Manager, Program Finance
for section headings (e.g., About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We should map content accordingly.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, scam warning, etc. Also remove duplicated lines, navigation, cookie, legal. Also remove "This job description is not designed to cover..." maybe considered boilerplate? It's a disclaimer; might be considered boilerplate. Probably remove.
We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include:
- About the role: maybe from JOB SUMMARY. Could be a paragraph.
- Responsibilities: list from Roles And Responsibilities.
- Benefits: from WHY WORK FOR GMRE? includes health, dental, vision insurance, 401(k), vacation, PTO/PSL, paid holidays, life insurance.
- Requirements: could be broken into Skills, Qualifications, Education And Experience, etc. But we should prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe combine skills and qualifications into Requirements section. But we have headings list: we can use for Requirements, Skills, Benefits, etc. However we should only include sections when posting has real specific content. We have content for Responsibilities, Benefits, Requirements (skills/abilities, education/experience, supervisory responsibilities, physical requirements, travel). Could also have Qualifications (education/experience). Could have Skills (required skills/abilities). Could have About the role (job summary). Could have Pay? Not present. Schedule? Not present (only occasional travel). So we should not create Pay or Schedule sections.
Thus sections: About the role (job summary), Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe split into Skills and Qualifications? But we can combine). However guidelines: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe we have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (including skills, education, experience, supervisory, physical, travel), Benefits.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for Responsibilities we need a list. For Requirements we could list skills/abilities, education/experience, supervisory responsibilities, physical requirements, travel as list items? Might be okay. For Benefits list.
We need to use
for prose.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
Let's extract content.
Job Summary paragraph: "The Program Finance Manager is responsible for leading GMRE's program finance and project cost accounting functions in support of company growth, operational excellence, and financial performance. This position serves as a strategic business partner to Program Managers, Business Unit Leaders, Contracts, Operations, and Executive Leadership by providing financial planning, forecasting, reporting, cost analysis, and decision support across a portfolio of government contracts. The Program Finance Manager leads and develops program finance personnel while maintaining direct involvement in the execution of key financial activities. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring the ability to personally perform project cost accounting, government invoicing, revenue recognition, forecasting, and financial analysis activities when workload demands exceed available resources. The position operates with a high degree of independence and is expected to drive continuous process improvement, financial discipline, and scalable business practices that support GMRE's long-term growth objectives."
That's the summary.
Responsibilities list: bullet points from "Roles And Responsibilities". Let's extract each sentence as bullet.
- Lead the Program Finance and Project Cost Accounting function supporting GMRE's portfolio of government contracts.
- Develop, mentor, train, and support Program Finance and Project Cost Accounting personnel.
- Partner with Program Managers, Business Unit Leaders, Contracts, and Operations to improve financial performance and contract execution.
- Manage program financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis activities.
- Review and analyze contract funding, labor utilization, backlog, burn rates, profitability, and cash flow projections.
- Support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting requirements.
- Ensure contract financial performance is accurately reflected in forecasts, budgets, and management reporting.
- Prepare and review Estimates at Complete (EACs), Estimates to Complete (ETCs), and other program financial analyses as applicable.
- Support revenue recognition activities in accordance with company policy and applicable accounting standards.
- Support government billing activities including cost-type, fixed-price, time-and-material, and other contract types.
- Perform detailed project cost analysis and review labor, material, subcontractor, and indirect cost transactions.
- Assist with indirect rate development, budgeting, and financial modeling activities.
- Develop and maintain financial dashboards, reporting tools, and key performance indicators.
- Drive process improvements that increase efficiency, accuracy, compliance, and scalability.
- Collaborate with Finance leadership to support audits, incurred cost submissions, DCAA/DCMA requests, and other government compliance requirements.
- Assist in evaluating business opportunities, contract modifications, recompetes, and new program pursuits.
- Support implementation and optimization of financial systems, reporting tools, automation initiatives, and business processes.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to Program Managers by translating financial data into actionable business insights.
