Senior Program Finance Leader – Aerospace & Defense

Trident Systems; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Holidays

Annual discretionary bonus

Job summary

Trident Systems in Fairfax, VA seeks a Senior Program Finance Manager to lead financial management across aerospace and defense programs. You will partner with Program Management, FP&A, Accounting, Contracts, and Operations to forecast performance and support strategic decisions.

The ideal candidate has strong program finance fundamentals, revenue recognition knowledge, and experience building scalable processes and teams for growth. This role requires onsite presence in Fairfax, VA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 12+ years of finance experience in aerospace, defense, government contracting, or project-based environment.
• Strong experience with program financial management, forecasting, budgeting, and EAC development.
• Knowledge of revenue recognition and its relation to program performance, EACs, revenue, and margin.
• Experience with FAR/DFARS, EVM, ERP systems, or program finance systems is preferred.
• Experience with government contract types: fixed-price and cost-reimbursable contracts.

Responsibilities

• Develop program finance staff through coaching, mentorship, and increasing levels of ownership and responsibility.
• Serve as the primary finance partner to Program Managers, providing financial insight and support throughout the program lifecycle.
• Lead the development and review of Estimates at Completion (EACs), including cost, schedule, staffing, material, and margin assumptions.
• Own program-level forecasting of revenue, cost, margin, cash, and backlog, including monthly forecast submissions and variance explanations to FP&A.
• Partner with Accounting to support accurate revenue recognition, including assessment of program performance, EAC changes, and other inputs impacting revenue and profitability.
• Identify, quantify, and communicate program financial risks and opportunities and ensure they are appropriately reflected in forecasts.
• Analyze actual program performance against budget, forecast, and EAC and work with Program Management to understand and address significant variances.
• Support monthly close, annual operating plan, and long-range planning activities.
• Monitor contract funding, billing, backlog, and cash performance and support analysis of contract modifications and other program changes.
• Prepare and present program financial results and outlook to Program Management, Finance, and senior leadership.
• Develop and implement standardized program finance processes, tools, and reporting that improve financial visibility and can scale with the growth of the business.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Financial modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field

Tools

ERP systems

EVM

Job description

Trident Systems in Fairfax, VA seeks a Senior Program Finance Manager to lead financial management across aerospace and defense programs. You will partner with Program Management, FP&A, Accounting, Contracts, and Operations to forecast performance and support strategic decisions.

The ideal candidate has strong program finance fundamentals, revenue recognition knowledge, and experience building scalable processes and teams for growth. This role requires onsite presence in Fairfax, VA.