Interim Senior FP&A Consultant

• →Own and support the monthly and quarterly P&L compilation and close process.
• →Analyze P&L results, including detailed understanding of revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, and EBITDA drivers.
• →Identify and explain monthly/quarterly P&L puts and takes, variances, trends, and underlying business drivers.
• →Calculate and analyze Adjusted EBITDA, including identifying adjustments and reconciling EBITDA movements.
• →Develop detailed financial analysis and management reporting for senior leadership.
• →Support forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning activities.
• →Develop and maintain sophisticated Excel-based financial models.
• →Perform ad hoc financial analysis and scenario modeling as required.
• →Translate complex financial and operational data into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership.

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

The consultant must be highly comfortable working across multiple financial systems and understanding how data flows between them, including:

• Deep expertise with Unanet.
• Understand Unanet reporting and financial data structures.
• Pull and analyze financial reports from Unanet.
• Understand and troubleshoot cost pool allocations.
• Understand the flow of financial data from Unanet into downstream systems.
• Support the preparation and import of Unanet Trial Balance data into Oracle.

• Strong hands-on experience with OneStream.
• Pull financial reports and reporting packages from OneStream.
• Understand data flows from Unanet into OneStream.
• Troubleshoot OneStream administrative/system issues and work with appropriate technical resources to resolve issues.
• Understand OneStream data structures, consolidations, reporting, and financial processes.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies between source systems and OneStream.

• Strong understanding of Oracle accounting and financial reporting.
• Ability to work with General Ledger and Trial Balance reports.
• Support the import of Unanet Trial Balance information into Oracle.
• Understand the relationship between Oracle accounting data and FP&A reporting.

• Experience using Hyperion Planning modules.
• Support forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning processes.
• Understand how planning data flows into broader FP&A reporting.

• Strong understanding of the General Ledger and Trial Balance.
• Ability to reconcile financial information across systems.
• Understand accounting entries and their impact on the P&L.
• Partner with Accounting to investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• Understand the relationship between operational data, accounting data, and management reporting.
• Familiarity with 10-K financial reporting and SEC reporting concepts.
• Ability to connect external financial reporting requirements with internal FP&A reporting and analysis.

• Build and maintain complex Excel models with a high degree of accuracy.
• Create management reporting packages, charts, and executive-level presentations.
• Develop clear visualizations of financial performance and trends.
• Present financial results and analysis to senior leadership.
• Clearly communicate the financial impact of business decisions and changes in assumptions.
• Be able to move seamlessly between detailed transactional analysis and high-level executive-level financial storytelling.