Senior Manager, Program Finance
Lead financial execution, forecasting, EAC, and risk processes as strategic partner to program management, engineering, and executive teams in defense/aerospace programs. Requires 8+ years program finance experience, strong modeling and leadership skills in fast-paced environments.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Lead financial execution, forecasting, and business partnership across key programs.
- Serve as a strategic finance partner to Program Management, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Business Development, and Executive Leadership.
- Improve visibility into program performance.
- Strengthen forecasting discipline.
- Drive EAC and risk/opportunity processes.
- Help program teams make better business decisions.
- Build processes where they do not exist.
- Improve existing reporting and financial cadences.
- Develop a team capable of supporting continued growth.
- Lead and execute hands-on.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field.
- 8+ years of relevant experience in program finance, finance leadership, FP&A, pricing, or related aerospace/defense finance roles.
- Experience supporting defense, aerospace, government contracting, or complex engineering/manufacturing programs.
- Strong understanding of program financial management, including EACs, forecasting, variance analysis, risk/opportunity tracking, and program performance reporting.
- Experience partnering directly with Program Managers and cross-functional teams to drive financial outcomes.
- Strong understanding of contract types, especially fixed-price programs, and how contract structure impacts financial strategy, risk, and execution.
- Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
- Ability to translate operational, technical, and program inputs into clear financial insights and recommendations.
- Experience presenting financial performance, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership.
- Proven ability to operate independently, prioritize effectively, and drive results in ambiguous or fast-changing environments.
- Experience leading, mentoring, or developing finance team members.
Nice-to-Haves
- MBA, CPA, or advanced degree in a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in defense, aerospace, or government contracting finance.
- Prior experience managing a program finance team or leading finance support across a portfolio of programs.
- Experience with pricing, proposals, BOEs, and new business capture support.
- Experience with manufacturing, supply chain, production finance, or hardware-based programs.
- Experience building or improving finance processes in a high-growth or less mature environment.
- Familiarity with ERP, planning, and reporting tools such as Costpoint, SAP, Oracle, Power BI, or similar systems.
- Experience supporting fixed-price production programs with material, labor, margin, and cash flow complexity.
- Familiarity with government contracting requirements, including FAR/DFARS, earned value concepts, and cost accounting principles.
- Active or prior security clearance.
Skills
Program Finance, Eac, Forecasting, Variance Analysis, Risk Management, Financial Modeling, Excel, Government Contracting, Far/Dfars, Costpoint, SAP, Power BI, Earned Value Management
Similar jobs
Finance & Accounting jobs
Collective Intelligence Project
United States
Leads complex accounting and tax operations, advising on books-to-tax issues, reviewing returns, managing escalations, and developing team capability. Requires an active CPA, EA, or JD, at least five years of relevant experience, and expertise in multi-jurisdictional tax and bookkeeping workflows.
Monarch
Remote
Senior FP&A Analyst supporting budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, departmental spend alignment, month-end reporting, and scenario analysis. Requires 4+ years in FP&A or corporate finance, advanced spreadsheet modeling, and strong business-partnering skills.
Office Hours
San Francisco, CALeads and builds the company’s internal accounting function, owning close operations, reporting, controls, compliance, and financial systems. The role requires 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, a bachelor’s degree, and strong proficiency with QuickBooks Online, Stripe, Ramp, and Excel.
Commure
Mountain View, CA
Leads financial planning, forecasting, and business partnership for Engineering, Product & Design and G&A, owning headcount, OpEx, vendor spend, and capital efficiency. The role also drives AI and LLM strategy across finance and supported functions.
Together AI
San Francisco, CA
Owns cost forecasting, capital planning, budget-versus-actual analysis, and site economics for large-scale AI data center build-outs. The role requires at least four years of data center or infrastructure capex experience, strong financial modeling skills, and the ability to partner with technical infrastructure teams.