Program Finance Associate

The role

You will own the economics of newly contracted programs from contract signature through at-rate production. You will act as a finance partner to program leaders and engineers to manage budgets, forecasts, and capital spend.

What you will do

• Be the dedicated finance partner to leaders and engineers on newly contracted programs
• Own program budgets, baselines, and EACs
• Track and challenge capital spend from approved budget through to commissioning
• Build bottoms-up cost models from engineering inputs and new systems
• Evaluate in-flight decisions such as scope changes, equipment substitutions, scheduling, and make-vs-buys
• Build and own the view of each program's financials
• Work with Accounting to ensure costs are captured, coded, and capitalized correctly
• Spend time on the factory floor and in engineering reviews
• Prepare materials for planning cycles, business reviews, and leadership updates
• Provide feedback and data to Growth Finance and Capital Markets

Required qualifications

• 3–6 years of experience in FP&A, project finance, corporate finance, investment banking, consulting, or a similar analytical role
• Strong Excel skills, including building financial models from scratch
• Comfort reading a BOM, quote, or construction schedule and translating it into a forecast
• Working knowledge of SQL, or a strong interest in learning it quickly
• Solid understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and the three financial statements
• Exceptional attention to detail and responsiveness
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines
• Clear communication skills
• Comfort working with technical teams outside of finance
• Curiosity, ownership, and a drive to learn fast in a fast-changing environment

Nice to have

• An engineering degree or hands-on experience in manufacturing, process or industrial engineering
• Experience in aerospace and defense, advanced manufacturing, automotive, semiconductors, energy or another asset-heavy industry
• Financial or technical ownership of large capital projects such as factory builds, equipment installs or production line launches
• Experience with EAC forecasting or program cost control
• Working knowledge of government contracting
• NetSuite or comparable ERP experience
• Power BI, Tableau or similar dashboarding experience
• A builder mindset

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
• 401k
• Relocation support may be provided for certain situations
• Flexible vacation policy
• Equity

Before you apply

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, you must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. D

About the company

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America by combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing. They help aerospace and defense companies build mission-critical systems faster and at lower cost.