Job Description

Job Description

The Finance Strategic Capabilities Unit delivers the expertise and business acumen to increase value across the enterprise by providing actionable information with recommendations and opportunities to drive sustainable business growth. 

What You’ll Do:

 

• Serve as strategic partner and business advisor to the GSS leadership team.  Provide insights, and develop financial strategy, in alignment with GSS business strategy.
• Lead team of approximately 8 finance staff, ensuring adequate development, training, and capabilities to support and deliver GSS objectives.
• In coordination with FP&A, track GSS financial salients, update forecasts, report progress/perform variance analysis, and make recommendations to GSS leadership, as appropriate.
• Lead the financial aspects of the Request for Bid Approval (RBA) process and serve as key member of contract negotiations team, as applicable.
• Provide financial leadership and review of GSS SOA requests.
• Lead the GSS Estimate at Complete (EAC) quarterly reviews (in coordination with the SBU Finance Operations lead) and monthly Business Area Reviews (BAR).
• Track GSS budgets and ensure any supplemental requests are supported by a sound business case.  Coordinate closely with the SMS Budgets and Rates team on budget analysis and indirect rate management.
• Provide financial leadership of the annual 5 year Integrated Business Plan (IBP) for GSS.
• Ensure consistency in financial practices across GSS programs and ensure synthesis and alignment.
• Influence and represent GSS on financial matters.
• Practice curiosity with an analytical mindset to provide strategic insights.
• Develop talent and implement a strong succession planning framework.
• Successfully lead a geographically disbursed team.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

 

On-Site Work Environment: This position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site three or more days each normally scheduled week in the primary work location. Travel and local commute between company campuses and other possible non-company locations may be required.

Working Conditions:

 

• Work is performed in an office environment, laboratory, cleanroom, or production floor. 

 

Short Term Incentive: Subject to business performance and recommendations of management, this role may be eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan. 

Typical Education and Experience

Typically a Bachelor's Degree and 12 years work experience or equivalent experience

Required Skills and Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a relate field plus 12 or more years related experience.  
• Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master’s Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education. 
• Aerospace and Defense (A&D) or similar government contracting experience.

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A security clearance or access with Polygraph is not required to be eligible for this position. However, the applicant must be willing and eligible for submission, depending on program requirements, after an offer is accepted and must be able to maintain the applicable clearance/access. 

Preferred Skills and Education

• CPA, CMA, CFA or other equivalent financial certificate/license.
• Advanced Degree.

About BAE Systems, Inc.

BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, Space & Mission Systems is a leading provider of national defense and civil space applications, advanced remote sensing, scientific and tactical systems for government and commercial customers. We continually pioneer ways to innovate spacecraft, mission payloads, optical systems, and other defense and civil capabilities. Powered by endlessly curious people with an unwavering mission focus, we continually discover ways to enable our customers to perform beyond expectation and protect what matters most.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.

Multiple positions may be available on this opening.