Program Finance Lead

The Program Finance Lead will serve as the primary financial partner to the Mission Solutions organization, supporting both individual program execution and portfolio-level financial management.

This role will partner directly with Program Managers toestablishcredible program baselines, monitor performance against those baselines,maintain forecasts,identify variances, and provide the financial information necessary for effective program decisions. At the Mission Solutions portfolio level, the Program Finance Lead willconsolidateprogram-level information intoaccuraterevenue, margin, staffing, and financial forecasts for Mission Solutions leadership.

This is a hands-on role suited for someone who canoperatein the details of individual programs while also developing the processes, reporting, and financial discipline needed to support a rapidly growing business unit.

As Mission Solutions grows, this role has the potential to evolve into broader leadership of the program finance function.

Integeroperatesin Unanet , and this role will be expected to use the system extensively for program financial management, reporting, and forecasting. Prior Unanet experience is strongly preferred; however, candidates with substantial experience in comparable project accounting, ERP, or program finance systems will be considered if theydemonstratethe ability to quickly developproficiencyin Unanet.

• Serve as the primary finance partner to multiple Mission Solutions Program Managers.
• Support establishment of executable program baselines, including:
• Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
• Labor and non-labor budgets
• Revenue and margin plans
• Staffing assumptions
• Periods of performance and program schedules
• Translate proposal, contract, and capture assumptions into executable program financial plans.
• Maintain and analyze program actuals, budgets, forecasts, Estimates to Complete (ETCs), and Estimates at Completion (EACs).
• Monitor financial performance against approved program baselines.
• Identify material cost, schedule, staffing, revenue, and margin variances and work with Program Managers to understand causes and impacts.
• Provide Program Managers with clear,timely information that enables informed execution decisions.
• Support programrebaseliningand formal change-control activities when program assumptions materially change.
• Prepare financialinputsfor recurring program reviews and management reviews.
• Ensure program financial data is accurate,timely, and appropriatelymaintainedwithin Unanet.

• Consolidate individual program forecasts into the overall Mission Solutions financial outlook.
• Maintain portfolio-level forecasts for:
• Revenue
• Margin
• Financial risks and opportunities
• Provide Mission Solutions leadership with visibility into expected financial performance across awarded programs.
• Reconcile program-level execution forecasts with Mission Solutions operating forecasts and annual planning.
• Identify portfolio-levelfinancialtrends, risks, resource constraints, and forecast changes requiring leadership attention.
• Support annual operating planning, quarterly forecasting, and other Mission Solutions financial-planning activities.
• Help distinguish changes caused by program execution from changes caused by contract timing, funding, scope, staffing, or other business assumptions.
• Develop scalable dashboards, reporting standards, and financial-management rhythms for Mission Solutions.

• Helpestablishand mature Mission Solutions program-finance and project-controls processes.
• Develop consistent expectations for program baselining, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
• Improve integration between Program Management, Finance, Accounting, Contracts, Engineering, and Mission Solutions leadership.
• Help ensure continuity between proposal assumptions, awarded contracts, program baselines, and ongoing execution.
• Identify opportunities to improve how Unanet and related systems are used for program and portfolio management.
• As the organization grows, help define the structure, tools, and potentially the future teamrequiredto support the Mission Solutions program-finance function.

• 5+ years of relevant experience in program finance, project controls, financial planning and analysis, or a related discipline supporting complex programs or projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field preferred. Equivalent relevant professional…