Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Bohemia, NY

Bring your program finance expertise to a successful, international defense manufacturer. In this Finance Manager role, you will partner with Program Managers and executive leadership to strengthen financial performance, control costs, and manage program risk. Your work will span financial forecasting, revenue recognition, government accounting compliance, and proposal pricing. This is a fully onsite position offering a salary in the range of $125-150K.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Program Managers and Control Account Managers to improve financial performance, strengthen cost control, and mitigate program risk.
• Oversee revenue recognition, invoicing, cost management, funding status, gross margin analysis, and cash flow forecasting.
• Develop program financial strategies, including financial baselines, long-range plans, and scenario analyses.
• Manage preparation and approval of monthly financial reports, Estimates at Completion, Estimates to Complete, and internal program reporting packages.
• Monitor costs weekly and ensure compliance with budgets, charging structures, and government accounting requirements, including FAR, DFARS, and CAS.
• Direct the development and maintenance of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), time-phased budgets, schedules, and baseline control documentation.
• Serve as the financial lead for proposals, including cost-volume pricing, Bases of Estimate, and audit support.
• Drive program finance process improvements in enterprise resource planning (ERP) data integrity, forecasting accuracy, and reporting efficiency.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related discipline
• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in program finance, preferably within the defense or aerospace industry
• Strong knowledge of government accounting standards, including FAR, DFARS, and CAS
• Demonstrated experience with ERP systems and advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, data modeling, analysis)
• Proven ability to partner with Program Management and executive leadership
• This position requires either a US Person or a non-US Person who is eligible to obtain any required Export Authorization
• Availability for occasional travel, up to 10%.

This position requires use of information or access to facilities subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These regulations may limit access of controlled technologies: 1) to U.S. Persons, including U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, and other narrow categories including refugees and asylees, or 2) to certain foreign nationals that have received an export license.

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