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KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
Required
Strong expertise in cost accounting, financial control, and governance
Deep understanding of manufacturing and engineering cost structures
ERP expertise (Costpoint strongly preferred)
GAAP and internal controls knowledge
Ability to operate independently as enterprise financial authority
Strong executive communication capability
Preferred
Aerospace / defense experience
Government contract accounting experience
EVMS familiarity
CPA or CMA preferred
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Required
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline
8+ years of progressive financial responsibility
Demonstrated experience leading financial control in a manufacturing environment
Preferred
Experience in high-mix, low-volume production environments
Experience supporting DCMA audits and government programs
WORK ENVIRONMENT / PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Office-based with extensive cross-functional engagement across operations
Frequent interaction with Program, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain teams
Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment
Ability to sit, stand, and work at a computer for extended periods
Occasional presence on production floor to validate financial alignment with operations
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
THE ABOVE STATEMENTS ARE INTENDED TO DESCRIBE THE GENERAL NATURE AND LEVEL OF WORK BEING PERFORMED BY INDIVIDUALS ASSIGNED TO THIS CLASSIFICATION. THEY ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF ALL RESPONSIBILITIES, DUTIES AND SKILLS REQUIRED OF PERSONNEL SO CLASSIFIED.
A REVIEW OF THIS CLASSIFICATION HAS EXCLUDED THE MARGINAL FUNCTIONS OF THE CLASSIFICATION THAT ARE INCIDENTAL TO THE PERFORMANCE OF FUNDAMENTAL JOB JUTIES. ALL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS AND ARE SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE MODIFICATION TO REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO PERFORM THIS JOB PROFICIENTLY. THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN THIS DOCUMENT ARE THE MINIMUM LEVELS OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS OR ABILITIES.
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Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance Coverage
Life/ADD & Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
401(k) Savings Plan
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Paid Time-Off (PTO)
Holidays
Education Reimbursement
Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance Coverage
Life/ADD & Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
401(k) Savings Plan
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Paid Time-Off (PTO)
Holidays
Education Reimbursement
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., is a leading defense technology company focused on uncrewed systems, satellite communications, cyber security/warfare, microwave electronics, missile defense, training, and combat systems. Our customers include the U.S. federal government, foreign governments, commercial enterprises, and state and local government agencies. At Kratos, we prioritize affordability as a cornerstone of our technology. We leverage proven, cutting-edge methodologies and technology to minimize costs, streamline schedules, and mitigate risks, ensuring timely delivery of cost-effective solutions to market.
GENERAL JOB SUMMARY:
The Financial Controller serves as the senior financial authority and control owner for Technical Directions Inc., responsible for full-spectrum financial governance across Programs, Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing.
This role owns financial integrity, compliance, reporting accuracy, internal controls, margin protection, cash discipline, and enterprise financial risk management. The Financial Controller ensures that all financial activity within TDI is accurate, compliant, controlled, and strategically aligned to revenue, EBIT, and long-term growth objectives.
Reporting directly to the GM / SVP, the Financial Controller provides independent financial leadership and enterprise-level governance, while maintaining a strong dotted-line integration with the Lead PMO to ensure disciplined program cost control and execution visibility.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Enterprise Financial Governance & Control
Serve as the financial authority for TDI
Own internal controls, financial governance, and policy enforcement
Establish financial standards across all functional areas
Protect margin, cash flow, and capital efficiency
Identify enterprise-level financial risk and mitigation strategies
Financial Reporting & Close Management
Own monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting
Oversee revenue recognition and cost allocation accuracy
Validate labor rates, overhead rates, burden application, and cost pools
Ensure financial statements are audit-ready and GAAP compliant
Lead financial close cadence and reporting discipline
Program & Operational Financial Control
Govern Estimate-at-Completion (EAC) and margin tracking
Approve program cost baselines and financial assumptions
Validate financial impact of ECR/ECO and scope changes
Partner with Operations on throughput, scrap, OEE, labor efficiency
Validate cost rollups, BOM cost accuracy, and routing cost integrity
Budgeting, Forecasting & Capital Governance
Own Annual Operating Plan (AOP) financial structure
Lead rolling forecast discipline and variance governance
Approve capital expenditure requests and ROI analysis
Monitor working capital, cash flow, and inventory exposure
ERP & Financial Systems Ownership
Own financial integrity within Costpoint (ERP)
Ensure system controls prevent unauthorized or misaligned financial entries
Validate integration across ERP, PLM, MES, QMS, and dashboards
Maintain segregation of duties and compliance discipline
Audit, Compliance & Regulatory Controls
Lead internal and external financial audits
Ensure compliance with GAAP, corporate finance policy, ITAR, DFARS, and contract clauses
Oversee financial data governance and access controls
Serve as audit liaison for corporate and government stakeholders
Executive Advisory & Strategic Finance
Provide financial insight to GM / SVP on strategic decisions
Support pricing, make-buy analysis, supplier financial risk review
Provide margin improvement recommendations
Support enterprise growth and investment decisions
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY
May supervise financial support staff (future state)
Owns financial authority across TDI
Exercises approval authority over financial controls, structures, and reporting
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) is a specialized Technology Company providing mission critical products, solutions and services for United States National Security. Kratos' core capabilities are sophisticated engineering, manufacturing and system integration offerings for National Security platforms and programs. Kratos' areas of expertise include Command, Control, Communications, Computing, Combat and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems, satellite communications, electronic warfare, unmanned systems, hypersonic systems, directed and high power energy systems, electromagnetic railgun, missile defense, cyber warfare, cybersecurity, information assurance, and critical infrastructure security. Kratos has primarily an engineering and technically oriented work force of approximately 3,100. Substantially all of Kratos' work is performed on a military base, in a secure facility or at a critical infrastructure location.