Senior Program Finance Manager, AD&S

About the role

Responsibilities

• Own program financial performance from contract award through execution and closeout.
• Lead EAC and forecast governance, variance and root-cause analysis, and risk and opportunity tracking with mitigation actions.
• Partner with Program Management and Contracts on CLINs, funding, burn, billing, contract modifications, and required financial reporting.
• Lead monthly FP&A forecasting and explain program changes that drive financial results.
• Analyze production economics, margin, COGS, inventory, working capital, production variances, and cost-reduction opportunities with Operations and Supply Chain.
• Own annual operating plan and long-range plan deliverables, consolidating program revenue, cost, margin, and working-capital outlooks.
• Support EVM and baseline management where applicable; interpret cost and schedule variances and prepare review and audit materials.
• Build scalable processes, models, and tools; deliver decision narratives and memos to leadership.
• Hire, manage, develop, and mentor analysts; set standards for analytical quality, documentation, controls, and stakeholder management.
• Conduct ad hoc analysis for business cases and other studies.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Eight or more years of progressive finance experience with meaningful P&L ownership, FP&A, or operational finance in manufacturing, hardware, or production.
• Strong command of unit economics, COGS, inventory dynamics, and working capital in a product business.
• Experience owning annual budgets, long-range forecasts, and monthly financial planning.
• Demonstrated EAC development and forecasting ownership, including risk identification and corrective action follow-through.
• Advanced modeling skills, fluency in Excel, and comfort driving ERP, reporting, and tooling improvements.
• Cross-functional leadership experience with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and business leadership.
• Working knowledge of government contracting fundamentals such as FAR/DFARS and partnership with Contracts and Program Management.
• Eligibility to obtain and hold a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Preferred qualifications

• An MBA, CFA, or related master’s degree is preferred.
• Experience with EVM tools such as Deltek Cobra and scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project is preferred.
• A security clearance is preferred.

Compensation

• The stated salary range is $166,000–$220,000 yearly; the posting describes this as an estimated base salary range.

Location note

• The posting says the role is anticipated to be based in Long Beach, California beginning in late 2027.