Program Financial Analyst I

Sierra Nevada Corporation; Hagerstown (MD); Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 77,541; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision plan

401(k) match

Life insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Sierra Nevada Corporation is seeking a Program Financial Analyst I to support budgeting, cost proposals, and variance analysis within the Mission Solutions and Technologies business area. You will help develop financial models and dashboards, ensuring data accuracy for internal and external reporting, and support AI-enabled analytics initiatives.

The role involves cross-functional collaboration, preparing schedules for contracts, and presenting financial insights to program leadership and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 0-2 years of experience in financial analysis, project control, or a related field.
• In the absence of a degree, a minimum of 4 years of related experience is required.
• Ability to effectively and clearly communicate program and financial related information.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Manage and control complex project data for internal and external project reporting.
• Conduct detailed cost analysis, forecasts, and variance analysis.
• Monitor and report on contract performance to maintain baselines.
• Develop and maintain advanced financial models and reports.
• Prepare and deliver financial presentations for leadership.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Business Administration

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Copilot

Job description

Are you looking for an opportunity to use your analysis and finance skills in a meaningful work environment that supports and protects explorers and heroes? Join our team! The Program Financial Analyst I is responsible for reviewing, monitoring, and controlling project data to support internal and external project reporting. This role involves preparing budgets and schedules for contract work, assisting with cost proposals, pricing documentation, and performing cost variance analysis to ensure realistic contract cost and schedule baselines are maintained.

The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains - air, land, sea, space and cyber.

Program Financial Analysis

• Manage and control complex project data for internal and external project reporting.
• Conduct detailed “what-if” cost analysis, program cost forecasts, and cost variance analysis.
• Monitor and report on outstanding work against each contract to maintain accurate cost and schedule baselines.
• Develop and maintain advanced financial models and reports.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

BA Finance Team Initiatives – Reporting, Dashboards & Automation

• Design, development, and rollout of new reports and interactive dashboards that serve the entire BA Finance team, standardizing insights across programs.
• Partner with the BA Director of Finance to identify strategic reporting gaps and translate them into scalable, self-service analytics products.
• Consolidate data from ERP, project control, and program systems into repeatable data pipelines that reduce manual reporting effort across the team.
• Champion process improvement initiatives that increase forecasting accuracy, cycle time, and data integrity for the BA Finance function.

AI Adoption & Innovation

• Actively explore, pilot, and adopt AI-enabled tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, generative AI assistants, and modern analytics platforms) to accelerate financial analysis, narrative generation, and forecasting.
• Prototype AI-driven workflows for variance commentary, anomaly detection, and forecast validation, and share reusable patterns with the broader BA Finance team.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data accuracy and integrity.
• Prepare and deliver financial presentations for the BA Director of Finance, program leadership, and executive stakeholders.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 0-2 years of experience in financial analysis, project control, or a related field.
• Relevant experience can be considered as a substitute for the required educational qualifications. In the absence of a degree, a minimum of 4 years of related experience is required.
• Ability to effectively and clearly communicate program and financial related information.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software, especially Excel.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office software, especially Excel (complex formulas, Power Query, PivotTables).
• Demonstrated builder mindset – a strong desire to create new tools, reports, and processes rather than only maintain existing ones.
• Genuine interest in and willingness to actively adopt AI tools to improve day-to-day financial analysis work.

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.

Estimated Starting Salary Range: $59,000.00 - $77,541.82. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors, such as candidates' key skills, relevant work experience, and education/training/certifications. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.

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 Top 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.

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.