Sr Finance Specialist

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc•Scottsdale, AZ

10d•$77,500 - $82,500•Hybrid

About The Position

Imagine a world-class engineering environment with exceptional talent and advanced technologies that are often classified. At General Dynamics Mission Systems, you’ll work with amazing engineers to invent the technologies, products, and services that help our service members, intelligence analysts, and first responders keep our nation safe. We provide premium systems and services to the Department of Defense, government agencies, and commercial clients across areas including acoustic sensors, signal processing, combat systems, torpedoes, cybersecurity, knowledge management, and electronic warfare. If you want the chance to lead, it's time to bring your talent to General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS)! As a Sr Finance Specialist, you will support GDMS Senior Leadership to enhance the performance and profitability of our organization, which supports critical defense services. You will play a crucial role in setting financial targets for departments and cost pools, delivering insightful variance commentary on actual performance, driving strategic planning, and ensuring financial success. Acting as a financial resource for the functions you support, you will create deliverables and perform analysis that support decision-making by GDMS Executives. Additionally, you will perform studies and summarize recommendations related to investment and business opportunities, future trends, and the impact of governmental requirements and financial regulations, along with month-end close activities for assigned areas.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience is required plus a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Advanced knowledge of Tableau and/or Power BI dashboard development.
Technical knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) audit and reporting requirements.
Experience using Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Oracle Cloud.
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, including Excel PivotTables and Slicers.

Nice To Haves

Data analytics, Python, or robotic process automation certifications or hands-on experience.
Experience developing financial models, forecasts, and variance analyses for departments and cost pools.
Experience supporting month-end close activities, financial reporting, and audit requirements.
Knowledge of finance technology, automation tools, and next-generation planning and reporting platforms.
Experience evaluating investment or business opportunities and assessing the financial impact of regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

Support GDMS Senior Leadership to enhance the performance and profitability of our organization.
Set financial targets for departments and cost pools.
Deliver insightful variance commentary on actual performance.
Drive strategic planning.
Ensure financial success.
Act as a financial resource for the functions supported.
Create deliverables and perform analysis that support decision-making by GDMS Executives.
Perform studies and summarize recommendations related to investment and business opportunities, future trends, and the impact of governmental requirements and financial regulations.
Perform month-end close activities for assigned areas.