Position Title: Program Finance Analyst
Requisition ID: 1753
Position Location: Fairfax, Virginia
Position Reports To: Associate Manager, Program Finance
Supervises Others: No
Position SummaryTrident seeks a driven and highly capable Program Finance Analyst (internal level III) to support the financial management of projects throughout their lifecycle, from planning and budgeting to forecasting and performance analysis. This role is responsible for assisting in the preparation of financial reports, monitoring project costs, and ensuring compliance with internal policies and contractual requirements. The analyst will work closely with program managers, finance leadership, and cross-functional teams to provide accurate, timely, and insightful financial data to support decision-making.
Duties and Responsibilities- Partners closely with Program Managers to prepare and support Estimate at Completions (EACs), forecasting and budgeting activities.
- Provides financial data inputs and analysis for various business reviews as needed.
- Prepare or aid in monthly financial submissions related to programs including but not limited to monthly revenue recognition, billings, external financial reports, and any other monthly reporting as required.
- Monitors performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variances.
- Analyzes complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial information to management for decision making purposes.
- Supports senior management team with strategic initiatives.
- Supports ad-hoc reporting and analysis, setup and closeout actions related to program finance, special projects and internal/external audits as required.
- Ability to work in a high energy, high volume, rapidly changing environment.
- Maintain a high level of discretion while processing and handling confidential information.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or similar field.
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in Program Finance, FP&A, or Accounting (or 2 years of experience with a Master's degree)
- Working knowledge of GAAP to support accurate complex accounting transactions and business operations, financial reporting and compliance.
- Working knowledge of various contract types: Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), Time & Material (T&M), etc.
- Experience with MS Office including Excel (i.e., Pivot tables, nested formulas and logical/lookup functions) and PowerPoint.
- U.S. Citizenship required. Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications- Prior experience in aerospace and/or defense industry strongly preferred.
- Experience with an ERP system, Microsoft Business Central a plus.
- Experience with Power BI a plus.
Trident Systems reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position.
Benefits Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to:
- Health benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Basic life with AD&D
- Short term disability
- Long term disability
- Ancillary (Voluntary life with AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital, and pet)
- Spending accounts (HSA, FSA, and DCFSA)
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- 401(k) (including company match)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Leaves (Parental, pregnancy, and military)
- Annual discretionary bonus (for eligible roles)
