About This Role
Description:
As an AS9100D certified company, Allan Aircraft requires all employees to conform to AS9100D clauses specific to their departmental responsibilities. For a more departmental breakdown of these responsibilities, please see form AAH\-1\.1\.
Location: North Hollywood, CA
Reports To: CEO
Role Overview:
The Fractional Chief Financial Officer (CFO) provides part\-time, strategic financial leadership to support profitability, cash flow optimization, and operational efficiency within a manufacturing environment. This role focuses on high\-impact financial strategy, performance analysis, and executive advisory, while partnering closely with leadership and the internal accounting team to drive measurable business improvements.
Core Focus Areas:
? Financial strategy \& decision support
? Executive advisory \& business planning
? Cash flow forecasting and working capital management
? KPI development linking operations to financial performance
Key Responsibilities:
? Serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO and executive leadership team
? Support decision\-making, capital investments and growth initiatives
? Review financial statements
? Guide budgeting and forecasting processes
? Monitor cash flow and financial health
? Translate operational performance into financial insights
? Support ERP and reporting improvements
? Advise on compliance, audit readiness, and controls
Key Deliverables:
? Support evaluation of existing operating agreement and ownership structure, providing financial and strategic analysis to leadership regarding long\-term partnership and capital structure considerations
? Improve cost accounting accuracy (labor, overhead, scrap allocation)
? Build financial KPI dashboard (margin, labor efficiency, scrap, delivery performance)
? Identify financial and operational risks and recommend mitigation strategies
? Support budgeting and scenario planning
Requirements:
Qualifications (Preferred):
? 10\+ years of senior financial leadership experience
? Strong manufacturing finance background
? Ability to diagnose and implement improvements quickly
? Experience in $10M\-$100M companies
? ERP Experience (Epicor, SAP, JobBOSS)
? ISO/ AS9100 / Nadcap familiarity
Physical Requirements and Work Environment:
? Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
? Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at a time