ViaSat

Senior Finance Manager, Government

ViaSat$133K — $210K *
Tempe, AZ 85281In-Person
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of Finance Experience with a mix of Program Finance, P&L Finance, and FP&A.
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related area.
  • Advanced Excel skills for summarizing large data sets.
  • Experience with full profit & loss statements, balance sheets, and cash management.
  • Ability to build complex financial models with multiple cost elements and forecasts.
  • Experience in a manufacturing environment for both products and services.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the business and finance manager for a technical management team within a larger finance organization.
  • Build and maintain financial reporting packages for senior leadership on a regular basis.
  • Proactively partner with stakeholders to deliver insightful financial analysis and drive organizational financial discipline.
  • Provide clear, informative financial information to support decision-making.
  • Develop complex business case analyses to optimize return on capital and manage cash efficiently.
  • Identify and manage business risks continuously.
  • Lead a team of financial analysts and support organizational growth through process improvements.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with remote flexibility after three days in the office.
  • Opportunity to drive operational modernization and improve team skills.
  • Involvement in a high-revenue government segment, providing significant impact.
  • Development and leadership opportunities through team management.
  • Access to a comprehensive range of medical and wellness benefits.
Full Job Description
What you'll do

We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a Senior Finance Manager to join our dynamic government team in Carlsbad, CA, Tempe, AZ of Reston VA! This is a hybrid, site-based role that offers the perfect blend of office collaboration and remote flexibility. Employees will work from our office location at least 3 days (60%) per week within a standard five-day workweek, with the remaining days worked remotely.

As a Sr. Finance Manager within our Government Segment, you will play a significant role by providing financial management for a business area that drives over $250M/year in revenue. Your experience and understanding of critical metrics related to awards, sales, products, services, profit, EBITDA, headcount, & inventory will enable you to manage programs and product development efforts. Use your systems skills to continuously develop tools that drive common approach and efficiencies. You will work across our multifaceted financial team, support monthly rolling forecasts and cost/profit analysis. The Finance Manager is empowered to drive operational modernization to improve team skills, tools and the organization's capabilities!

The day-to-day

  • Act as business and finance manager to a technical management team while participating in a larger finance organization. Reports to Director of Finance.
  • Build and maintain financial reporting packages on a monthly/quarterly basis for senior leadership.
  • Proactively partner with key stakeholders to deliver insightful financial and business analysis, highlighting business issues and driving financial discipline across the organization.
  • Provide accurate, informative, and well-formatted financial information for decision-making.
  • Develop complex business case analyses (products and services) to ensure optimal return on invested capital and to drive responsible cash management.
  • Continuously identify, mitigate, and manage business risk.
  • Expand your skillsets and take on other responsibilities as our organization continues to grow and evolve, using process improvement and automation.
  • Lead a team of financial analysts.

What you'll need

  • 10+ years of Finance Experience with mix of Program Finance, P&L Finance and FP&A.
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related area.
  • Advanced excel skills including ability to summarize large data sets via formulas/tables/graphs.
  • Experience in full profit & loss statement, balance sheet, cash management.
  • Experience building complex financial models which include but are not limited to: multiple direct / indirect rates, multiple elements of cost, time-phased actuals / forecast, etc.
  • Experience in a manufacturing environment and programs for both products and services.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to drive performance and be a change leader.
  • Knowledge of GAAP accounting.

What will help you on the job

  • Experience with Hyperion and Oracle is highly preferred.
  • Natural curiosity and desire to explore AI-enabled operational efficiencies.
  • Desire to grow skills in managing complex tools.
  • Experience and/or passion for process modernization.
  • Staff oversight, leadership and management desired.
  • Knowledge of CAS, FAR, and government contracting.

Salary range

$133,000.00 - $210,000.00 / annually.For specific work locations within San Jose, the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range for this role is $165,000.00- $248,000.00/ annually

At Viasat, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Learn more about Viasat's comprehensive benefit offerings that are focused on your holistic health and wellness at https://careers.viasat.com/benefits.

About ViaSat

ViaSat is a global communications company that provides satellite and wireless networking technology, services, and solutions. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California. ViaSat offers a range of products and services, including satellite broadband internet, in-flight Wi-Fi, and secure networking systems for government and military customers. The company has more than 6,200 employees and operates in over 50 countries. ViaSat is publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol VSAT.
Learn more about ViaSat
Size
7,000 employees
Market Cap
$2.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$2 million
Founded
1986
5 Year Trend
+12.3%
Revenue
$2.2 billion
NASDAQ

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