Principal Specialist, FP&A
RTX
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Iowa • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $82,000 - $164,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
Tableau
About the role
- Primary finance business partner reporting to the Finance Controller supporting cross-functional teams
- Drive monthly financial analysis within forecasting/reporting to identify trends, risks, and upsides
- Provide finance support to management including business case development, program performance, P&L projections, budgeting, and variance analysis
- Lead Sales, Repairs and Product Line teams to perform monthly forecast process and assist with annual budget and long-range planning
- Develop and distribute standard and ad-hoc monthly reporting and financial reports for forecasting, trending, and variance analysis
- Prepare journal entries, calculate accruals, allocate expenses, and closely interact with Finance team during month-end close
- Liaison with Collins Central and SBUs’ Finance as central point of contact for FP&A questions
- Troubleshoot financial systems, provide best practices, and create/iterate standardized processes, tools and templates to drive efficiencies
- Support senior management level reviews as needed and foster strong cross-functional partnerships
Requirements
- University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience OR Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience
- U.S. citizenship is required (U.S. Person/immigration status requirement)
- Knowledge of GAAP, financial analysis, and complex accounting systems
- Experience with OneStream, BlackLine/ARMs, Hyperion HFM, and SAP (preferred)
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience with Tableau or Power BI (preferred)
- Experience in forecasting, budgeting, long-range planning, variance analysis, and P&L projections
- Ability to prepare journal entries, calculate accruals, allocate expenses, and support month-end close
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work under pressure and handle multiple priorities
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience working for a Fortune 500 company or in the Aerospace and Defense industry is a plus
- Security Clearance: None/Not Required
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- Generous 401(k) plan including employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution (Lifetime Income Strategy option)
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage (short-term and long-term disability)
- Optional coverages you can buy: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
- Adoption Assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
- Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
- Bright Horizons child and elder care services
- Teladoc Medical Experts second opinion program
- Flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, paid time off, and holidays
- Employee Scholar Program and other professional development benefits
- Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (not guaranteed)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
financial analysisbudgetingvariance analysisP&L projectionsjournal entriesaccrualsexpense allocationforecastingGAAPcomplex accounting systems
Soft skills
attention to detailability to work under pressureability to handle multiple prioritiesstrong written communication skillsstrong verbal communication skills