Senior Finance Manager
Listed on 2026-08-17
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Finance & Banking
Financial Manager, Financial Reporting, Corporate Finance
Senior Finance Manager Needed For Innovative and Growing Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing Company
Salary: $160,000 - $200,000 per year
A bit about usWe are a Tier 1 aerospace and defense manufacturer operating across Santa Ana and Long Beach, building flight‑critical hardware that has flown on our customers' platforms for decades. Our work spans airframe structures, landing gear, composite pressure vessels, and propulsion systems for defense, commercial aerospace, and space programs, making us one of the more capable independent suppliers in the region.
Why join us?- Competitive base salary and overall compensation package
- Full benefits:
Medical, Dental, Vision - Generous PTO, vacation, sick, and holidays
- Life Insurance coverage
- 401 (K) with generous company match
Corporate FP&A for a manufacturing business — you own the annual operating plan, quarterly forecast, and budget for an entity, site, or division, and translate factory cost performance into decisions leadership can act on.
- Own the annual operating plan, quarterly forecast, and budget for an entity, site, or division
- Build and maintain financial models and forecasts as the core of the role
- Analyze manufacturing cost performance—absorption, variances, standard cost, inventory valuation, COGS, and gross margin—and explain the drivers to leadership
- Provide P&L, balance sheet, and income statement analysis at the entity level
- Partner with operations and site leadership to connect factory performance to financial results
- FP&A / corporate finance with demonstrated ownership of budgeting, forecasting, and AOP for an entity, site, or division — not a supporting role on someone else's number
- Manufacturing cost fluency: absorption, variances, capitalization, inventory valuation, standard cost, COGS, and gross margin
- Manager or Senior Manager caliber scope — ownership breadth matters more than title band
- Manufacturing industry background (any sector—A&D, industrial, medical device, automotive, contract manufacturing)
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field [to confirm]
- Experience in any of the following areas welcomed:
- Aerospace and defense manufacturing
- Standard-cost / absorption environments
- ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or similar)
Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.
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