Finance Director - Aftermarket

Moog • Buffalo, NY

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Moog is a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things. Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work. Our team in Commercial Aircraft Group is looking for a Finance Director – Aftermarket. This role is located in East Aurora, New York and reports to the Senior Finance Director for Commercial Aircraft Group. Our mission as a Finance organization is to influence optimal business outcomes. We truly embrace the Business Partnering mindset and leverage process consistency and new technologies to simplify our standard work so that we can free up more time to work alongside the Business.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• Over 10 years of progressive experience in accounting, finance, operations management, or supply chain.
• At least 5 years managing, coaching and developing high performing teams.
• Demonstrated experience influencing others and/or leading and developing direct reports.
• Strategic mindset, ability to see big picture opportunities and proactively bring recommendations forward.
• Comfort with ambiguity and driving new processes to address business opportunities.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, and with external constituencies.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve performance and results through the managing of people and teams by setting expectations, creating a culture of accountability, and providing timely coaching.
• Ability to relocate to East Aurora, New York and be present on-site.

Nice To Haves

• MBA/CPA is a plus but not required.
• Similar industry preferred but not required.
• Manufacturing and/or aerospace industry experience highly preferred
• SAP experience and/or knowledge of ERP business systems
• Experience with Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
• Experience with Product Cost Analysis and Purchase Price Variance (PPV)
• Experience with long-term accounting and/or government finance

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders and finance teams to drive financial performance through insightful analysis, forecasting, and long-range planning.
• Serve as a key member of the leadership team, contributing to business strategy, decision-making, and sustainable growth initiatives.
• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes while ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial results.
• Develop and enhance financial processes, reporting, and performance metrics to improve visibility into sales, operating margin, working capital, and overall business performance.
• Provide strategic financial guidance on major business opportunities, investments, pricing, costing, and customer negotiations.
• Collaborate with Business Directors to develop commercial models that support profitable growth and effective capital allocation.
• Deliver actionable insights by identifying trends, evaluating risks and opportunities, and recommending data-driven solutions to leadership.
• Ensure compliance with corporate policies, financial controls, governance requirements, and reporting standards.
• Monitor financial and operational performance, providing meaningful analysis of both financial and non-financial metrics.
• Manage, coach and develop direct reports
• Actively advocating for continuous improvement, efficiency, and means to increase value to internal/external customers

Benefits

• great compensation package
• bonus opportunities
• matching 401k
• ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan (select locations)
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Flexible paid time off
• holidays
• parental leave program
• relocation assistance
• Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Tuition Assistance
• mentorship and coaching opportunities
• leadership development and other personal growth programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager