Finance Director - Aftermarket

Moog Inc; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

401k matching

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Flexible Spending Accounts

Relocation assistance

Parental leave

Job summary

Moog Inc. is seeking a Finance Director - Aftermarket for their Buffalo area operations. The role reports to the Sr.

Finance Director - Commercial OEM and requires extensive leadership in finance, planning, and performance management. You will guide budgeting, forecasting, and strategic investment decisions, delivering data-driven insights for sustainable growth. The position emphasizes building strong teams, driving process improvements, and aligning financial metrics with business strategy in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field. MBA/CPA is a plus but not required.
• Over 10 years of progressive experience in accounting, finance, operations management, or supply chain. Similar industry preferred but not required.
• At least 4 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.

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

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

People management

Communication

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

SAP

IBP

ERP systems

PPV

Job description

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.

Finance Director - Aftermarket

Reporting To

Sr. Finance Director - Commercial OEM

Work Schedule

Onsite - Buffalo, NY

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.

To be considered for this role, here's what you'll need to bring with you

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field. MBA/CPA is a plus but not required.

• Over 10 years of progressive experience in accounting, finance, operations management, or supply chain. Similar industry preferred but not required.

• At least 4 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.

It would be great if you also had

• 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

As the Finance Director - Aftermarket you will

• 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

How We Care for You

• Financial Rewards: great compensation package, bonus opportunities, matching 401k, and the ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan (select locations), Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts

• Work/Life Balance: Flexible paid time off, holidays and parental leave program, relocation assistance.

• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan ("EAP") and other supplemental benefit coverages.

• Professional Skills Development: Tuition Assistance, mentorship and coaching opportunities, leadership development and other personal growth programs

• Culture: Warm, respectful, family-like environment driven by our 12 core values. Multiple Employee Resource Groups led by our employees, open and welcoming to all.

Salary Range Transparency

Buffalo, NY $170,000.00-$200,000.00 Annually

Salary Range Disclaimer

The base salary range represents the low and high end of the Moog salary range for this position in the given work location. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range(s) listed is just one component of Moog's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, employee stock purchase plan, an open paid time off policy, and many region-specific benefits.

This position requires access to U.S. export-controlled information.

Moog offers an inclusive workplace, and, as such, affirms the right of every person to participate in all aspects of employment based on merit without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, contact our Human Resources department via phone at 844-367-5787.