Operational Finance Director

Amca•El Segundo, CA

About The Position

Amca is building America’s new industrial base. Since the 1990s, our ability to build new aviation and military systems and maintain the ones we already have has eroded. Today, the gap between what the nation needs to produce and what it is capable of producing is the largest it has been in generations. To help close that gap, Amca rapidly develops and manufactures new critical components and subsystems required to build and sustain the planes, military vehicles, and core infrastructure America needs. Today, we operate seven factories nationwide, including our advanced prototyping and testing headquarters in El Segundo, and deliver avionics, hydraulic, and electrical components for platforms such as the F-35, F-16, F/A-18, 737MAX, 787, A320neo, A321, Mk-48, and M1 Abrams. Overview Our Operational Finance Director is a high-horsepower, systems-oriented leader who will architect and operationalize Amca’s annual planning and performance management infrastructure across a rapidly expanding network of factories. This role will build bottoms-up annual operating plans tied directly to Amca’s core value drivers – new product introduction and operational improvements – partner with general managers to execute against those plans, and create the systems, reporting cadence, and organizational frameworks required to scale strategic finance in a highly acquisitive environment. This individual will function as both architect and operator – driving accountability, strategic clarity, and measurable value creation across the business. This role is part of Amca’s Operational Finance function and reports directly to Matt Soulas (CFO), with frequent interaction with the executive team and general managers across Amca’s growing network of factories. This role is an excellent fit for someone who is smart, analytically rigorous, and willing to hustle, and who has an intense personal interest in building the financial infrastructure that drives accountability and value creation in a high-growth aerospace platform. The successful candidate will be both deeply thoughtful about financial planning and performance management as well as biased toward taking discrete, high-quality action that benefits Amca’s subsidiaries and overall business.

Requirements

5+ years of work experience with demonstrated success in a high-pressure, analytically rigorous role – strategic finance, FP&A, investment banking, private equity, or operational finance
Exceptional financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and operational analytics capabilities – you build models that drive decisions, not just decks
Deep understanding of value creation levers in industrial, manufacturing, or aerospace businesses preferred
Ability to synthesize complex operational and financial data into actionable insights and communicate them clearly to operators and executives
Proven ability to partner cross-functionally with operators and executive leadership – you earn trust through quality of work and follow-through, not just seniority
Ability to build repeatable systems and scalable frameworks in high-growth, multi-entity environments
Combination ability to execute on a tactical level as well as develop strategy to solve complex, cross-functional problems. You are comfortable diving deep into a subsidiary P&L while also zooming out to shape Amca’s enterprise planning architecture
Exceptional written and oral communication skills – clear, concise, and compelling. You drive conviction through grounded arguments and can translate complex financial concepts for non-finance audiences
Highly proficient in Excel and other analytical tools; experience with financial reporting and ERP systems a plus
High ownership with the ability to juggle multiple large projects in parallel at a rapid pace without dropping balls
Comfortable working in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment and excited by a large breadth of problems
Humble attitude, relentless work ethic, and passion for solving hard problems
All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a US person as: any individual who is granted U.S. citizenship; or. any individual who is granted U.S. permanent residence ("Green Card" holder); or. any individual who is granted status as a "protected person" under 8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3).

Responsibilities

Own the development of Amca’s annual financial plan across our HQ and factories – building granular, zero-based budgets tied directly to key value drivers including new products introduction and operational improvements
Partner directly with general managers and business leaders to pressure-test assumptions, identify opportunities, and translate strategy into measurable financial targets
Drive in-year performance management against the annual plan, including monthly and quarterly reporting of actuals vs. targets, root-cause analysis of underperformance, and proactive course correction alongside general managers
Build operational scoreboards and KPI dashboards that create accountability and real-time visibility across subsidiaries
Partner with the CFO and executive leadership team to templatize and institutionalize Amca’s annual planning process across current and future factories
Develop scalable planning frameworks, operating cadences, and reporting structures that can be rapidly deployed across our new factories
Help build Amca’s strategic finance function from the ground up, establishing best practices for budgeting, forecasting, KPI tracking, capital allocation, and performance management in a highly acquisitive environment
Support broader corporate initiatives including factory integration, scenario planning, board and investor reporting, and long-term value creation planning
Identify process, systems, and analytical infrastructure improvements that increase speed, precision, and decision-making quality across the organization
Serve as a force multiplier for Amca leadership by connecting strategic priorities to subsidiary-level financial execution and ensuring the business remains rigorously focused on the highest-value opportunities