Senior Financial Analyst - Programs

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 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, unlocking performance levels previously out of reach across every orbit. Backed by over $1 billion in total funding from leading investors including Altimeter Capital, ICONIQ, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and T. Rowe Price — and with over $1 billion in signed contracts across commercial and US government customers, we're mass-producing the highest-power satellite platforms ever built for missions from LEO to deep space.

The rise of heavy-lift launch vehicles is shifting the industry from an era of mass constraint to one of mass abundance, and we believe this new era demands a fundamentally different class of spacecraft. Engineered to survive the harshest radiation environments and to fully capitalize on today's and tomorrow's massive rockets, K2 satellites deliver unmatched capability at constellation scale and across multiple orbits.

With multiple launches in 2027 and plans to scale to 100 satellites a year, we're Building Bigger — helping develop the solar system and build toward a Kardashev Type II (K2) civilization. If you are a motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and you're excited about contributing to the success of a high-growth Series D-funded company, we'd love for you to apply.

The Role

The Senior FinanceAnalyst– Programs is responsible for financial analysis and reporting at the program level, partnering closely with Program Management, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Business Development, and Product Management to ensure accurate program cost and revenue visibility, contract financial health, and data-driven decision-making across a portfolio of customer programsin a complex manufacturing environment. This role willreportto theSenior Finance Manager.

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, anddevelopmentspend
• Translate engineering and production resource requirements (Bill of Material (BOM), staffing plans, build schedules) into program financial models
• Build andmaintainprogram cost/revenue tracking tools tomonitorcontract performance, funding status, andincurred costs monthly,consolidatingresults 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

Business Partnering and Decision Support

• 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 costinputsand 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 insightonrevenue, cost variances, and risk to program managers and executive management
• Present program financial results and analysis to multi-disciplinary and executive audiences

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
• Advancedproficiencyin 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 andmaintaina security clearance

Nice to Have

• Experience in a start-up, aerospace/defense, or manufacturing environment
• Experience with proposal pricing, cost estimating, or government contract types
• MBA or relevant professional certification (CPA, CFA)

Compensation and Benefits:

• Base salary range for this role is $100,000 - $130,000 and equity in the company
• Salary will be based on several factors including, but not limitedto:knowledge and skills, education, and experience level
• Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many otherperks

If you don’t meet 100% of the preferred skills and experience, we encourage you to still apply! Building a spacecraft unlike any other requires a team unlike any other and non-traditional career twists and turns are encouraged!

If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.

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The person hired for this role will have access to information and items controlled by U.S. export control regulations, including the export control regulations outlined in the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR). The person hired for this role must therefore either be a “U.S. person” as defined by22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.

K2 Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with K2 Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.