- Foster accountability and financial ownership throughout the organization.
- Perform project cost accounting, government invoicing, expense report audits, account reconciliations, and other operational finance activities as required.
- Actively support team workloads during peak periods, staffing shortages, proposal efforts, contract transitions, and periods of rapid growth.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits list: from WHY WORK FOR GMRE?:
- health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k)
- vacation
- Paid Time Off (PTO), or Paid Sick Leave (PSL) based on state laws
- paid holidays
- life insurance
Also mention "to all permanent full-time employees." We'll keep.
Requirements: we need to list required skills/abilities, education and experience, supervisory responsibilities, physical requirements, travel.
Let's extract:
Required Skills/Abilities list:
- Strong understanding of government contract accounting principles and regulations.
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams while remaining actively involved in execution-level work.
- Strong financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and analytical capabilities.
- Advanced knowledge of project cost accounting concepts and practices.
- Ability to interpret complex financial data and communicate findings effectively.
- Strong leadership, coaching, mentoring, and employee development skills.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
- Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.
- Ability to build effective working relationships across all levels of the organization.
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving growth environment.
- High level of integrity, professionalism, and accountability.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required.
- Experience with ERP, accounting, project accounting, and reporting systems preferred.
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
- Ability to meet deadlines and deliver high-quality work under pressure.
Education And Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field required.
- Minimum of seven years of progressive accounting, finance, program finance, project controls, or project cost accounting experience.
- Minimum of three years of leadership, supervisory, or team development experience preferred.
- Experience supporting Department of Defense contracts strongly preferred.
- Experience with DCAA, FAR, CAS, indirect rates, government invoicing, and contract financial management preferred.
- Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes required.
- CPA, CMA, MBA, or equivalent professional certification preferred.
Security Clearance And Other Requirements:
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
- Ability to pass a background check.
- Must maintain confidentiality of sensitive financial, employee, customer, and company information.
- Ability to obtain and maintain any required customer access credentials as required.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Directly supervises Program Finance and Project Cost Accounting personnel.
- Recruits, interviews, hires, trains, mentors, and develops employees.
- Oversees daily workflow, workload balancing, and resource planning.
- Establishes performance expectations and accountability measures.
- Conducts performance evaluations and provides ongoing coaching and feedback.
- Supports employee development and succession planning initiatives.
- Handles employee relations matters in accordance with company policies.
- Leads by example through active participation in day-to-day work activities when required to support business needs.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
Travel Required:
- Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position for meetings, trainings, and/or site visits.
We need to decide how to structure. Perhaps we have sections: About the role (summary), Responsibilities, Requirements (skills/abilities), Qualifications (education/experience), Benefits. But guidelines: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine skills and qualifications into Requirements. But we also have supervisory responsibilities, physical requirements, travel which could be part of Requirements as well.
Thus we could have:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
...
Requirements
...
(including skills, education, supervisory, physical, travel, security etc.)
Benefits
...
We must not include sections with filler. All have content.
We must not include headings like "Qualifications" if we combine.
We must not repeat job title.
We must not include navigation etc.
We must output only HTML fragment.
Let's craft.
We need to ensure proper HTML: About the role
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etc.
Make sure to escape any special characters? Not needed.
Let's write.
Check for any boilerplate: "GMRE is an equal opportunity employer." etc. Remove.
Also remove "This job description is not designed to cover..." Remove.
