Senior Finance Analyst, Programs - Aerospace & Equity

K2 Space; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision

Life insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

K2 Space, a leader in high-power satellite platforms, seeks a Senior Finance Analyst – Programs to own forecasting, cost tracking, and financial reporting across multiple programs. You will collaborate with Program Management, Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain to ensure accurate revenue visibility and health of contracts.

Responsibilities include building financial models, tracking funding and invoicing, and supporting monthly closes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Accounting, or a similar field.
• 4+ years of progressive experience in program finance, FP&A, or a related analytical role.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial modeling.
• Strong understanding of forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.
• Hands-on and detail-oriented, with willingness to handle transactional tasks as well as strategic projects.
• Exceptional communication skills to interact with cross-functional teams and ability to articulate complex financial concepts in a simple manner.
• Strong leadership skills with a collaborative, roll-up-your-sleeves mentality.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own the financial forecast for assigned customer programs, partnering with program managers and engineering leads to ensure forecasts reflect current schedules, scope, and risk, including labor, headcount allocation, capital expenditures, and development spend
• Translate engineering and production resource requirements (Bill of Materials, staffing plans, build schedules) into program financial models
• Build and maintain program cost/revenue tracking tools to monitor contract performance, funding status, and incurred costs monthly, consolidating results into portfolio-level reporting for leadership
• Partner with accounting to support monthly close, ensuring program cost data is accurately captured and reconciled (revenue recognition, WIP, cost accruals)
• Track program funding, contract ceilings, and invoicing timeline schedule
• Work directly with program managers and engineering teams to track program performance against budget, schedule, and productivity targets (e.g., variance to EAC, cost/schedule performance)
• Support proposal and pricing efforts by providing cost inputs and financial data for cost volumes and basis-of-estimate development
• Contribute to the development of standardized financial templates and models to improve consistency across program reporting
• Conduct ad-hoc program financial analyses to support program decisions
• Deliver clear, program-specific insight on revenue, cost variances, and risk to program managers and executive management
• Present program financial results and analysis to multi-disciplinary and executive audiences

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Budgeting

Variance analysis

Communication

Leadership

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Accounting, or a similar field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

K2 Space, a leader in high-power satellite platforms, seeks a Senior Finance Analyst – Programs to own forecasting, cost tracking, and financial reporting across multiple programs. You will collaborate with Program Management, Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain to ensure accurate revenue visibility and health of contracts.

Responsibilities include building financial models, tracking funding and invoicing, and supporting monthly closes.