oracle, and FCSTGov.
- Objective thinking and strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to execute challenging assignments through completion.
- Ability to build relationships and influence cooperation across functional areas.
- Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
- Knowledge of cost and schedule development, budgeting, financial analysis and reporting, financial modeling, corporate forecasting, and/or business acquisitions.
Responsibilities
- Lead the annual operating plan, long-range financial plan, and recurring forecasts, aligning business assumptions with segment strategy and enterprise expectations.
- Consolidate and analyze business results, explaining performance against plan, forecast, and prior periods across key financial metrics.
- Translate financial and operational data into executive-level recommendations, highlighting emerging risks, opportunities, and corrective actions.
- Establish reporting cadences, dashboards, and review materials that promote accountability and timely decisions across the segment.
- Partner with business finance, accounting, operations, business development, and Corporate FP&A to maintain consistent assumptions, reporting, and financial narratives.
- Evaluate strategic initiatives, growth opportunities, capital investments, and resource allocation trade-offs through scenario analysis and financial modeling.
- Challenge forecast assumptions, assess sensitivities, and improve visibility into business drivers and forecast reliability.
- Standardize planning and reporting practices, improve data quality, and advance automation and analytics.
- Set team priorities, coach finance professionals, and build organizational capability and succession readiness.
- Partner with responsible functions to ensure FP&A deliverables align with applicable accounting guidance, internal controls, and company policies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
