Senior Program Finance Analyst (R6483)

The role

This role supports financial execution, forecasting, and analysis across key programs. The analyst will maintain financial models, analyze actual performance against plan, and identify financial risks and opportunities.

What you will do

• Maintain recurring forecasts and EAC schedules with validated inputs from functional owners
• Coordinate input deadlines and follow up on missing or inconsistent information
• Analyze actuals against forecasts and budgets and prepare clear program reporting
• Investigate variances with stakeholders and escalate material risks
• Translate program data into inputs for product lifecycle financial models
• Reconcile program information with RDT&E, Production and Sustainment assumptions
• Develop and maintain Excel templates, schedules and moderately complex analyses
• Conduct scenario and sensitivity analyses and communicate findings
• Improve recurring spreadsheets and workflows to reduce manual effort
• Build, maintain and scale financial models for forecasting, budgeting and long-term planning

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or a related field
• 3+ years of progressive experience in financial analysis, independent cost estimating, corporate finance or FP&A
• Experience supporting operations or customer-facing teams in a manufacturing, aerospace or tech environment
• Familiarity with cost accounting and government contracting structures (T&M, CPFF, FFP)
• Familiarity with product lifecycles from design through sustainment
• Solid understanding of financial statements and business metrics
• Ability to work independently and collaborate cross-functionally
• Excellent communication skills for presenting financial data to non-financial stakeholders
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, financial modeling and data analysis
• Ability to obtain Secret clearance

Nice to have

• MBA or Master's degree in a related discipline
• Strong understanding of US GAAP, with practical experience in government contracting or manufacturing
• Exposure to Microsoft Fabric, Power Query, DAX or other data transformation and modeling tools
• Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., Costpoint) and planning tools (e.g., Anaplan)

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Benefits for full-time regular employees
• Temporary benefits package for temporary employees, applicable after 60 days of employment

Before you apply

• Offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check
• Ability to obtain Secret clearance is required
• Pay depends on factors including skill set, experience, licenses and certifications, and work location

About the company

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company that builds intelligent systems to protect service members and civilians. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation technologies.