Strategic Hardware Program Finance Lead

AeroVironment, Inc.; Moorpark (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision

401K with company match

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. in California seeks a Program Finance Manager (Hardware Programs) to drive strategic and operational financial planning for hardware programs.

You will partner with Product Management, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales and Finance to assess profitability, budgets, and cost performance across the product lifecycle. The ideal candidate combines deep financial acumen with manufacturing economics and cross-functional collaboration to influence business decisions and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration.
• 10+ years’ experience in relevant disciplines plus at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Experience in costing and pricing complex manufactured products and development contracts.
• Knowledge of Government Cost accounting principles and FAR.
• Experience with ASC-606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
• MS Office Suite expertise (especially Excel with v-lookups, conditional formatting, and pivot tables), Hyperion, Oracle EBS, ProPricer, MS Project.

Responsibilities

• Provides monthly forecasting and variance reporting for hardware product lines.
• Ensures compliance with internal procedures and government procurement regulations; communicates with product line management.
• Supports audits; reviews EACs and profitability analyses; identifies drivers of profitability and growth.
• Oversees program cost control and cost/schedule management on contracts.
• Prepares budgets and schedules; conducts variance analyses and funding profiles.
• Supports indirect department budgeting and proposal activity with cost teams.

Skills

Financial planning

Variance analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Financial controls

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration

Tools

Excel

Hyperion

Oracle EBS

ProPricer

MS Project

Job description

AeroVironment, Inc. in California seeks a Program Finance Manager (Hardware Programs) to drive strategic and operational financial planning for hardware programs.

You will partner with Product Management, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales and Finance to assess profitability, budgets, and cost performance across the product lifecycle. The ideal candidate combines deep financial acumen with manufacturing economics and cross-functional collaboration to influence business decisions and