Finance Manager: Lead Team to Drive Financial Insights

Spirit AeroSystems; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 88,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. is seeking a Finance Manager to lead a team responsible for the financial oversight of purchased parts, internal make parts, and raw materials, including physical inventory.

You will consolidate data, analyze budgets, forecasts, and actuals, and explain variances to support cost decisions. The role emphasizes driving insight with financial metrics, improving accountability, and presenting cohesive reports for management.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a Finance Manager or related role.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, math or related field.
• Strong people management, intrapersonal, and communication skills with ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management.
• Self-motivated, results-oriented, with strong intellectual curiosity.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to manage projects and tasks that require cross-functional coordination.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of individual contributors responsible for the financial oversight of purchased parts, internal make parts, and raw material expenditures, including physical inventory.
• Timely consolidate and analyze financial data including budget, forecast and actuals reconciliations, period-to-period variance analysis, and cost deviation with variance explanations for the bill of material and physical inventory.
• Drive improved business insight through financial metrics to drive organizational accountability and performance.
• Support reviews and present data in cohesive reports that provide understanding of the financial inputs, clear communication and guidance on operating decisions.

Skills

People management

Communication skills

Cross-functional coordination

Financial analysis

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. is seeking a Finance Manager to lead a team responsible for the financial oversight of purchased parts, internal make parts, and raw materials, including physical inventory.

You will consolidate data, analyze budgets, forecasts, and actuals, and explain variances to support cost decisions. The role emphasizes driving insight with financial metrics, improving accountability, and presenting cohesive reports for management.