Finance and Accounting Manager

Job Summary:
Provides financial and schedule control services, information, and support as needed. Supervises a staff of program finance professionals. Provides technical direction, guidance, and training, as well as administrative support to staff.
Serves as the financial business partner to the regions General Manager. Provides continual assessment of the regions program performance, with early warning of potential problems and opportunities so that appropriate, timely corrective actions may be instituted to preserve Company financial goals. This position typically works under general supervision and direction. Incumbents of this position will regularly exercise discretionary and substantial decision-making authority.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serves as the financial business partner to the General Manager.
• Provides data-based recommendations to the General Manager for cost improvements and product pricing strategies to improve business financials (revenue, gross margin, AEBITDA, G&A, OH, etc).
• Prepare or review, analyze and assists in distribution of internal financial information for Program and Business reviews.
• Interacts (part of the team ) with various departments including business development, engineering, program management, contracts, scheduling, operational services, and other field offices.
• Supervise others and ensures that designated staff provide appropriate levels of service on assigned projects.
• Monitors all projects under direct purview and interfaces continually with all levels of management to assure quality.
• Reviews staff work products for quality, accuracy, and utility.
• Trains and develops staff to improve individual and organizational performance.
• Provides ongoing staff performance feedback, guidance, and coaching.
• Compiles annual (minimum) performance evaluations and discusses the evaluations with each staff member
• Acts as direct program financial operations contact with customers and Senior Management.
• Makes presentations to customers and Senior Management.
• Leads and facilitates meetings and discussions.
• Coordinates the regions projects in accordance with Cubic policy
• Assists in the preparation of the annual five-year business plan, quarterly, and monthly updates.
• Assists in the budgeting and scheduling process.
• Documents or reviews budgeting results in the Cost Status Reporting System.
• Participates with scheduling professionals in the creation of project schedules and product reviews.
• Provides or reviews earned value management.
• Monitors costs to ensure accurate accounting.
• Facilitates cost corrections and/or prepares account correction documents.
• Provides analyses and compiles expected cost data to form Estimate-At-Complete (EAC) forecasts.
• Inputs or reviews EAC data into the Cost Status Reporting System.
• Forecasts expenditures, sales, earnings, and cash flow.
• Works with various corporate departments to monitor and analyze Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable to ensure both activities are timely and correct.
• Prepares various internal and external (customer) financial analyses and reports.
• Supports internal and external audits.
• Supports proposal development activities and Gate reviews
• Develop and assist others in project cash flow during proposal stage or on change orders
• Distributes various cost and schedule reports to assigned project participants.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Four year degree in either Finance, Accounting or related discipline plus a minimum of 5 years related experience. MBA is preferred.
• Strong computer skills, including ERP systems (SAP preferred) and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to demonstrate strong presentation, oral and written communication skills with all levels of management.
• Ability to mentor, train, and to be a resource to staff.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from executive management.
• Exhibit sound and accurate business judgment.
• Must be a team player with the ability to interact with all levels within organization

The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements. Duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and according to business need.

Cubic Pay Range:

The Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.