Senior Program Finance Leader for Aerospace & Defense

Trident Systems Inc.; Fairfax (VA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

HSA/FSA

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Holidays

Annual bonus

Job summary

Trident Systems is seeking a Senior Program Finance Manager to lead financial management and analysis across aerospace and defense programs in Fairfax, VA. This role partners with Program Management, FP&A, Accounting, Contracts, and Operations to provide visibility into performance and forecasts.

The ideal candidate has strong program finance fundamentals, understands revenue recognition, and can translate detailed program data into a clear outlook for the business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field.
• 12+ years of relevant finance experience in aerospace/defense or project-based environment.
• Strong experience with program finance management, forecasting, budgeting, and EAC development.
• Working knowledge of revenue recognition principles and the relationship between program performance, EACs, revenue, and margin.
• Experience with government contract types (fixed-price, cost-reimbursable) and FAR/DFARS helpful.

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 throughout the program lifecycle.
• Lead the development and review of Estimates at Completion (EACs), including cost, schedule, staffing, and margin assumptions.
• Own program-level forecasting of revenue, cost, margin, cash, and backlog, including monthly forecast submissions and variance explanations to FP&A.
• Prepare and present program financial results and outlook to Program Management and senior leadership.

Skills

Program finance management

Forecasting

Budgeting

EAC development

Revenue recognition

Financial modeling

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

Tools

ERP systems

EVM

Job description

Trident Systems is seeking a Senior Program Finance Manager to lead financial management and analysis across aerospace and defense programs in Fairfax, VA. This role partners with Program Management, FP&A, Accounting, Contracts, and Operations to provide visibility into performance and forecasts.

The ideal candidate has strong program finance fundamentals, understands revenue recognition, and can translate detailed program data into a clear outlook for the business.