Financial Analyst, FP&A

Astronics Corporation•Clackamas, OR

About The Position

Astronics-PECO, located in Clackamas, Oregon, designs, certifies, manufactures, and sells engineered aerospace and other products for commercial, government, and military markets. The Financial Analyst is a core member of the Finance team and drives the business unit’s annual budgeting process, monthly and quarterly forecasting, and variance analysis. The role provides actionable financial insight to leadership through management reporting, trend analysis, and ad hoc financial modeling. It also supports pricing strategy initiatives, including bid and proposal pricing models and margin analysis, in partnership with Sales and Program Management. The role leads or supports annual operating plan and budget development, quarterly rolling forecasts, performance analysis, management reporting, financial modeling, long-range planning, and improvements to planning and forecasting processes. It analyzes financial performance across programs, product lines, and business units, and may support balance sheet and cash flow forecasts. The analyst also assists with quote-level and contract pricing analysis, pricing benchmarks, margin targets, escalation clauses, and aftermarket or spares pricing. Applicants need a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field, and 3–7 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or financial analysis. Advanced Excel modeling, knowledge of budgeting and forecasting, and strong communication and business-partnering skills are required. Manufacturing or aerospace experience is a plus. An MBA, planning and BI tool experience, and experience with specified ERP systems are among the additional qualifications noted in the posting. Employment is contingent on authorization to access any applicable U.S. export-controlled items and successful completion of pre-employment background and drug screening, including cannabis. Astronics PECO will consider reasonable accommodation requests on a case-by-case basis.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
3–7 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or financial analysis roles.
Advanced Excel modeling skills.
Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting methodologies, and variance analysis.
Strong business-partnering and communication skills, including the ability to present financial results to non-financial stakeholders and leadership.
Highly organized and deadline-driven, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent deliverables such as month-end, forecast cycles, and AOP.
Employment authorization to access items subject to U.S. export-control laws, where applicable.
Successful completion of pre-employment background and drug screening, including cannabis.

Nice To Haves

MBA.
Manufacturing or aerospace industry experience.
Experience with planning tools such as Hyperion, Anaplan, or Adaptive Insights.
Experience with BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
Experience with ERP systems; MS Dynamics and Infor are preferred.
Exposure to pricing or proposal analysis, ideally in aerospace/defense or contract manufacturing.
Familiarity with government contract cost and pricing concepts (FAR/DFARS).
Experience supporting M&A financial due diligence or integration modeling.

Responsibilities

Lead or support the annual operating plan and budget process, partnering with department and functional leaders to develop bottoms-up revenue, cost, and headcount plans.
Prepare quarterly rolling forecasts and estimates-at-completion using updated sales, cost, and operational assumptions.
Analyze actual results against budget, forecast, and prior year; identify key drivers and communicate findings to leadership.
Develop and maintain monthly management reporting packages, KPI dashboards, and executive presentations.
Analyze P&L performance by program, product line, and business unit, including revenue, gross margin, operating expense, and contribution margin trends.
Support balance sheet and cash flow forecasting, including working capital and capital expenditure planning, as needed.
Partner with Accounting on month-end close activities relevant to forecast accuracy, including accruals, reclasses, and account analysis.
Build and maintain headcount, cost center, scenario, and sensitivity models to support strategic decisions.
Identify financial trends, risks, and opportunities and proactively flag issues to management.
Improve planning and forecasting tools and processes, including Power BI.
Support long-range strategic planning modeling in coordination with corporate FP&A.
Assist with pricing models and margin analysis for new bids, proposals, and long-term agreements.
Provide quote-level financial analysis to Sales and Program Management to help ensure pricing aligns with margin targets.
Conduct competitive and market pricing benchmarking as needed.
Provide financial input on contract pricing terms, escalation clauses, and aftermarket or spares pricing.