Also remove "GMRE’s mission is to provide high quality engineering and technical services to help our customers grow and succeed." That's maybe substantive? It's a mission statement; could be considered part of About the role? Might be okay to keep but it's not in the summary. It's under WHY WORK FOR GMRE? Actually it's after mission statement before EEO. It's a statement about mission. Could be considered part of About the role or Benefits? It's not a benefit. Might be considered substantive but not required. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we should keep it if it's substantive. Where does it appear? After "WHY WORK FOR GMRE?" Actually the text: "WHY WORK FOR GMRE? GMRE is a small veteran-owned company who cares about our employees. We offer health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), vacation, Paid Time Off (PTO), or Paid Sick Leave (PSL) based on state laws, paid holidays, and life insurance to all permanent full-time employees. GMRE’s mission is to provide high quality engineering and technical services to help our customers grow and succeed. GMRE is an equal opportunity employer...." So mission statement is part of WHY WORK FOR GMRE? section. It's substantive. Should we include it? It's not a benefit but a company mission. Could be included in About the role or a separate section like "About GMRE". But we only have headings list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Mission could go under About the role? Or we could add a section "About the company" but not in allowed headings. The instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It says e.g., meaning examples, not exhaustive list. So we could add other headings if needed, but better to stick to those.
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for Responsibilities we need a list. For Requirements we could list skills/abilities, education/experience, supervisory responsibilities, physical requirements, travel as list items? Might be okay. For Benefits list.
We need to use
for prose. We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Let's extract content. Job Summary paragraph: "The Program Finance Manager is responsible for leading GMRE's program finance and project cost accounting functions in support of company growth, operational excellence, and financial performance. This position serves as a strategic business partner to Program Managers, Business Unit Leaders, Contracts, Operations, and Executive Leadership by providing financial planning, forecasting, reporting, cost analysis, and decision support across a portfolio of government contracts. The Program Finance Manager leads and develops program finance personnel while maintaining direct involvement in the execution of key financial activities. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring the ability to personally perform project cost accounting, government invoicing, revenue recognition, forecasting, and financial analysis activities when workload demands exceed available resources. The position operates with a high degree of independence and is expected to drive continuous process improvement, financial discipline, and scalable business practices that support GMRE's long-term growth objectives." That's the summary. Responsibilities list: bullet points from "Roles And Responsibilities". Let's extract each sentence as bullet. - Lead the Program Finance and Project Cost Accounting function supporting GMRE's portfolio of government contracts. - Develop, mentor, train, and support Program Finance and Project Cost Accounting personnel. - Partner with Program Managers, Business Unit Leaders, Contracts, and Operations to improve financial performance and contract execution. - Manage program financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis activities. - Review and analyze contract funding, labor utilization, backlog, burn rates, profitability, and cash flow projections. - Support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting requirements. - Ensure contract financial performance is accurately reflected in forecasts, budgets, and management reporting. - Prepare and review Estimates at Complete (EACs), Estimates to Complete (ETCs), and other program financial analyses as applicable. - Support revenue recognition activities in accordance with company policy and applicable accounting standards. - Support government billing activities including cost-type, fixed-price, time-and-material, and other contract types. - Perform detailed project cost analysis and review labor, material, subcontractor, and indirect cost transactions. - Assist with indirect rate development, budgeting, and financial modeling activities. - Develop and maintain financial dashboards, reporting tools, and key performance indicators. - Drive process improvements that increase efficiency, accuracy, compliance, and scalability. - Collaborate with Finance leadership to support audits, incurred cost submissions, DCAA/DCMA requests, and other government compliance requirements. - Assist in evaluating business opportunities, contract modifications, recompetes, and new program pursuits. - Support implementation and optimization of financial systems, reporting tools, automation initiatives, and business processes. - Serve as a trusted advisor to Program Managers by translating financial data into actionable business insights. - Foster accountability and financial ownership throughout the organization. - Perform project cost accounting, government invoicing, expense report audits, account reconciliations, and other operational finance activities as required. - Actively support team workloads during peak periods, staffing shortages, proposal efforts, contract transitions, and periods of rapid growth. - Perform other duties as assigned. Benefits list: from WHY WORK FOR GMRE?: - health, dental, and vision insurance - 401(k) - vacation - Paid Time Off (PTO), or Paid Sick Leave (PSL) based on