Who We Are:  

• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, and civil aviation by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness.  

• CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.  

• CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed.  

What We Have to Offer:  

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance  

• A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe  

• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions  

• Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!  

Summary

The FP&A analyst II will be asked to cover financial reporting on orders, backlog, P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash flow. Reporting and analyzing these on a weekly, monthly and creation of the annual operating plan for ELT. Will work cross functionally with all finance departments to ensure streamlined communication and detailed forecasting to mitigate risk and realize upside. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities   

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   

• Analyze Month end actuals against forecast and prepare detailed analysis on the variances/trends  

• Work alongside Corporates FP&A team, analyzing different requirements that fall within the Profit & loss as well as Balance Sheet, and Cash flow 

• Prepare monthly forecast review that gets reviewed with executive leadership.  

• Update and maintain CAE Backlog pipeline as well as unfunded to report monthly to corp 

• Annually work on the detailed operating plan as well as strategy outlook  

• Coordinate with Program finance on cadence and utilization of our enterprise tool Adaptive planning 

• Monitor KPI’s and track variances to identify root cause, trends, risks and opportunities 

Qualifications and Education Requirements   

• Bachelors degree 

• 2-5 years working in Finance, or relevant experience that involves forecasting and analyzing trends 

• Microsoft office with a strong understanding in Excel  

• Strong written and verbal communication skills 

• Mentor, self-starter who can be detailed in explaining complex topics 

• Strong analytical skills  

• Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.   

Preferred Skills   

• Costpoint experience  

• Adaptive experience   

Security Responsibilities   

Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures.  Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in any form. Shall not divulge any information, or afford access, to other employees not having a need-to-know. Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval.  All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.    

•  Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance.   

Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.   

Work Environment   

This job operates in a professional office environment, with routine use of computers. The office setting is more of an open seating arrangement, so must be able to work with surrounding distractions.  

Physical Demands   

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.    

Other Duties   

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.   

CAE USA Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to any protected characteristic, including disability and protected veteran status, as defined under federal, state, or local laws.     

Applicants needing reasonable accommodations should contact their recruiter at any point in the recruitment process.  If you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at hrops@caemilusa.com 

About CAE

At CAE, our mission is clear: to help make the world a safer place. For nearly 80 years, we’ve driven innovation in simulation, training, and mission readiness to support critical operations worldwide. By leveraging advanced technologies, we empower our customers to operate smarter, faster, and more sustainably. Join a purpose-driven organization where bold ideas are encouraged, collaboration drives progress, and your growth fuels our shared success.

Position Type                      

Equal Opportunity Employer

CAE is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other  characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. Applicants needing reasonable accommodations should contact their recruiter at any point in the recruitment process. If you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at CAECarrieres-Careers@cae.com.

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