Program Finance Associate - Capital Projects in Manufacturing

hadrian.co; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life

401k

Relocation assistance

Flexible vacation

Equity

Job summary

Hadrian, located in Los Angeles, is seeking a Program Finance Associate to own the economics of newly contracted programs from signature through at-rate production. You’ll partner with program leaders and engineers, manage budgets, baselines, and EACs, and shape spend while maintaining a live Estimate at Completion.

This hands-on finance role requires 3–6 years in FP&A or related fields, strong Excel skills, BOM literacy, and working knowledge of SQL and budgeting.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of experience in FP&A, project finance, corporate finance, investment banking, consulting, or a similar analytical role.
• Strong Excel skills, including building financial models from scratch.
• Comfort reading a BOM, quote, or construction schedule and translating it into a forecast.
• Working knowledge of SQL, or a strong interest in learning it quickly.
• Solid understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and the three financial statements.
• Exceptional attention to detail and responsiveness, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Clear communication skills and comfort working with technical teams outside of finance.

Responsibilities

• Be the dedicated finance partner to leaders and engineers on Hadrian’s newly contracted programs, from contract award to at-rate production.
• Own program budgets, baselines, and EACs. Turn contracted economics into a working budget for capex, headcount and operating cost.
• Track and challenge capital spend from approved budget through to commissioning.
• Build bottoms-up cost models from engineering inputs showing program performance against contract, baseline, and plan.
• Evaluate in-flight decisions such as scope changes, equipment substitutions, scheduling, and make-vs-buys.
• Build and own the view of each program’s financials with Accounting to ensure costs are captured and capitalized correctly.
• Spend time on the factory floor and in engineering reviews.
• Prepare materials for planning cycles, business reviews, and leadership updates.
• Provide feedback and data to Growth Finance and Capital Markets so contracts and financing are properly structured.

Skills

FP&A experience

Excel modelling

SQL knowledge

Budgeting & forecasting

Cross-functional communication

Attention to detail

Ownership mindset

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

NetSuite

Job description

Hadrian, located in Los Angeles, is seeking a Program Finance Associate to own the economics of newly contracted programs from signature through at-rate production. You’ll partner with program leaders and engineers, manage budgets, baselines, and EACs, and shape spend while maintaining a live Estimate at Completion.

This hands-on finance role requires 3–6 years in FP&A or related fields, strong Excel skills, BOM literacy, and working knowledge of SQL and budgeting.