Director, Finance - AEWS Product Line (Hybrid)

Job Description

You don’t see it, but it’s there. Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics –from saving emissions in the City of Lights to powering the Mars Rover to protecting the F-35 fighter jet. At Electronic Systems, you’ll be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry’s most difficult problems. Drawing strength from our diverse and inclusive workforce, we’re innovating for the future. And you can, too. Our flexible work environment, including a hybrid work schedule and 9/80 work calendar, provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first– exemplified by our missions: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®” and “We Innovate For Those Who Move The World™.” Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems.

The candidate selected for this position will function as the Finance Director for a complex portfolio of development, production, and sustainment programs within the Advanced Electronic Warfare Solutions (AEWS) Product Line in the Electronic Combat Solutions (ECS) business area. With annual revenue >$250m, the AEWS product line is at the tip of the spear executing and capturing the next advanced electronic warfare programs, many of which are classified in nature. This role serves as a strategic and collaborative business partner to the AEWS Product Line Director and the ECS Finance leadership team. The role is based in Nashua, NH at our 95 Canal St location.

*Due to the nature of the specific programs that this role will support, there is a strong preference for the selected individual to have at least a Secret Clearance coming into the role. The minimum expectation is that an individual must be eligible to obtain a Secret Clearance, for which the process would be initiated immediately upon starting in the role.

Responsibilities include:

• Finance business partner to AEWS Product Line Director and the entire AEWS leadership team

• Develop financial forecasts for the product line for the current year and the long-range plan, incorporating a full view of risk and opportunities to the forecast

• Align with the team on strategic direction and priorities and the financial forecast

• Deliver on all weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting requirements, including reporting on variances

• Review and approve bids and proposals

• Support business case analysis and investment decisions

• Provide guidance and oversight to the product line and program teams ensuring compliance

• Develop opportunities for team development, growth, and continuous improvement

• Ensure financial resources are available as needed throughout the product line

• Partner with the product line to support commerciality pursuits ensuring compliance and profitability

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or economics (or similar degree focus)

• 12 years of work experience

• 6 years of aerospace/defense industry experience

• Proven leadership skills and ability to work in a dynamic environment

• Program Finance and Earned Value experience

• Demonstrated ability to offer strategic leadership of proposals, development/review of financial forecasting of salient data, and successful management & mentoring of staff.

• Demonstrated ability to shape program and proposal execution strategies

• Demonstrated ability to summarize complex programmatic and financial issues and communicate recommendations clearly to executive leadership

• Ability to partner across all functions to drive business results

• Secret Clearance - or at minimum, ability to quickly obtain it shortly after starting in role

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $135556 - $230444

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.


About BAE Systems Electronic Systems
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference. Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems’ game-changing defense and commercial electronics. Exploiting every electron, we push the limits of what is possible, giving our customers the edge and our employees opportunities to change the world. Our products and capabilities can be found everywhere – from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. At our core are more than 14,000 highly talented Electronic Systems employees with the brightest minds in the industry, we make an impact – for our customers and the communities we serve.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.

Salary : $135,556 - $230,444