ABOUT THE TEAM
Air Dominance & Strike (AD&S) delivers autonomous aircraft, advanced effects, and mission autonomy software. Program Finance partners with Program Management, Engineering, Operations, and Contracts to ensure program execution translates into predictable financial outcomes-through disciplined forecasting, contract-compliant reporting, and decision-quality analytics as programs scale from development into production and sustainment.
ABOUT THE JOB
As a Senior Manager, Program Finance, you will own end-to-end financial leadership for a portfolio of complex U.S. Government / DoD programs across multiple contract types (e.g., CPFF/FFP/T&M). You will set the operating cadence for program financial management-EAC rigor, funding/billing discipline, unit economics, and executive-ready insights-and scale the processes, tooling, and talent needed to support rapid growth.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
• Own program financial performance for a portfolio of complex government contracts across contract types; • Drive predictable outcomes from award through execution and closeout; • Lead EAC and forecast governance: set standards, build/maintain EACs, drive variance/root-cause analysis, and manage risk/opportunity tracking with mitigation actions; • Partner deeply with Program Management and Contracts on CLIN structure, funding, burn, billing/invoicing, contract modifications, and required program financial reporting; • Lead monthly FP&A forecasting process with a focus on understanding program changes that drive financial changes; • Drive production and unit-economics insights: margin and COGS analysis, inventory and working-capital impacts, production variances, and cost-reduction opportunities with Ops/Supply Chain; • Own planning deliverables (AOP/LRP) for your portfolio: consolidate bottoms-up program outlooks (revenue, cost, margin, working capital) and align to leadership commitments; • Operate performance management (EVM where applicable): support baseline management and interpret key variances (CV/SV/CPI/SPI); prepare content for internal/external reviews and audits; • Build scalable processes and tooling: standard templates, dashboards, models, and mechanisms that improve speed, accuracy, and governance as program volume increases; • Communicate clearly to leadership: deliver crisp narratives and decision memos for AD&S leadership and Corporate Finance; • Hire and develop talent: manage and mentor analysts; set standards for analytical quality, documentation, controls, and stakeholder management;
AD-HOC ANALYSIS FOR BUSINESS CASES AND OTHER STUDIES
With understanding of broader impacts to financial results.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field. • 8-12+ years of progressive experience in DoD/government contract finance or program finance, including ownership of large/complex programs. • Demonstrated ownership of EAC development and forecasting discipline, including proactive risk identification and corrective action follow-through. • Working knowledge of government contracting fundamentals (e.g., FAR/DFARS concepts) and strong partnership instincts with Contracts and Program Management. • Experience supporting manufacturing/production finance (COGS, inventory, variances, unit economics) in a hardware or production environment. • Advanced Excel/modeling skills; strong systems orientation (ERP + reporting/tooling). • Track record of leading cross-functional workstreams with Program, Engineering, Ops, and Contracts stakeholders.
PREferred QUALIFICATIONS
• MBA and/or CPA. • DAU Financial Management certification and/or PMP. • Experience with EVM tools (e.g., Deltek Cobra) and program scheduling tools (e.g., Microsoft Project). • Experience scaling finance processes in a high-growth environment (templates, workflows, controls, and training).