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The Finance Strategic Support Unit delivers the expertise and business acumen to increase value across the enterprise by providing actionable information with recommendations and opportunities to drive sustainable business growth.

Manager – Financial Planning & Analysis - Operations

What You’ll Do:

• Lead and coordinate quarterly and annual forecasts with our Operations FP&A team including budget processes, disclosure statement reviews, rate development and related analysis to support Operations.
• Pay attention to detail and be alert to business changes and how they might affect our budgets, rates and financials in the future and communicate timely in support of Operations leadership and our broader finance team.
• Maintain, review and support the development of detailed analyses of the financials, standard reporting packages and provide assistance to core business partners with ad hoc requests and the identification of information gaps that we can help with.
• Participate in and lead meetings with the business, Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) in support of the Forward Pricing Rate Proposal and related audits.
• Access and retrieve information and data from various systems and reporting tools and be able to train/coach others. Collaborate with IT and others to develop improvements to systems, automate process flows and reports to facilitate distribution of actionable data.
• Support in preparation and review of capital investment or strategic opportunities for core business partners with financial modeling, negotiation support, and business case development for executive communication. Provide recommendations on how to improve and prioritization of resources.
• Maintain a positive working relationship with other finance functions to understand monthly reporting and support accurate financial results and forecasts.
• Review monthly results and provide summative analysis to management and core business partners in a timely manner. Support Operations FP&A team with review of detailed analyses and communication.
• Drive standardization of process flow and documentation within the finance function including support for audit reviews.
• Raise financial acumen within Operations team, core business partners and our Operations FP&A team through training and communication.
• Work with the Operations FP&A team and leadership to support the development of the team providing opportunities, guidance and timely feedback to direct reports as well as establishing goals to facilitate execution on strategic initiatives. Measure work performed and provide feedback on compensation.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Support Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

What You’ll Need:

• BS/BA in a related field plus 10 or more years related experience.
• Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master’s Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
• Broad training in a related field acquired through graduate level education or work-related experience.
• Working knowledge of the following areas: finance, accounting, Economic Value Added (EVA), business and economic principles and practices, financial modeling and Excel spreadsheets, preferred.
• Ability to make detailed presentations of financial analysis to executive level audiences, including on projects and a variety of business topics.
• Ability to analyze, interpret, review and summarize data and make recommendations to management.
• Must be able to handle sensitive and proprietary information in a confidential manner.

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in an office environment.
• Travel and local commute between Ball campuses and other possible non-Ball locations may be required.

Relocation for this position is not available.

Compensation & Benefits:

• HIRING SALARY RANGE: $105,500 - $145,500 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)
• This position includes a competitive benefits package. For details, copy and paste https://bit.ly/3pNSnxv into your browser or visit our careers site.

US CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED

Ball Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.