OSC - Principal Financial Specialist - P3 - (Onsite)

RTX (Raytheon); McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Principal Cost Control Specialist to support dispersed factories in McKinney, TX, El Segundo, CA, and Forest, MS. The role focuses on deploying consistent financial processes and maximizing KPI deliverables across manufacturing operations.

You will analyze operational, financial, and factory performance, develop tools, and drive cost commitments through change management in a dynamic, multi-site environment.

Qualifications

• University degree or advanced degree with relevant experience required.
• Experience presenting to stakeholders without financial background or expertise.
• Experience with SAP, BI warehouse, IMI, MPDP, and MS Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accuracy and integrity of operations analysis across multiple sites.
• Drive analytical capability growth and establish functional ownership of results.
• Build business relationships and trust with stakeholders across functions.

Skills

Financial acumen

Stakeholder communication

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Education

University Degree or Advanced Degree

Tools

SAP

PRISM/BI Warehouse

IMI

MPDP

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-10-06

Country: United States of America

Location: US-TX-MCKINNEY-513WZS ~ 2501 W University Dr ~ WZS BLDG

Position Role Type: Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access certain necessary systems.

Security Clearance Type: None/Not Required

Security Clearance Status: Not Required

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world's most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of todays mission and stay ahead of tomorrows threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

The Operations Finance Organization has an immediate need for a Principal Cost Control Specialist. In this role your main responsibility would be supporting a portfolio of dispersed factories in McKinney, TX, El Segundo, CA and Forest, MS to deploy consistent financial processes. In this role you will be supporting a Manufacturing Operations team to execute and maximize the efficiencies of all weekly/monthly/Quarterly KPI deliverables. You will help develop tools and execute change management protocols generating value to the executing originations via critical analysis.

You must have excellent communication skills to be able to transfer knowledge, resolve conflicts and relay critical information across all multi-functional stakeholder environments. Lastly, you will prioritize and allocate resources in a dynamic geographically dispersed, and deadline driven environment.

What You Will Do

• The candidate will ultimately be responsible for ensuring accuracy and integrity of operations analysis while infusing expertise and best practices into the organization
• This effort will include side-by-side analysis with working teams to drive analytical capability growth and appropriate functional ownership accountability to the results generated.
• Rapport is of the utmost priority, and it is expected that the candidate is capable of building business relationships and trust with all stakeholders
• The candidate will be responsible for understanding the drivers within their respective areas and determine trends or drifts within the organization; ultimately consolidating information, identifying critical metrics and recommending / executing solutions to challenges as appropriate
• Gather and analyze operational, financial, and factory performance metrics
• Prepare data for, analyze, and help drive cost commitments with the factory

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires: A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience
• Experience presenting/convey business acumen to stakeholders without financial background or expertise
• Experience within SAP (PRISM, Business Warehouse or similar programs), Integrated Manufacturing Intelligence (IMI), Make Part Demand Profile (MPDP)
• Experience with MS Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint)

Qualifications We Prefer

• Comfort taking on dynamic environments and new challenges
• Clear, succinct and polished written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with peers and leadership
• Ability to absorb performance indicators to create consolidated executive presentations
• Strong experience with Excel and other business analytical tools
• Experience with financial evaluations of programs performance

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD - 165,200 USD.