Business Manager II - Capability Delivery

Sierra Nevada Corporation; Lone Tree (CO); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive pay

Medical, dental, vision plans

401(k) with 150% match up to 6%

Life insurance

3 weeks paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Sierra Nevada Corporation in Colorado is seeking a Business Manager II to lead financial performance, budgeting, and strategic resource planning across corporate programs. You will partner with Finance, accounting, and operations to align with corporate objectives and drive cost control and value creation.

Responsibilities include managing indirect project budgets, analyzing spend, preparing reports for senior leadership, mentoring teammates, and ensuring compliance with DoD/government

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• 9+ years of experience in finance, accounting, business operations, or related field with at least 2+ years in a leadership role.
• Ability to obtain/maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and maintain indirect project budgets and spend projections.
• Serve as liaison between Capability Delivery and Finance/Accounting, managing charges.
• Maintain visibility into project execution health and financial targets.
• Identify and manage departmental risks with mitigation plans.
• Prepare and present financial reports and spend analyses to leadership.
• Implement processes to improve financial controls and efficiency.
• Mentor teammates on budget and business processes.
• Track contractor labor rates, headcount and SOW spend.
• Identify capital expenditure candidates within software portfolio.

Skills

Leadership

Financial analysis

Budget management

Strategic planning

Financial reporting

Cost control

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Business Admin

Job description

Are you looking to advance your career and flex your leadership and management skills in a fast-paced and rewarding organization? This is the opportunity for you! The Business Manager II is responsible for leading and overseeing business operations with a focus on financial performance and strategic resource planning. This role involves managing budgets, overseeing costs, coordinating business resource planning/tracking, and ensuring alignment with corporate objectives. The Business Manager II also acts as a key liaison between business groups, business organizations and/or Corporate Program Finance.

As SNC’s corporate team, we provide the company and its business areas with strategic direction and business support spanning executive management, finance and accounting, operations, human resources, legal, IT, information security, facilities, marketing, and communications.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with the department’s Business Systems Analyst to develop, manage, and maintain indirect project budgets, ensure technical baseline accurately reflects the cost to sustain and grow our systems portfolio, monitor department spend projections, analyze spend activity, and drive course corrections and optimizations.
• Serve as the primary liaison between the Capability Delivery department and Finance/Accounting, managing charge codes, charge lines, staffing projections, and spend commitments.
• Maintain high-level visibility into project execution health, ensuring projects are progressing in alignment with financial targets and schedule expectations. Advise on projects when Finance/Accounting knowledge is needed.
• Identify, assess, and manage department-level risks; partner with project and technical teams to develop and track mitigation strategies over time.
• Prepare and present clear financial reports and spend analyses for department leadership and senior management.
• Identify and implement process improvements that enhance financial controls and operational efficiency.
• Share financial expertise with teammates, mentoring peers on budget and business processes to build the team’s overall financial literacy.
• Track contractor labor rates, headcount against approved budget, and SOW/subcontract terms and spend across active engagements.
• Support Finance in identifying capital expenditure candidates within the software development and tooling portfolio.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 9+ years of experience in finance, accounting, business operations, or a related field with at least 2+ years in a leadership role.
• Higher level relevant degree may substitute for experience.
• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data and prepare financial reports and/or projections.
• Ability to obtain/maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience in the Aerospace and Defense industry, particularly in technology, software, IT systems, or digital capability delivery program environments.
• Familiarity with financial conversion strategies and indirect cost management.
• Knowledge of DoD/government contracting policies, standards, and cost management procedures, including cost savings and cost avoidance methodologies.
• Experience with risk identification, tracking, and mitigation in a department or program context.
• Comfortable with balancing AI technology and individual critical thinking

Essential Functions:

• Ability to work in an office or hybrid environment.
• Ability to work on a computer for extended periods.
• Strong hand/finger dexterity for computer tasks.
• Ability to occasionally lift/move up to 20 pounds.
• May require occasional travel for training or meetings.

This posting will be open for application for a minimum of 5 days and may be extended based on business needs.

SNC offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.

SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use.

Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances.

SNC is a global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. We’re known and respected for our mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation. We provide leading edge technologies and transformative solutions that support our nation’s most critical security needs. If you are mission-focused, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make our country stronger with state-of-the-art technologies that safeguard freedom, join our team!

SNC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an environment free of discrimination. Employment decisions are made based on merit without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.