Assistant Business Manager

MIT Lincoln Laboratory; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 73,200 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans

MIT-funded pension

Matching 401K

Paid leave

Tuition reimbursement

Mentorship programs

Work-life balance options

Job summary

MIT Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, MA, is seeking an Assistant Group Business Manager to support group office operations. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with the Senior Business Manager, ensuring accurate financial forecasting and reporting.

This role involves tracking financial metrics, creating budgets, and managing procurement for the group. A Bachelor's in finance or a related field and 1-3 years of relevant experience is required. A proactive approach and advanced Excel skills are essential.

Comprehensive benefits include health plans, pension, and tuition reimbursement.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in finance, business operations, audit, management, or similar.
• Demonstrated proactive approach to problem solving.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance. US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Tracking, analyzing, and reporting financial metrics using Earned Value Management techniques.
• Creating budgets, managing program spend plans, and preparing reports.
• Facilitating procurement of equipment, supplies, services, etc.
• Approving purchases, expense reports, invoices, work orders.
• Managing employee and subcontractor timesheets and cost allocation.
• Conducting program and commitment closeouts.

Skills

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

Effective communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelors in finance, business, economics, or related field

Tools

SAP

Analysis for Excel

SuccessFactors

FieldGlass

Job description

Date: Jun 17, 2026

Location: Lexington, MA, US

Company: MIT Lincoln Laboratory

The Communication Networks & Analysis Group specializes in advanced network and communications systems development, with a focus on mobile and airborne networks of the future. The Group uses a combination of technical analysis, modeling, simulation, emulation, prototype development, and flight tests to develop new communication systems and evaluate and predict their performance.

Position Description

The Communication Networks & Analysis Group is seeking an Assistant Group Business Manager to join the group office operations team. This individual will work closely with the Senior Business Manager to ensure the accuracy of frequently changing inputs for forecasting tools that will drive the group's financial needs and execution. The successful candidate will be a highly engaged, proactive, and curious self-starter, able to work cooperatively with group administrative assistants, group and division business managers, group leaders, finance managers, contracts managers, sponsor (customer) POCs, and others.

Responsibilities

• Tracking, analyzing, and reporting financial metrics for program performance utilizing Earned Value Management techniques.
• Creating budgets, managing program spend plans, and preparing reports.
• Facilitating the procurement of equipment, supplies, services, etc.
• Approving miscellaneous purchases, expense reports, invoices, work orders, etc.
• Employee and subcontractor timesheet management and cost allocation.
• Program and commitment closeouts.
• Various other financial, business operations, and administrative tasks, as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors in finance, business, economics, or other related field.
• 1-3 years of experience in finance, business operations, audit, management, or similar.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Organizational skills and ability to multitask.
• Demonstrated proactive approach to problem solving.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance. US citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct government (civilian or military) or contractor experience
• SAP
• Analysis for Excel
• SuccessFactors
• FieldGlass

Hiring Range

$73,200 - $96,000

Disclaimer: MIT Lincoln Laboratory provides a typical hiring range as a good faith estimate of what we reasonably expect to offer for this position at the time of posting. The final salary offered to a selected candidate will depend on various factors, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, skills and education/training, internal equity considerations and applicable legal requirements. This range reflects base salary only and does not include additional forms of compensation or benefits.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
• MIT-funded pension
• Matching 401K
• Paid leave (including vacation, sick, parental, military, etc.)
• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs
• Mentorship programs
• A range of work-life balance options
• ... and much more!

Selected candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret level DoD security clearance.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information; U.S. citizenship is required.

Requisition ID: 43075