The Company:

Founded in 2010, Extant’s strategic focus is supporting original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their customers by licensing and/or acquiring non-core and legacy aerospace products and sustaining them in the marketplace including proactive obsolescence management and aftermarket support services.

As one of the fastest growing aerospace manufacturers in Florida, Extant has completed over 35 acquisitions and exclusive license agreements and now produces, repairs, and supports over 5000-part numbers and assemblies across various commercial aerospace and defense platforms.

Employees at Extant Aerospace enjoy working in a dynamic environment, with opportunities for growth, development, and to make a difference. Our unique business model provides ample opportunity to learn and broaden skill sets, or step up to be considered for promotions within the business. We focus on creating a culture and a team that fosters accountability, ownership, and open and honest communication.

Working at Extant offers the following benefits:

• Competitive pay
• Comprehensive benefits package to include:
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Supplemental Insurance Options
• Up to 28 paid days off the first year of employment
• 401k match up to 6%
• Tuition and Professional Development Reimbursement
• Flexible Schedule
• Employer paid Life & Disability Insurance
• Monthly Health & Wellness incentive

The Role:

**To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.**

Candidate Profile

As a key member of the Finance team, the FP&A Manager reports to VP of Finance and is responsible for preparation and tracking to budgets/outlooks, modeling out product line acquisitions, and following key operating metrics as they impact company financials. The role partners with both the Accounting Manager and the operations team to bring an analytical discipline that drives results. The successful candidate will have a solid business sense and a demonstrated career path to date.

The ideal candidate:

• Will have the correct balance of intellectually curiosity and be enthusiastic about exploring the unknown
• Have a bias for action and own a proven track record of getting results
• Be prepared to make mistakes but learn from them, be open to feedback and willing to be coached
• Will have a desire to advance in the business, this may be into lateral roles in an effort to gain a broad business perspective

The Position

Working directly for the Vice President of Financial Reporting, the Finance Manager will be responsible for the following, other duties may also be assigned:

• Forecasting and Planning (“FP&A”)
  • Create, manage, and submit Budget & Forecasts.
  • Report and Explain variances to outlook/plan/prior year in a clear manner
  • Establish accuracy in results by anticipating surprises and holding others accountable to outlook
  • Support in quarterly presentations
  • Work closely with Accounting Manager to ensure Inventory and Cost Accounting processes are in place and metrics established
• Acquisitions
  • Manage acquisition valuation model and perform analysis (in tandem with Business Development team)
• Operations
  • Continuously challenge the organization to simplify and to deliver incremental improvements
  • Model out different scenarios for the business (break-even analysis, cost reduction targets)
  • Evaluate the merits of Capital Expenditures (payback, EBITDA impact, cash flow analysis)
  • Track and Measure true impact to P&L of Pricing Actions and Process improvement initiatives.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance required, or equivalent combination of education and experience. MBA preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive Accounting and Finance experience in manufacturing required
• Manufacturing accounting knowledge in Inventory/Cost Accounting required
• Can develop, track, and hold others accountable to established targets – able to measure and articulate impact to results
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel
• Understand how ERP modules fit together and function