Senior Financial Analyst – Program Finance

Job Description

Senior Financial Analyst | BAE Systems

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at BAE Systems, located in Jacksonville, Florida. BAE Systems is a defense, aerospace, and security company that delivers a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber. This role is crucial for ensuring the financial health and success of key programs by providing strategic financial support to minimize risk and maximize profit, directly contributing to the company’s national security mission.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person – Jacksonville, Florida, USA
• Pay: $75254–$127930 yearly
• Team: Program Finance team for the Maritime Solutions CAS segment of the Platforms & Services business
• Mission: Owns minimizing financial risk and maximizing program profit by managing financial requirements and program execution.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Excel

What You’ll Actually Do
• Business Partnering: Serve as the financial business partner for key programs, providing financial decision support to stakeholders focused on minimizing risk and maximizing return on program profit.
• Program Performance Management: Assist program managers and teams with developing program baselines, monitoring performance, investigating root causes of variances, and developing corrective action plans.
• Financial Tracking and Reporting: Provide tracking, analysis, and reporting for projects of varying contract type, size, and complexity, supporting pre- and post-award project activities.
• Compliance and Oversight: Ensure compliance with internal procedures, DFAR/FAR, TINA, CAS, estimating systems, and disclosure statements, while interpreting changes for program impact.
• Financial Forecasting and Planning: Participate as a key member in the completion of operating plans, quarterly, half-year, and full-year forecast updates, requiring cross-functional collaboration.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field, preparing for a Senior Financial Analyst position.
• Experience: 4+ years of Finance and Accounting experience; required prior experience in a Shipyard or Government Contractor environment.
• Skills: Exceptional analytical skills; advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency; effective verbal and written communication skills; strong problem-solving, research, and detail-oriented record-keeping.
• Bonus: Master’s degree or graduate-level coursework in Finance or Accounting; background in project forecasting and analysis within a large defense contractor or manufacturing environment; knowledge of Excel Visual Basic Macros; familiarity with DFARS Estimating System compliance; knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM); experience across both financial analysis and accounting functions.