RennickBarrett Recruiting, INC is Hiring a SENIOR MANAGER, PROGRAM FINANCE - DEFENSE Near HERNDON, VA
POSITION CAN ALSO BE BASED OUT OF CAMDEN NJ We have an exciting opportunity due to the growth of our team! We are looking for a Senior Program Finance Manager to join the Surface and C5 System Finance team. This includes responsibility for Program Finance, as well as EVM support. This is a growth position and will include direct leadership of a program finance team, and a focus on growing and developing talent for the future. Essential Functions:
Drive program performance
Drive employee engagement initiatives
Partner with and provide guidance to Program Managers, Technical Leads, and Division/Sector leadership related to financial performance of contracts.
Oversight of program financials for Orders, Sales, EBIT, and Cash including preparation of financial reports and briefings to leadership.
Lead the improvement and streamlining of policies and procedures, including driving utilization of Cobra for Estimate-at-Completion (EAC) program variance analyses, and optimizing the Costpoint ERP system.
Responsible for influencing day-to-day execution of all financial activity related to Programs, Proposals, Reviews, including the development of strategies necessary to achieve program financial goals.
Program finance duties will include: development/review of time-phased budgets following contract award; establishment of key performance metrics and milestones; ongoing reporting of Program(s) cost and schedule variances in accordance with company policy; ETC/EAC preparation and review, analysis and monitoring; maintenance and reporting of timely performance data to division management team as well as customer; investigation of financial irregularities; financial program compliance; prepare milestone invoices and analyze program cash forecast.
EVM responsibilities will include: Ability to analyze earned value metrics and understand concepts; ability to identify issues based on results; work with Control Account Managers and Program Managers to help interpret the data into meaningful information; ability to train on EV concepts and coordinate inputs across multiple functional organizations, help analyze variance analysis inputs.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
Strong ERP systems experience, SAP preferred.
Strong Software skills, including COBRA, Excel, PowerPoint
Strong experience managing EACs.
Strong leadership skills with the ability develop talent.
Experience with programs requiring Earned Value Management
Bachelor’s Degree in relatable field
Ability to obtain a security clearance.
Preferred Additional Skills:
Demonstrated ability to partner with PMs and functional leaders.
Experience interfacing with and presenting to executive leadership.
Ability to create executive level briefings.
Ability to work in a fast pace and challenging environment.
Prior proven leadership experience
Experience being a change agent.
Security Clearance Required: No Visa Candidate Considered: No Full-time Benefits - Full Relocation Assistance Available - Yes Commission Compensation - No Bonus Eligible - No Overtime Eligible - No CANDIDATE DETAILS 10 to 15 years experience Seniority Level - Mid-Senior Management Experience Required - No Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree Willingness to Travel - Never IDEAL CANDIDATE Must have defense background. Earned Value Management experience