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Corporate FP&A and Contracts Manager with 17 years of broad experience within the aerospace and defense industry. Has led cross-functional teams leading to billions of dollars in revenue serving both the US DOD and it’s allies. Over the course of his career, this candidate has demonstrated an awareness and ability to influence Revenue, Cash, and Earnings through his time building Long Range Business Plans and monthly forecasts. Extensive contract negotiation experience. Successful leader managing up to 20 direct reports in multiple business units, with demonstrable success developing staff through formalized training and mentorship. Empathetic and supportive leader with a focus on functional excellence. Seeking opportunities to grow in his finance leadership journey at a growing company where he can showcase his ability to lead teams, influence business results, develop people, and work with customers.

Why Hire This Candidate (In Their Own Words): “I have spent over 17 years across many areas of corporate finance. I have demonstrated the ability to adapt to new cultures as I’ve rotated to different teams in my career. Each job I have had has led to increasing levels of responsibility. The company t hires me will get someone who is recognized by his direct reports as someone who is an extremely supportive, empathetic, and a servant leader. I am very passionate about training and development, as well as process improvements.”

Strengths: (1) An energy giver, not an energy taker, (2) positive, can-do, even keel attitude, (3) empathetic and supportive leader, and (4) ability to thrive in jobs that offer a lot of variety and complexity.

Career Highlight 1: Grayson received the Finance Functional Excellence Award from the Company CFO for his development of a process for the Government to validate commercial pricing leading to a new revenue stream of $50M annually.

Hobbies & Personal Interests: Coaching his 3 kids in baseball, basketball, and soccer, and serving as the Finance Audit committee for the Webster Groves School District.

Education: BS Finance, MBA

Industry Experience: Aerospace & Defense, Construction/Engineering

Company Fit: Great fit for midsize and large companies.

Management Experience: ~3 years of formal management experience managing teams of 10-20 direct reports bringing in ~1B in annual revenue.

Systems Experience: MS Office, Cognos and Enterprise Accounting System

Open To: Hybrid, In-office, Remote