Textron Inc.

Finance Business Partner-ISC

Posted on: 21 Feb 2021

Wichita, KS

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

The Finance Business Partner serves as a key business analyst and liaison between business operations and finance by applying financial insight in performing projections and analysis of results to support the overall goals of Textron Aviation. This position fosters communication and knowledge between the business and finance serving as an advocate for both organizations. In addition, the Finance Business Partner enhances the organizations' awareness and understanding of operating performance information and financial scenario planning as well as the impact of management's decisions on these financial results.

JOB RESPONSIBILITES:

1. Participate in forecast, monthly/quarterly business reporting, variance analysis, and month-end close activities for the organizations they support
2. Develop weekly cash forecast and track actual cash receipts
3. Work through cross-functional relationships within the organization and facilitate communication between the functions within finance to ensure accurate and predictive financial information is communicated throughout the organization
4. Understand key business unit operating metrics/drivers and measure performance to established metrics
5. Responsible for forecast accuracy and monitoring countermeasures.
6. Assist in the development of annual operating plans and long-range plans and capital planning processes
7. Potentially participate in monthly evaluations of inventory balance, developing report for Operations on inventory trends and inventory turns, and subject to monthly evaluations of excess and obsolete inventory (E&O)
8. Perform special projects and ad-hoc financial reporting as required
9. Builds and maintains constructive relationships with Operations, Program Management, Engineering & Supply Chain

Textron Inc.

Providence, RI

Textron Inc. operates in the aircraft, defense, industrial, and finance businesses worldwide. The company’s Textron Aviation segment manufactures and sells business jets, turboprop and piston engine aircraft, and military trainer and defense aircraft; and commercial parts, as well as provides maintenance, inspection, and repair services. Its Bell segment provides military and commercial helicopters, tiltrotor aircraft, and related spare parts and services. The company’s Textron Systems segment offers unmanned, marine, and land systems; simulation, training, and other defense and aviation mission support products and systems; airborne and ground-based sensors and surveillance systems, and protection systems; precision guided weapons systems; armored vehicles, turrets, and related subsystems, as well as marine craft; test equipment and electronic warfare test, and training solutions; piston aircraft engines; and intelligence software solutions.

This segment also designs, develops, manufactures, installs, and maintains full flight simulators; and offers logistics support services. Its Industrial segment offers blow-molded plastic fuel systems and fuel systems, including pressurized fuel tanks for hybrid applications, clear-vision systems, catalytic reduction systems, cast iron engine components, and other fuel system components primarily to automobile OEMs, as well as plastic bottles and containers for various uses; golf cars, off-road utility vehicles, recreational side-by-side and all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, light transportation vehicles, aviation ground support equipment, professional turf-maintenance equipment, and turf-care vehicles that are marketed to golf courses and resorts, government agencies and municipalities, consumers, and commercial and industrial users.

The company’s Finance segment provides financing to purchase new and pre-owned aircraft and helicopters. Textron Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.

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