Senior Program Finance Analyst

Position Summary

The Senior Program Finance Analyst is responsible for program budgeting, forecasting, EAC management, pricing, cost analytics, and financial reporting. This position provides strategic financial leadership across complex programs, ensuring strong financial performance, compliance, and high-quality decision support. This role partners closely with Program Management, Operations, Supply Chain, FP&A, and senior leadership to maintain financial rigor and enable program success.

Responsibilities

• Lead program-level budgeting, long range planning, and financial modeling.
• Own the creation and management of EACs, partnering with Program Managers to validate assumptions and maintain accurate financial outlooks.
• Cost, schedule, and performance tracking utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) principles.
• Identify, quantify, and communicate program risks, opportunities, and margin impacts, recommending corrective actions as needed.
• Develop, validate, and maintain pricing models to support bid and proposals, ROMs, and program changes.
• Establish and manage standardized pricing structures, ensuring consistency across programs and alignment with internal financial strategies.
• Analyze cost drivers to support competitive and compliant pricing.
• Maintain documentation of pricing assumptions, ensuring transparency and audit readiness.
• Collaborate with Program Managers, FP&A, and leadership to ensure pricing reflects operational realities and supports business strategy.
• Lead or support monthly, quarterly, and annual forecast cycles.
• Consolidate forecast inputs from PM data, operational actuals, staffing plans, and enterprise financial tools to ensure accurate and timely forecasts.
• Conduct variance analysis with meaningful narrative and corrective insights.
• Build scenario models and long-range financial projections.
• Lead the development of financial plans and strategies that align with business objectives.
• Support internal and external audits, customer financial reviews, and compliance requests.
• Prepare and present financial status reports and forecast updates to leadership.

Requirements

• Strong financial modeling, analytical, and quantitative reasoning skills.
• Experience with EVM, program budgeting, forward pricing, or complex program financial support.
• Proficiency in Excel and financial systems/tools.
• Strong communication skills and ability to translate financial data for non-financial audiences.

Skills

• Experience in aerospace, defense, or government contracting.
• Knowledge of FAR/DFARS, CAS, cost-plus/T&M environments, and government compliance.
• Experience with tools such as OneStream, SAP, Oracle, Costpoint, or pricing software.
• Ability to manage multiple complex programs or large-scale budgets.
• Experience 5+ years of experience in Program Finance, FP&A, Pricing, or Government/Defense financial analysis.

About

This position requires compliance with Comtech’s Drug-Free Workplace Program. Candidates must successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire. Employees may be subject to random, reasonable suspicion, and post-incident testing. Illegal drug use — including marijuana, regardless of state law — is disqualifying under federal adjudicative guidelines and DoD DFARS requirements.