Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Red 6 is hiring a Senior Program Finance Analyst to own the financial performance of a portfolio of defense programs from proposal through closeout. The role develops program forecasts and financial analyses, partners with cross-functional teams to support decisions, and contributes to company planning and executive reporting.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary finance business partner to program managers, owning the financial performance of assigned defense programs from proposal development through execution and closeout
- Develop and maintain bottoms-up Estimates at Completion (EACs) and Estimates to Complete (ETCs), ensuring forecast assumptions reflect current technical, schedule, contractual, and execution plans
- Forecast and analyze bookings, backlog, revenue, margin, cash flow, funding, and working capital; identify risks and opportunities and recommend corrective actions
- Analyze cost and schedule performance, investigate variances, challenge assumptions, and translate program execution changes into clear financial impacts
- Partner with program management, engineering, operations, contracts, supply chain, and accounting to improve program performance and support timely business decisions
- Prepare and present recurring program financial reviews to program and executive leadership, clearly communicating performance drivers, forecast changes, risks, opportunities, and required actions
- Support proposal pricing and capture activities by evaluating cost, schedule, contract, profitability, cash, and execution assumptions
- Partner with accounting to support accurate revenue recognition under ASC 606 and compliance with government contracting requirements and corporate financial controls
- Support the annual operating plan, monthly and quarterly forecasts, and long-range plan by consolidating program outlooks and analyzing company-level revenue, margin, headcount, operating expenses, and cash flow
- Develop financial models, dashboards, KPIs, and scenario analyses that connect program execution and operating performance to company financial outcomes
- Improve finance processes, models, systems, and reporting tools to increase forecast accuracy, visibility, efficiency, and scalability
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field
- Five or more years of progressive experience in program finance or program controls supporting DoD, aerospace, or other U.S. government programs in a contract-driven environment
- Demonstrated ownership of program financial performance, including EAC and ETC development, revenue and margin forecasting, variance analysis, cash flow, funding, and financial risk management
- Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM), integrated cost and schedule performance, funding analysis, baseline management, or comparable program controls disciplines
- Strong understanding of government contract structures and their financial implications, including firm-fixed-price (FFP), cost-reimbursement, and time-and-materials (T&M) contracts
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and demonstrated experience building financial models, forecasts, and executive-ready analyses
- Ability to operate independently in an evolving environment, establish practical processes, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and build trusted partnerships with program managers and business leaders
- Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to present complex financial information to technical and executive audiences
- Working knowledge of FAR, DFARS, CAS, GAAP, and ASC 606
- Experience supporting proposal pricing, capture efforts, and strategic business development initiatives
Benefits
- Direct access to program and executive leadership
- Broad ownership across program finance and company planning
- Opportunity to build practical, scalable finance capabilities within a growing defense company
- Healthcare, Dental, and Vision (100% coverage for Employees)
- Paid time off, including vacation, sick, paid holidays, and parental leave
- Short and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Voluntary Worksite Benefits (Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity)
- May be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and company performance, subject to plan terms.
- Remote work
Company Overview