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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Business Manager for Small UAV and Rotary UAVs supporting Domestic/Commercial and International.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Working under limited supervision, providing business financial support and general UAS Finance support to the TUAS & RUAV Business Area at AeroVironment Inc. • Chief coordination between the business unit and support functions; primary Finance, Business Development, Contracts and Production.• Responsible for overall financial forecasts and reporting for largest generating revenue business unit within the company, approx $300M.• Prepares annual operating plan and multi-year strategic plans; Projected Bookings, Revenue, COS, Investments and Capital. (3-year and 5-year plans)• Works toward identifying and mitigating business risk.• Played an essential role in the integration of a new business acquisition and was the primary finance representative after aquistion. • Active participant in new business inititive for rapid expansion as financial lead and strategy.• Provides monthly forecasting and variance reporting, preparing monthly presentations for Senior Leadership.• Provides leadership on day-to-day finance activites within the TUAS business area team. • Participates in proposals and pricing strategies to support the business growth. • Review contracts and contract mods for information pertaining to new revenue standard (Contract Promises/Performance Obligations), Material benefits, warranty, discounts, etc.) • Support EAC review and preperation• Ad-Hoc support to Audits & other Finance requirements

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Provide cost, schedule and funding planning, reporting, monitoring, and analysis support to the Program Managers and Management, utilizing standard company tools, and in compliance with standard processes. - Development of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)- Development of time-phased budgets and schedules- Monitor costs and manpower on a weekly basis ensuring that actuals are within budget and charged to the correct end objective- Provide PMO and SLT with internal reports on cost and schedule performance- Develop financial Contract Data Requirements (CDRL) for submittal to customers- Provide funding forecast to internal/external customers (CFSR).- Monitor billing status and unbilled issues- Work with BD, Accounting and Product Line Business Manager to properly forecast and recognize Bookings/Sales/Profit and provide variance analysis

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Reports financial status by preparing and analyzing financial plans, forecasts, and reports.Tracks financial status by monitoring variances from plan.Determines financial status by comparing and analyzing plans and forecasts with actual results.Improves financial status by analyzing results and variances; identifying trends; recommending actions.Reconciles transactions by comparing and correcting data.Increases productivity by developing automated applications; eliminating duplications; coordinating information requirements. Improved current processes.Provides information to management by assembling and summarizing data; preparing reports; making presentations of findings, analyses, and recommendations.Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.

Fort Collins, Co, Us

Performing financial/cost analysis and applying general accounting principles to a wide variety of Turret Control System (TCS) business applications.Managing costs associated with TCS product line totally $30M/year in revenueAnalyzing trends and costs associated within assigned product lineImplement budgeting guidelines for yearly profit planConduct Business Line Reviews to explain and report variances to senior managementCollaborates with Business Development, Program Managers, and Senior Management to report accurate forecasts, backlog and future bookingsPrepares quarterly EAC’s with accordance of SOX compliancePreparation of interim updates, quarterly forecasts, annual plans, monthly reportingReports product line P&L and operating statementsManages gross margins and profitability to identify potential risksCalculate billings on Cost Plus Fee programs

Stamford, Connecticut, Us

Developed budgets that meet program requirementsMonitored progress of program margins and cost performance against plan and forecastPrepared program control and financial analysis reports to customer (CDRLS) and Program ManagersPrepared and presented EAC’s (Estimate at Completion) on all programsConducts analysis on cost, variances, risk, profit/loss, and material/laborGained knowledge on MPM: EVMS Managed research/development and bid/proposal internal projectsCalculated billings on Cost-Plus and T&M programs

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

• Assisting Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis with developing and implementing business units' strategic initiatives and operating plans including:• Establishing financial targets and objectives and tracking performance• Assisting business units in evaluating internal investments on both strategic and operational issues (ROI, etc.)• Driving the preparation of: Quarterly Reforecasts, Monthly Variance Analysis, Operational Analysis, Metrics Reports: current performance metrics, suggested changes/additions, tracking reports, etc.• Maintaining and utilizing financial support systems on an ongoing basis: SRC - Forecasting, budgeting, and financial reporting; Peoplesoft - AP, AR, Payroll, Accounting

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

Started as an Operations Coordinator and was later promoted to Financial Systems Analyst.

Thousand Oaks, Ca, Us

• Handled the transactional processes and customer relations as they relate to procurement• Processed requests through the electronic procurement system (Ariba) or through paper-based requisitions• Researched and resolved invoice discrepancies (Optika)• Primary point of contact for customer’s day-to-day interactions• Using the electronic procurement system for processing requisition of enabled categories and suppliers, managing the paper-based requisition process for non-enabled categories and suppliers• Maintaining proactive communication channel with suppliers and end-users• Providing recommendations to client groups on ways to better use the requisitioning system and processes • Established and maintained close relationship with suppliers and end-users• Contacting suppliers regarding order-related questions or issues• Training in Amgen’s main operating system: John D. Edwards (JDE/AMOS)

Bachelors, Business Management

Six Sigma Certification, Green Belt Certification

Associate'S Degree, Business And Finance