Financial Analyst Senior

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation in Mesa, AZ, is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis for assigned operations. You will work with FP&A, revenue recognition controls, contracts, and business cases to drive performance and improvements.

The role requires strong PowerBI/Excel skills, experience with GAAP, and the ability to reviews proposals and forecasts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required; Master’s preferred.
• 4 years of increasing financial responsibility.
• Working understanding of GAAP.
• Master’s may offset 1 year of experience.
• Other Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads budgeting and forecasting for assigned operational areas.
• Performs analysis and reports variances vs budgets/forecasts.
• Provides recommendations to management on risks and opportunities.
• Analyzes financial performance and supports corrective actions.
• Identifies and implements continuous process improvements.

Skills

FP&A

Revenue recognition

Contracts

Business cases

Forecasting

Proposal reviews

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance

Master's Degree preferred

Other certification preferred

Tools

PowerBI

SharePoint

BOBJ

Advanced Excel

Job description

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Company: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

Employment Type: Full-time

Financial Analyst Seniorin GAC Mesa

The role seeks candidates with aerospace, or customer service experience and strong analytical capabilities. The qualifications emphasize collaboration, technical proficiency, and operational improvement. Candidates should have experience with FP&A, revenue recognition controls, contracts, business cases, forecasting, and proposal reviews. Required technical skills include PowerBI, SharePoint, BOBJ, and advanced Excel expertise. This role values a continuous improvement approach and streamlined self-work.

Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Accounting, Finance or related field required or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Master's Degree preferred. 4 years increasing financial responsibility. Working understanding of GAAP. Master's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field may offset 1 year of experience. Other Certification preferred.

Position Purpose: Leads the assigned operational business areas in developing budgets and forecasts as well as understanding risks and opportunities. Under minimal supervision, performs ongoing analysis and reporting of actual performance to budgets and/or forecasts. Performs in depth analysis and provides recommendations to operational business units and financial management on area business matters.

Job Description

Principle Duties and Responsibilities: Essential Functions:

• Provides assistance to operational departments in budget preparation. Develops staffing and other revenue/margin/expense plans as required. in coordination with operational management.
• Prepares reports related to operational or strategic initiatives, analyzes significant variances from planned or forecasted results and provides interpretative comments and recommendations to management.
• Prepares accurate and timely analysis and report actual financial performance versus budgets and forecasts. Provides analysis on risks and opportunities and supports analysis on corrective actions. Performs analysis as required. to ensure accuracy of financial statements.
• Performs in-depth analysis as required, both for operational and strategic initiatives.
• Continually evaluates financial process to identify and implement continuous process improvements, both in support of operations and with financial processes. Capture and report savings as appropriate.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Other Requirements:

• Complete understanding and application of principles, concepts, practices and standards.

A credit history check from a national credit bureau will be conducted for all candidates for this position including new hires and current employees seeking promotion or transfer. This job requires one to be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Additional Information

Requisition Number: 236463

Category: Finance

Percentage of Travel: Up to 25%

Shift: First

Employment Type: Full-time

Posting End Date: 10/09/2026

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

Gulfstream does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position, unless the applicant is a currently sponsored Gulfstream employee.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the world's most technologically-advanced business jet aircraft