state laws - paid holidays - life insurance Also mention "to all permanent full-time employees." We'll keep. Requirements: we need to list required skills/abilities, education and experience, supervisory responsibilities, physical requirements, travel. Let's extract: Required Skills/Abilities list: - Strong understanding of government contract accounting principles and regulations. - Demonstrated ability to lead teams while remaining actively involved in execution-level work. - Strong financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and analytical capabilities. - Advanced knowledge of project cost accounting concepts and practices. - Ability to interpret complex financial data and communicate findings effectively. - Strong leadership, coaching, mentoring, and employee development skills. - Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously. - Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills. - Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities. - Ability to build effective working relationships across all levels of the organization. - Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving growth environment. - High level of integrity, professionalism, and accountability. - Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required. - Experience with ERP, accounting, project accounting, and reporting systems preferred. - Ability to work independently with limited supervision. - Ability to meet deadlines and deliver high-quality work under pressure. Education And Experience: - Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field required. - Minimum of seven years of progressive accounting, finance, program finance, project controls, or project cost accounting experience. - Minimum of three years of leadership, supervisory, or team development experience preferred. - Experience supporting Department of Defense contracts strongly preferred. - Experience with DCAA, FAR, CAS, indirect rates, government invoicing, and contract financial management preferred. - Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes required. - CPA, CMA, MBA, or equivalent professional certification preferred. Security Clearance And Other Requirements: - Must be legally authorized to work in the United States. - Ability to pass a background check. - Must maintain confidentiality of sensitive financial, employee, customer, and company information. - Ability to obtain and maintain any required customer access credentials as required. Supervisory Responsibilities: - Directly supervises Program Finance and Project Cost Accounting personnel. - Recruits, interviews, hires, trains, mentors, and develops employees. - Oversees daily workflow, workload balancing, and resource planning. - Establishes performance expectations and accountability measures. - Conducts performance evaluations and provides ongoing coaching and feedback. - Supports employee development and succession planning initiatives. - Handles employee relations matters in accordance with company policies. - Leads by example through active participation in day-to-day work activities when required to support business needs. Physical Requirements: - Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. - Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times. Travel Required: - Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position for meetings, trainings, and/or site visits. We need to decide how to structure. Perhaps we have sections: About the role (summary), Responsibilities, Requirements (skills/abilities), Qualifications (education/experience), Benefits. But guidelines: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine skills and qualifications into Requirements. But we also have supervisory responsibilities, physical requirements, travel which could be part of Requirements as well. Thus we could have:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ...
Requirements
- ...
Benefits
- ...
About the role
...
etc. Make sure to escape any special characters? Not needed. Let's write. Check for any boilerplate: "GMRE is an equal opportunity employer." etc. Remove. Also remove "This job description is not designed to cover..." Remove. Also remove "GMRE’s mission is to provide high quality engineering and technical services to help our customers grow and succeed." That's maybe substantive? It's a mission statement; could be considered part of About the role? Might be okay to keep but it's not in the summary. It's under WHY WORK FOR GMRE? Actually it's after mission statement before EEO. It's a statement about mission. Could be considered part of About the role or Benefits? It's not a benefit. Might be considered substantive but not required. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we should keep it if it's substantive. Where does it appear? After "WHY WORK FOR GMRE?" Actually the text: "WHY WORK FOR GMRE? GMRE is a small veteran-owned company who cares about our employees. We offer health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), vacation, Paid Time Off (PTO), or Paid Sick Leave (PSL) based on state laws, paid holidays, and life insurance to all permanent full-time employees. GMRE’s mission is to provide high quality engineering and technical services to help our customers grow and succeed. GMRE is an equal opportunity employer...." So mission statement is part of WHY WORK FOR GMRE? section. It's substantive. Should we include it? It's not a benefit but a company mission. Could be included in About the role or a separate section like "About GMRE". But we only have headings list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Mission could go under About the role? Or we could add a section "About the company" but not in allowed headings. The instruction says usefor section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It says e.g., meaning examples, not exhaustive list. So we could add other headings if needed, but better to stick to those.