Capability Delivery Lead - Finance & Ops (Secret Clearance)

Sierra Nevada Corporation; Dayton (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

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

Life insurance

3 weeks paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

And more

Job summary

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) invites seasoned finance and business operations leaders to drive financial performance, budgeting, and strategic resource planning across corporate programs. The Business Manager II role focuses on managing budgets, cost control, and aligning initiatives with corporate objectives while serving as a key liaison to Finance and Accounting.

The position requires a Secret U.S. Security Clearance, leadership experience, and strong analytical capabilities.

Qualifications

• 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.

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.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Leadership

Stakeholder management

DoD/government contracting policies

Risk management

Finance liaison

Cost control

Communication

Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business Admin

Tools

ERP systems

MS Excel

Job description

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) invites seasoned finance and business operations leaders to drive financial performance, budgeting, and strategic resource planning across corporate programs. The Business Manager II role focuses on managing budgets, cost control, and aligning initiatives with corporate objectives while serving as a key liaison to Finance and Accounting.

The position requires a Secret U.S. Security Clearance, leadership experience, and strong analytical capabilities.