Senior Proposal Financial Analyst – Defense Industry

Curtiss-Wright's Defense Solutions (CWDS) division is a trusted, proven leader, delivering superior products and services that meet the defense and aerospace industries' toughest challenges with best-in-class value.

Our solutions address air, ground, and naval defense and industrial applications, and are focused on growth segments with a high demand for advanced technology, enhanced safety, security, and performance.

For more information visit https://www.curtisswrightds.com/products/901d-rugged-enclosures-consoles

Location: Remote, USA

Salary Information: $85,000.00 - $105,000.00

Please note that the salary range information provided is a general guideline only, reflecting a position based in New York. Criteria such as the candidate’s qualifications and relevant experience, the scope of the specific position, as well as market and business considerations will be evaluated when extending an offer.

We Take Care of Our People:

Paid Time Off I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Referral Program I Competitive Pay I Recognition I Employee Stock Purchase Plan I Inclusive & Supportive Culture

Your Challenge:

• As a member of the proposal team, the primary responsibility is to support the Business Unit and Proposal Manager with all cost and pricing aspects of individual proposals, including:

  • Capture engineering Basis of Estimates (BOE)

  • Product cost capture from actuals and/or Product Manager inputs

  • Working with procurement as needed to gather and verify material cost basis.

  • Manage and capture costing for any 3rd party items that may be required.

  • Coordinate with team to provide proposal needs and validation of material costing.

  • Secure timely approvals for proposal pricing.

• Develop strategies and implement solutions for most efficient costing/pricing models with an eye to repeatability, considering market factors and eventual risk & reward of offered pricing/terms.

• Support/Lead targeted costing and pricing models/analysis/closed loop analysis (post award actuals compared to bid values) and provide lessons learned and recommendations to the applicable business units.

• Ongoing/timely support to various stakeholders (BU Directors, Product Managers, Proposal Management) as required.

• Works with Finance to optimize proposal cost and pricing tools with objective to make tools more effective, common, and supportive in the assessment of pricing model strategies.

What You Bring:

• Must have superior Excel/Word and PowerPoint skills.

• Extensive costing background experience.

• Excellent communication skills (oral and written).

• Able to work effectively as an individual contributor as well as part of a team, ability to work with cross-functional teams, to follow procedures and use system tools.

• A self-starter, able to work independently and manage concurrent multiple bids and proposals with dynamic priorities.

• Demonstrated ability and resourcefulness in solving often ambiguous problems with little supervision. 

• Experience with cost/revenue analysis and audits is considered an asset.

• Excellent analytical skills to collect data, understand significance and explain issues; able to take initiatives and recommend solutions / process improvements.

• Excellent technical ability, including ability to work with integrated ERP systems, preferably SAP.

• Ability to present and defend costing / pricing recommendations to senior leadership.

• Ability to embrace change with enthusiasm for continuous improvement.

Technical Knowledge:

• A post-secondary diploma/degree from a college or university in Accounting, Finance and/or Business

• Experience in proposal cost development and cost analysis.

• Knowledge of ProPricer would be an asset.

• Familiarity with Military and Aerospace market and customer base is desired, but not mandatory.

• 5-7 years of related experience preferably in a manufacturing or high technology environment; or a combination

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Compliance Statement

This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening.  In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn. 

Curtiss-Wright values diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.