Senior Program Finance Analyst
Denver · Santa Monica · USD 120,000-150,000 · Full-time · Remote · Posted Oct 19, 2026
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- Denver · Santa Monica
- Salary
- USD 120,000-150,000
About the role
- The Senior Program Finance Analyst is the primary finance partner to program managers and owns the financial performance of a portfolio of defense programs from proposal through development, production, execution, and closeout.
- The role encompasses Estimates at Completion (EACs) and Estimates to Complete (ETCs) development, forecasting, margin and cash analysis, risk identification, and decision support, while also contributing to the annual operating plan, company forecasts, executive reporting, and long-range planning.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary finance business partner to program managers, owning the financial performance of assigned defense programs from proposal development through execution and closeout.
- Develop and maintain bottoms-up Estimates at Completion (EACs) and Estimates to Complete (ETCs), ensuring forecast assumptions reflect current technical, schedule, contractual, and execution plans.
- Forecast and analyze bookings, backlog, revenue, margin, cash flow, funding, and working capital; identify risks and opportunities and recommend corrective actions.
- Analyze cost and schedule performance, investigate variances, challenge assumptions, and translate program execution changes into clear financial impacts.
- Partner with program management, engineering, operations, contracts, supply chain, and accounting to improve program performance and support timely business decisions.
- Prepare and present recurring program financial reviews to program and executive leadership, clearly communicating performance drivers, forecast changes, risks, opportunities, and required actions.
- Support proposal pricing and capture activities by evaluating cost, schedule, contract, profitability, cash, and execution assumptions.
- Partner with accounting to support accurate revenue recognition under ASC 606 and compliance with government contracting requirements and corporate financial controls.
- Support the annual operating plan, monthly and quarterly forecasts, and long-range plan by consolidating program outlooks and analyzing company-level revenue, margin, headcount, operating expenses, and cash flow.
- Develop financial models, dashboards, KPIs, and scenario analyses that connect program execution and operating performance to company financial outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Five or more years of progressive experience in program finance or program controls supporting DoD, aerospace, or other U.S. government programs in a contract-driven environment.
- Demonstrated ownership of program financial performance, including EAC and ETC development, revenue and margin forecasting, variance analysis, cash flow, funding, and financial risk management.
- Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM), integrated cost and schedule performance, funding analysis, baseline management, or comparable program controls disciplines.
- Strong understanding of government contract structures and their financial implications, including firm-fixed-price (FFP), cost-reimbursement, and time-and-materials (T&M) contracts.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and demonstrated experience building financial models, forecasts, and executive-ready analyses.
- Ability to operate independently in an evolving environment, establish practical processes, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and build trusted partnerships with program managers and business leaders.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to present complex financial information to technical and executive audiences.
Preferred qualifications
- Working knowledge of FAR, DFARS, CAS, GAAP, and ASC 606.
- Experience supporting proposal pricing, capture efforts, and strategic business development initiatives.
Benefits
- Healthcare, Dental, and Vision (100% coverage for Employees)
- Paid time off, including vacation, sick, paid holidays, and parental leave
- Short and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Voluntary Worksite Benefits (Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity)
- May be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and company performance, subject to plan terms.
Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- Earned Value Management (EVM)
- Forecasting
- Variance Analysis
- EAC
- ETC
