Experience

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  Collins Aerospace

  • United States
  • Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Manager, Mission Systems FP&A

    • Oct 2019 - Present

    • Consolidated income statement for Missions Systems business• Major focus on quarterly closing, causals, supplementals, and disclosures• Worked closely with Mission Systems portfolio managers and leads to ensure accuracy and provide detailed analysis• Prepared monthly executive summary for Mission Systems’ leadership team• Prepared charts for and presented forecast and operational analysis monthly to Mission Systems’ leadership team• Added HFM to my toolset

  • Sr. Cost Analyst, IPP&C

    • Apr 2019 - Oct 2019

    • Supported non-recurring engineering sales, cost of sales and discretionary forecasting for Precision, Navigation and Training as the Lead Cost Analyst•Provided detailed cost analysis for Product Line Programs including Navstrike, SABR and MPE-M• Led rolling wave planning with Engineering and Program Management teams to ensure accurate baseline plans were in place• Gained detailed knowledge of Earned Value Analysis• Gained further experience with analysis and forecasting using Cobra, ISAT, SAP and FACT

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  Rockwell Collins

  • United States
  • Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Government Systems Sr Financial Analyst

    • Mar 2016 - Apr 2019

    • Analyzed and forecasted the financials for Communication, Navigation, and Guidance business• Worked with several businesses including Tactical Communications, Datalink Programs, Global Joint Fires Solutions, Range and Surface Solutions, Optronics, and Test and Training Instrumentation • Most recently provided input for and analyzed Tactical Communications, an approximately $350M annual revenue business• Performed quarterly analysis and forecast of hardware and NRE sales and cost to support financial roll up of Level 3 portfolios• Performed quarterly analysis and forecast of IR&D, B&P, PLSC, and other CPCs to support financial roll up of Level 3 portfolios• Consolidated and presented financial data to support forecast, Annual Operating Plan, and Strategic & Financial Plan• Provided detailed analysis of variances and summary of changes to support presentations to leadership• Gained further experience with analysis and forecasting using FACT, BW, SAP, and HP• Focused on the income statement, balance sheet, accounting treatment, backlog, revenue recognition, cost management, earned value, and detailed variance explanations to support presentations to leadership• Gained strong communication skills while promoting collaboration and teamwork across several departments

  • Government Systems Sr Financial Analyst

    • Jul 2014 - Mar 2016

    The main focus of this position is to analyze and forecast the financials for Level 3 Businesses within the Surface Solutions portfolio at Rockwell Collins. This includes quarterly hardware and NRE forecasting, as well as consolidating and presenting the financial data for the five year Strategic Financial Plan and the Annual Operating Plan, both on a yearly basis. This position uses several systems including SAP, Hyperion, FACT, Microsoft Access, Excel, Word, and Powerpoint. This position places a large focus on the income statement, balance sheet, accounting treatment, backlog, revenue recognition, cost management, earned value, and detailed variance explanations to support presentations to leadership. It also requires strong communication skills, collaboration, and teamwork between program management teams across several locations and time zones including Cedar Rapids (IA), Australia, United Kingdom, Richardson (TX), and Poway (CA).

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  Rockwell Collins UK Ltd.

  • United States
  • Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Financial Analyst - RCUK

    • Jan 2014 - Jun 2014

    During my time at RCUK, I learned about international business, foreign currency, accounting rules and policies, and forecasting. The main tasks were to manage Hermes subscriptions financials, forecast and report on sales for both Commercial Systems and Government Systems service center repairs, reconcile several accounts on a monthly basis, and track costs across various projects. I worked with both the balance sheet and income statement, which allowed me to increase my skills navigating through SAP and HP.

  • Commercial Systems Pricing Analyst

    • Jun 2012 - Dec 2013

    The CS Pricing Department creates accurate and timely financials for Commercial Systems and provides financial consulting to Controllers and Business Unit Personnel in several areas. This position performs detailed analysis of new business opportunities and prepares recommendations to the proposal team. This role is not based on a monthly schedule, but is somewhat based on a quarterly schedule. No two days are the same because our work comes through the requests of Program Managers, Account Managers, and Proposal Specialists. A brief list of the roles of a CS Pricing Financial Analyst includes preparing financial summaries for leadership briefings, helping proposal teams formulate win strategies while maximizing sales and profit, analyzing risks and opportunities associated with our proposals, and preparing and reviewing quarterly EAC’s.

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  Rockwell Collins

  • Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

  • Accounting/Finance Intern- Internal Audit

    • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
    • Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

    During my internship at Rockwell Collins in the Internal Audit Department, I worked on three main audits. This allowed me to use a variety of software including AutoAudit, Lotus Notes, and MIDAS. I also learned about several Rockwell Collins Policies, which led me to learn more in depth about R...