Program Finance Associate

Rocketdyne; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocketdyne in Redmond, WA is seeking an Associate, Program Finance to join our on-site finance team supporting in-space propulsion projects. You will model program financials, analyze data, and track KPIs like revenue, headcount, cash flow, and profitability.

This role emphasizes collaboration with technical and program leads, attention to detail, and the use of Earn Value Management. Strong Excel skills and budgeting experience are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, BA, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, basic modeling).
• Ability to analyze budgets, forecasts, variances, and financial data.
• Experience creating reports and presentations (Excel + PowerPoint).
• Attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly, quarterly, and multi-year program forecasts; build budgets using EVM and budgeting best practices.
• Develop EACs and explain costs to senior leadership with rationale.
• Produce financial reporting for government customers and internal stakeholders.
• Analyze cost, revenue, cash, and orders to support forecasts and AO planning.
• Provide ad hoc analysis with advanced Excel, Hyperion, and Essbase.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Forecast analysis

Financial reporting

Data accuracy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field

Tools

Hyperion

Essbase

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Location: Redmond, WA

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description

Rocketdyne is moving space forward with mission-critical technologies in propulsion, space electronics, and power systems. Rocketdyne is a proven leader in the space industry and has served national security, civil, and commercial customers across the full spectrum of space missions for over 60 years. We are now operating as a lean and independent company where every program, engine, and technological innovation adds to a heritage of exploration that pushes the space frontier forward. Our culture is mission driven as we support humanity’s next steps beyond Earth.

We are seeking a Associate, Program Finance to join our team supporting the development and manufacturing of in‑space propulsion engines and systems at our Redmond, Washington site. In this on‑site role, you will be part of the finance team driving financial excellence across a dynamic business.

As a Program Finance Associate, you will drive the financial success of a high impact, and growing portfolio of in-space propulsion projects. This role requires someone willing to learn, adapt, and make an impact. A Program Finance Associate will work with technical, and program leads to model program financials, analyze financial data, and lead efforts to achieve financial success against operating plans. You will be responsible for tracking key KPIs such as revenue, headcount, cash flow, and profitability.

This role requires clear communication, process ownership, high attention to detail, and preferably beginner knowledge of Earn Value Management. Join a team managing an exciting portfolio of in-space propulsion projects!

Your Responsibilities

• 40% - Work with program teams to manage monthly, quarterly, and multi-year program forecasts. Model and coordinate proposal financials. Build, maintain, and execute program budgets using EVM and budgeting best practices.
• 20% - Develop Quarterly Estimate at Completes (EAC) and ensure accuracy of actual and estimated costs and provide sufficient rationale for EAC decisions to senior and executive leadership.
• 20% - Produce and deliver financial reporting to government customers and internal stakeholders.
• 15% - Analyze monthly cost, revenue, cash, and orders data to support the accuracy of financial forecasts and measure the business unit’s financial health. Act at finance lead for the Annual Operating Plan development, and track performance throughout the year.
• 5% - Provide quick ad hoc analysis with high proficiency in large scale data management through Excel, Hyperion, and Essbase.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Strong proficiency with Excel (pivot tables, lookups, basic modeling)
• Ability to analyze budgets, forecasts, variances, and financial data
• Comfortable creating reports and presentations (Excel + PowerPoint)
• Attention to detail and accuracy

Preferred Additional Skills

• Coursework in project management, data analytics, or statistics
• Exposure to government contracting or aerospace industry practices
• Strong quantitative reasoning and comfort working with numbers
• Basic understanding of cost accounting principles