Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. BlackSky is a real-time intelligence company operating a space-based intelligence platform that provides satellite imagery, automated analytics, and high-frequency monitoring. The Program Finance Manager will establish and lead a program finance function, providing financial oversight, forecasts, budgeting, variance analysis, financial modeling, and strategic guidance for customer-facing and internal programs.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development of initial program budgets and production of reliable forecasts of program Estimates at Completion (EACs) for BlackSky’s portfolio of customer-facing and internal programs
- Support annual corporate operational planning efforts by providing guidance on staffing requirements for existing and proposed programs and performing risk & opportunity analyses at the program and overall portfolio level
- Conduct monthly and quarterly budget-vs-forecast-vs-actual variance analyses to identify cost drivers and suggest corrective actions to the program manager
- Monitor revenue recognition, track client billing, and ensure optimized utilization of funds across program deliverables
- Build and maintain complex financial models to evaluate program profitability, spotlight anomalous portfolio performance, and project capital expenditures & cash flows
- Serve as the primary financial advisor to Program Managers, helping them translate operational goals into fiscal targets
- Act as a key liaison between BlackSky FP&A, Program Management, Operations, and People providing budget management, resource acquisition, and staffing recommendations
- Strengthen BlackSky's program finance function by coaching staff analysts to develop critical skill sets and prioritizing tasks to optimize team performance
- Prepare and present clear, data-driven financial dashboards and narrative memos for leadership and stakeholders
- Maintain robust internal financial controls and ensure program expenditures strictly adhere to the BlackSky Fiscal Authority Matrix, GAAP, and contractual guidelines
Skills
- A bachelor's degree in finance, economics, business management, or related field
- A minimum of 8 years of financial management or program/project finance experience in a professional services and/or government contracting environment
- Strong business acumen with top-notch verbal and written communication skills along with the ability to build professional rapport with colleagues and external partners
- A proficiency with Microsoft Excel modeling and familiarity with data query/data visualization tools (e.g., Cognos, SQL, Tableau, Power BI)
- A track record of identifying automation opportunities and improving efficiency via best practice adoption
- The ability to work and make decisions with a high degree of independence
- Excellent attention to detail to support our best-in-class team
- Eligibility to obtain a US Security clearance
- To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
- Program Management Professional (PMP) or similar accreditation or certification is helpful but not required
- Experience in the SaaS, satellite/space, or related technology industry is helpful
- TS/SCI Clearance highly preferred
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, disability, group term life and AD&D, voluntary life and AD&D insurance
- BlackSky pays 100% of employee-only premiums for medical, dental and vision and contributes $100/month for out-of-pocket expenses
- 15 days of PTO, 11 Company holidays, four Floating Holidays (pro-rated based on hire date), one day of paid volunteerism leave per year, parental leave and more
- 401(k) pre-tax and Roth deferral options with employer match
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Employee Assistance and Travel Assistance Programs
- Employer matching donations
- Professional development
- Awesome swag
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