Director of Financial Reporting and Consolidations

Worker Type

Regular

Job Description

 

About the Job

If you enjoy working with a high-performing accounting team, solving complex problems, and taking ownership of outcomes, this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact during a time of growth and transformation. BlueHalo is seeking a strategic and hands-on Director of Financial Reporting and Consolidations to lead the financial integration and reporting operations for the legacy BlueHalo segment. This is a high-visibility leadership role based in or willing to commute to any major AV/BH location, responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of segment-level financial results while playing a pivotal role in the enterprise-wide migration to Oracle Fusion.

The ideal candidate possesses experience with Unanet, Oracle (Fusion preferred), and FCCS, and a proven track record of managing complex consolidations and indirect allocation models within the Aerospace and Defense (A&D) sector.

Summary

We’re seeking a proactive, experienced Director who is responsible for managing the timely and accurate consolidation, among other reporting deliverables, as part of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process in accordance with US GAAP. This role provides leadership for legacy BlueHalo reporting and serves as a key functional lead for the Oracle Fusion ERP and FCCS implementation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage the consolidation of legacy BlueHalo, including reconciliation to the consolidated upload, ensuring all intercompany eliminations and related mappings are accurate.
• Coordination to ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, annual reporting.
• Preparation of all legacy BlueHalo external financial reporting statements and applicable supporting schedules.
• Manage legacy financial reporting workflows within Unanet, ensuring data integrity during the transition period.
• Maintain and optimize complex Excel-based financial models to manage indirect rate allocations, implementing systematic improvements to automate workflows and enhance the accuracy of segment-level financial analysis
• Serve as a key stakeholder in the Oracle migration, specifically assisting with the implementation and optimization of Oracle FCCS for corporate reporting.
• Review reporting processes for financial and operational improvements; coordinate with cross-functional teams.
• Support internal and external auditors’ requests; maintain a robust internal control environment at public-company scale.
• Support management team on a variety of ad hoc projects as required

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; Master’s degree or CPA strongly preferred.
• 12+ years of related accounting and financial work experience, with at least 5 years in a managerial capacity. Public accounting experience preferred.
• Experience in the aerospace, defense, or government contracting industries (FAR, CAS, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with large ERP systems
• Experience supporting SOX or internal control environments at public-company scale
• Expert-level in MS Office, specifically Excel skills
• Excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Experience preparing consolidated financial statements, including statement of cash flows, month end close process, eliminations and consolidation, controls, and internal reporting & analytics
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a security clearance (ITAR)

Desired Skills

• Familiarity with Unanet, Oracle Fusion ERP and Oracle FCCS.
• Experience with ERP implementations, migrations, or finance transformation initiatives
• Strong leadership, communication (both written and verbal), and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage a team in a deadline and change driven environment.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.

Location Requirement

• Must be based in or willing to commute to any major AV/BH location.

Clearance Level

 

No Clearance

The salary range for this role is:

$170,500 - $250,425

AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the location, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills.

ITAR Requirement:

This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR, or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

Benefits:  AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.  For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit:  http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits.

We also encourage you to review our company website at http://www.avinc.com to learn more about us.

Principals only need apply.  NO agencies please.

Who We Are

Based in California, AeroVironment (AVAV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Founded in 1971 by celebrated physicist and engineer, Dr. Paul MacCready, we’ve been at the leading edge of technical innovation for more than 45 years. Be a part of the team that developed the world’s most widely used military drones and created the first submarine-launched reconnaissance drone, and has seven innovative vehicles that are part of the Smithsonian Institution’s permanent collection in Washington, DC.

Join us today in developing the next generation of small UAS and tactical missile systems that will deliver more actionable intelligence to our customers so they can proceed with certainty – and succeed.

What We Do

Building on a history of technological innovation, AeroVironment designs, develops, produces, and supports an advanced portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems.  Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company’s hand-launched UAS to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time, airborne reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans. AeroVironment, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic data, sexual orientation, gender identity or other legally protected status.

ITAR

U.S. Citizenship required