Defense Finance Manager Security Clearance

Position: Defense Finance Manager with Security Clearance
NALEJ Corporation

Job Description
Defense Finance Manager

Job Title:

Defense Finance Manager
Position Type:
Full-Time Employee (FTE)
Department:
Corporate Finance & Contracts
Direct Supervisor:
Corporate Operations & CEO

Location:

Arlington, VA (In-Person)

Clearance Required:

Active TS/SCI (SAP Eligibility Desired)

Job Summary
NALEJ Corporation is seeking an experienced Defense Finance, Contracts & Funding Manager to lead and support the financial execution of the company’s defense portfolio. This role is finance-focused and is responsible for managing the financial, contractual, budgetary, and funding requirements associated with defense contracts, cleared programs, and emerging capital opportunities.
The ideal candidate brings strong experience in defense finance, government contracting, contract financial management, budgeting, forecasting, invoicing, compliance, proposal pricing, and funding strategy. This individual must understand how defense contracts are funded, how appropriated funds and “colors of money” shape execution, how contract values and obligations translate into company revenue, and how to support leadership with accurate financial insight across active and future defense programs.
This role will work closely with Corporate Operations, Finance, Contracts, Business Development, Capture, and executive leadership to ensure NALEJ has the financial discipline, contract visibility, and funding awareness needed to scale responsibly. The position is intended to relieve senior leaders of a meaningful portion of day-to-day defense finance work while enabling them to focus on broader company priorities, including go-to-market operations, capture strategy, strategic initiatives, fundraising, and corporate growth.
Because this role will support cleared and potentially SAP-related contracting and financing activity, an active Top Secret clearance is required. TS/SCI and SAP eligibility are strongly preferred. Responsibilities
• Own and maintain financial visibility across NALEJ’s active defense contracts, including funded value, ceiling value, obligated funds, period of performance, burn rate, invoice status, option periods, and revenue forecast.
• Develop and manage contract-level budgets, spend plans, burn rate tracking, financial forecasts, and program-level financial reporting for active defense work.
• Track contract funding status, including obligated amounts, remaining funds, funding gaps, option periods, incremental funding actions, and potential contract modifications.
• Coordinate invoice preparation, submission, payment tracking, and issue resolution in partnership with internal finance, accounting, program, and contract stakeholders.
• Provide leadership with recurring financial updates on contract performance, cash flow timing, revenue expectations, funding risks, and near-term financial decisions.
• Support revenue forecasting, backlog analysis, pipeline-to-revenue visibility, and contract financial planning across the defense portfolio.
• Support the financial and contractual lifecycle of NALEJ defense contracts from proposal support and award through execution, modification, invoicing, and closeout.
• Assist with contract administration activities, including deliverable tracking, funding documentation, contract modifications, option-year planning, and closeout preparation.
• Serve as a key internal partner for understanding contract terms, financial obligations, funding constraints, invoicing requirements, and compliance obligations.
• Support interactions with government Contracting Officers, Contracting Officer Representatives, program offices, finance offices, and other government stakeholders as needed.
• Ensure financial documentation and contract records are maintained in a manner that supports audit readiness, DCAA awareness, internal controls, and government review.
• Monitor relevant FAR, DFARS, agency supplements, and contract-specific financial requirements that may affect NALEJ’s contract execution and financial posture.
• Advise internal stakeholders on defense budget cycles, appropriations categories, funding timing, and colors of money, including RDT&E, O&M,…