Courtney Schwartzenberger
Senior BDS Financial Planning Manager
Summary
Experienced Senior Finance Manager with over 17 years of experience in Boeing Finance. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving customer satisfaction.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Financial Planning Manager
BDS Mobility & Surveillance
Tukwila, WA
04.2021 - Current
- Manage team of 5 across BDS sites plus 6 additional support heads from BCA responsible for portfolio worth $6.5B.
- Portfolio includes mix of different contracts comprised of KC-46, P-8, VC-25B and Oklahoma City Mobility and Surveillance programs.
- Lead divisions yearly LRBP process by working cross functional with Global Sales & Marketing, Strategy, BCA Finance, Program Contracts and CFOs to enable achievable targets.
- Manage revenue forecasting with high focus on cash acceleration of to drive near term liquidity.
- Analyzed and explained variances by understanding key performance drivers and adjusted forecasts based on new information.
- Provide guidance to executive leadership on risk/liability mitigation and opportunity capture impacts on financials.
- Prepared cash flow projections, cost analysis and monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
- Develop/oversee training for team to enable enhanced financial acumen.
Senior Finance Manager
BDS Engineering
Tukwila, WA
04.2019 - 04.2021
- Senior finance manager supporting BDS Chief Engineers global portfolio.
- Managed team of 2 experienced analyst who worked across all 7 BDS divisions coordinating with program chief engineers, CFOs, contracts and financial operations to drive affordability initiatives to enable engineering targets.
- Identified engineering opportunities across BDS portfolio and established favorable business connections to capitalize on common risk mitigation plans and opportunity captures to influence financials.
- Develop/oversee training for team to enable enhanced financial acumen.
Finance Operations Manager
BDS VC-25B
Tukwila, WA
03.2018 - 04.2019
- First line manager leading team of 14 with responsibility over $5B fixed price development program, providing financial guidance/support to program leadership and USAF.
- Provided financial guidance through proposal phase of contract and advised negotiated team on financial impacts as issues arose.
- Negotiated with USAF to come to common ground on appropriate financial data requirements.
- Managed base forecasting to inform overhead and labor rate impacts.
- Explored areas of improvement, empowered team to develop and implement lean process and tools.
- Trained new and existing staff members in various financial procedures to prepare for job requirements.
Lead Finance Integration Analyst
BDS VC-25B
Kent, WA
07.2014 - 03.2018
- VC-25B program startup lead analyst.
- Developed tools, processes and solutions to effectively manage financials of fixed price development program, including identification of financial risks.
- Communicated and explained business requirements to team members to understand and implement functional demands.
- Lead program through successful Integrated Business Review with USAF.
Financial Planning / Cost Management Analyst
BDS AEWC, DAP & P-8 Programs
Tukwila, WA
07.2004 - 03.2014
- Analyzed cost and schedule trend data to inform quarterly estimates at completion.
- Worked across program functions (ex. engineering, operations, etc.) to inform estimates.
- Engaged with estimating, contracts and proposal teams for pending awards to allow for quick turn around on budget memo communication to programs.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration/Marketing
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA 09.2002 - 07.2004
Associate Arts and Transfer Degree -
Whatcom Community College
Bellingham, WA 09.1999 - 06.2002
Skills
Communication at all levelsundefined
Accomplishments
- Graduating class of 2015 from the BDS Emerging Leader Development Program (ELDP), currently the LX Program.
- BDS Value Integrator 4Q13 Award - Lead a team of contracts, estimating, finance and supply chain analyst that develop a common estimate to budget baseline tool that took the proposal data and automated the budget memo.
Timeline
Senior Financial Planning Manager
BDS Mobility & Surveillance
04.2021 - Current
Senior Finance Manager
BDS Engineering
04.2019 - 04.2021
Finance Operations Manager
BDS VC-25B
03.2018 - 04.2019
Lead Finance Integration Analyst
BDS VC-25B
07.2014 - 03.2018
Financial Planning / Cost Management Analyst
BDS AEWC, DAP & P-8 Programs
07.2004 - 03.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration/Marketing
Western Washington University
09.2002 - 07.2004
Associate Arts and Transfer Degree -
Whatcom Community College
09.1999 - 06.2002
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