Lead Financial Analyst, Aircraft Business Unit

Shield AI is seeking a Lead Financial Analyst to support the Aircraft Business Unit. The successful candidate will be responsible for financial planning, forecasting, and decision support.

Responsibilities

• Support forecasting and planning for the Aircraft Business, including monthly forecasting, quarterly outlooks, and annual planning
• Build and maintain financial models that connect operational drivers to business performance
• Analyze actuals versus plan, identify risks and opportunities, and provide recommendations to business leaders
• Translate operational assumptions into financial impacts for spend, margins, and resource needs
• Prepare reporting packages and presentations for finance leadership and Aircraft Business reviews

Partner with Aircraft Business Leaders

• Serve as the Finance Business Partner to leaders across engineering, operations, supply chain, manufacturing, and program management
• Support decision-making on hiring, labor planning, vendor spend, capital investments, and operating tradeoffs
• Partner with program and functional leaders to improve forecast accuracy, cost visibility, and accountability
• Provide ad hoc analysis on key business questions

Improve Reporting and Planning Processes

• Build repeatable reporting, dashboards, and planning templates to reduce manual work and improve insight quality
• Partner with Corporate FP&A, Accounting, HR, and business systems teams to improve data quality and planning inputs
• Support enhancements to planning tools and financial systems
• Document business requirements clearly and translate finance needs for technical teams