Principal Specialist, Finance Partner

Date Posted

2026-10-28

Country

United States of America

Location

US-PR-SANTA ISABEL-B2 ~ Felicia Industrial Park - St B2 ~ BLDG 2

Position Role Type

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance

None/Not Required

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Principal Specialist, Finance Partner, to support financial planning, analysis, and strategic decision-making across our business operations. As a Principal Specialist, Finance Partner, you will lead financial analysis, develop forecasts and financial models, evaluate business performance, and provide data-driven insights to support budgeting, cost management, pricing strategies, and long-term business objectives. You will play a key role in translating financial data into actionable recommendations that strengthen business performance, improve operational efficiency, and support informed decision-making.

In this individual contributor role, you will partner with cross-functional teams, including finance, operations, supply chain, programs, engineering, and sales, to align financial strategies with business priorities and organizational goals.

Your mission: Deliver strategic financial insights by analyzing business performance, identifying opportunities for improvement, strengthening financial planning processes, and enabling data-driven decisions that drive growth, cost competitiveness, and operational excellence.

Join us in shaping the future of aerospace through financial leadership, strategic partnership, and innovation

This position is based at our Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico location. You must be residing in Puerto Rico at the time of starting employment. Relocation is not offered.

What You Will Do

• Conduct economic research and analyze financial data, including rates of return, depreciation, investment performance, and key financial indicators, to support business planning and decision-making.
• Review and analyze profit-and-loss statements, financial reports, and performance metrics to identify trends, assess results, and recommend actions to improve profitability and cost management.
• Develop and maintain financial forecasts, budgets and financial models across sales, finance, operations, supply chain, programs, engineering, and other business functions.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to evaluate business performance, provide financial insights, and support strategic and operational initiatives.
• Research economic trends, market conditions and business developments to identify risks and opportunities and support long-term financial planning.
• Develop financial models and what-if scenarios to evaluate business decisions, including new product development, market opportunities, investments and pricing strategies.
• Provide financial analysis and recommendations to support pricing decisions, sales initiatives, cost reduction opportunities, Capex and Opex investments and business growth.
• Analyze cost structures, financial variances and operating results to identify opportunities for improved efficiency, cost management and overall financial performance.
• Translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights and recommendations for business partners and leadership to support informed decision-making.
• Develop, maintain and improve financial reporting systems, analytical tools and processes to enhance data accuracy, reporting efficiency, financial controls and continuous improvement.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or a related field, with a minimum of five years of relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrated professional or educational experience communicating in English and Spanish (verbal and written).
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Previous experience working in the aerospace or defense industry, preferably in financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting or business performance analysis.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, with experience analyzing financial data and presenting results effectively.
• Experience working in a cross-functional or multi-responsibility organization, partnering with finance and non-finance stakeholders to achieve business objectives.
• Experience with financial reporting systems, enterprise resource planning (ERP) sys