Director of Financial Reporting and Consolidations

AeroVironment•Arlington, VA

About The Position

If you enjoy working with a high-performing accounting team, solving complex problems, and taking ownership of outcomes, this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact during a time of growth and transformation. BlueHalo is seeking a strategic and hands-on Director of Financial Reporting and Consolidations to lead the financial integration and reporting operations for the legacy BlueHalo segment. This is a high-visibility leadership role based in or willing to commute to any major AV/BH location, responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of segment-level financial results while playing a pivotal role in the enterprise-wide migration to Oracle Fusion. The ideal candidate possesses experience with Unanet, Oracle (Fusion preferred), and FCCS, and a proven track record of managing complex consolidations and indirect allocation models within the Aerospace and Defense (A&D) sector. We’re seeking a proactive, experienced Director who is responsible for managing the timely and accurate consolidation, among other reporting deliverables, as part of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process in accordance with US GAAP. This role provides leadership for legacy BlueHalo reporting and serves as a key functional lead for the Oracle Fusion ERP and FCCS implementation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; Master’s degree or CPA strongly preferred.
12+ years of related accounting and financial work experience, with at least 5 years in a managerial capacity.
Public accounting experience preferred.
Experience in the aerospace, defense, or government contracting industries (FAR, CAS, etc.)
Hands-on experience with large ERP systems
Experience supporting SOX or internal control environments at public-company scale
Expert-level in MS Office, specifically Excel skills
Excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
Experience preparing consolidated financial statements, including statement of cash flows, month end close process, eliminations and consolidation, controls, and internal reporting & analytics
U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a security clearance (ITAR)

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Unanet, Oracle Fusion ERP and Oracle FCCS.
Experience with ERP implementations, migrations, or finance transformation initiatives
Strong leadership, communication (both written and verbal), and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work independently and manage a team in a deadline and change driven environment.
Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.

Responsibilities

Oversee and manage the consolidation of legacy BlueHalo, including reconciliation to the consolidated upload, ensuring all intercompany eliminations and related mappings are accurate.
Coordination to ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, annual reporting.
Preparation of all legacy BlueHalo external financial reporting statements and applicable supporting schedules.
Manage legacy financial reporting workflows within Unanet, ensuring data integrity during the transition period.
Maintain and optimize complex Excel-based financial models to manage indirect rate allocations, implementing systematic improvements to automate workflows and enhance the accuracy of segment-level financial analysis
Serve as a key stakeholder in the Oracle migration, specifically assisting with the implementation and optimization of Oracle FCCS for corporate reporting.
Review reporting processes for financial and operational improvements; coordinate with cross-functional teams.
Support internal and external auditors’ requests; maintain a robust internal control environment at public-company scale.
Support management team on a variety of ad hoc projects as required

Benefits

AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.
For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit: http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits .
We also encourage you to review our company website at http://www.avinc.com to learn more about us.

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