Chief Financial Officer

About The Role

This is a full-scope CFO role in a company where your decisions show up directly in the results, and complex enough that the job takes real technical depth: government cost accounting, multi-site regulated operations, capital-intensive assets and customers who expect audit-ready compliance.

You will lead the finance organization, serve as principal financial advisor to the Executive Committee and Board, and carry a clear mandate to build — people, systems, reporting and controls — to match where the business is going. If you want a seat where finance is treated as a business function rather than a scorekeeping function, this is that seat.

• Lead financial strategy, budgeting, forecasting, FP&A, accounting, treasury, tax, audit, compliance and internal controls.
• Serve as principal financial advisor to the Executive Committee and Board of Directors.
• Deliver accurate, board-ready monthly financial reporting within 15 business days of month-end, and shorten the close from there.
• Own liquidity: maintain a rolling 12-week cash-flow forecast reviewed weekly with the Executive Committee, alongside a rolling 12-month revenue forecast.
• Manage working capital, capital allocation, financing activity, banking relationships, credit facilities and covenant compliance.
• Ensure government-contract billing, cost accounting and financial systems comply with applicable FAR, DFARS, DCAA, contractual and customer requirements, including the annual incurred cost submission.
• Own the indirect rate structure and maintain visibility into direct and indirect cost, overhead, G&A, program margin and contract profitability.
• Establish program- and customer-level financial reporting, and partner with Program Management, Operations, Engineering, Contracts and Business Development to act on it.
• Set and monitor financial and operational KPIs; surface variances, risks and corrective actions early.
• Evaluate investments, pricing, partnerships, acquisitions and financing alternatives on their economics.
• Maintain strong internal controls, delegated authorities and risk-management practices, including insurance and bonding.
• Lead relationships with auditors, tax advisors, lenders, insurers and other financial partners.
• Build, develop and lead a high-performing finance and accounting team.
• Drive improvement in ERP, reporting, automation, business intelligence and financial process, with executive oversight of assigned IT, cybersecurity and data governance.

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• 15+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience with significant senior-leadership responsibility.
• Prior experience as a CFO, Vice President of Finance or comparable senior finance executive.
• Strong command of financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash management, corporate finance, cost accounting and internal controls.
• A track record of building and executing financial strategy in a growing, operationally complex organization.
• Experience presenting to executive leadership and/or a board of directors.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication and decision-making skills.
• High integrity, discretion and sound business judgment.
• Strong proficiency with ERP, financial reporting and business-intelligence systems.
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance.
• Develop, implement, integrate systems requirements for Aery success.
• On-site presence required.
• Ability to travel up to 10%

• Experience in aerospace, aviation, defense, government contracting, aircraft maintenance, engineering or another regulated industry.
• Experience supporting aircraft operations, MRO, engineering,…