Director, Program Finance

The Director of Finance – Weapons serves as the technical financial authority for the business, responsible for long-range financial architecture, portfolio-level cost performance, and EVMS oversight across development and production programs. This role defines financial systems, drives disciplined cost and schedule integration, and ensures data-driven decision support for engineering, operations, and program leadership. The director leads the Program Finance and Scheduling organizations and establishes the processes and models used to evaluate program performance and investment decisions.

Responsibilities

Strategic Financial Architecture & Technical Planning

• Senior finance leader supporting the SVP of Weapons and program leadership.
• Lead financial architecture development, including long-range planning, investment modeling, and multi-scenario analysis.
• Build integrated financial models incorporating funding profiles, labor/capacity constraints, supply-chain readiness, and competitive factors.
• Own AOP, LRP, and SBR planning cycles, ensuring plans align with technical roadmaps and capacity requirements.

Forecasting Systems & Performance Analytics

• Oversee all forecasting systems, ensuring accuracy across revenue, cost, margin, staffing, capital, and indirect rates.
• Implement continuous-update forecasting tied to actual execution data, risk models, schedule performance, and engineering burn-rates.
• Provide analytic outputs supporting pricing strategies, make/buy assessments, material commitments, staffing models, and technology investment decisions.
• Manage forecasts for cash flow, backlog, revenue recognition, and working capital; ensure synchronization with FP&A models.

Program Finance & EVMS Technical Oversight

• Serve as senior authority for cost control and program financial health.
• Lead independent EAC development using trend analysis, risk quantification, schedule drivers, and earned value metrics.
• Produce high-fidelity program performance assessments that connect execution drivers to financial outcomes.
• Represent the business in customer reviews, including EVMS surveillance, IBRs, and executive-level program briefings.

Technical Integration with Engineering & Operations

• Partner with Engineering and Operations to align cost models with technical baselines, execution plans, hardware flows, and supply-chain constraints.
• Drive financial strategy for proposals, capability development, and technology roadmaps.
• Coordinate with DCMA/DCAA stakeholders on EVMS, accounting compliance, and cost-model transparency.

Organizational Leadership & Systems Maturation

• Lead and mature the Program Finance organization, advancing forecasting tools and data analytics.
• Implement standardized workflows, automation, and scalable reporting frameworks.
• Drive workforce development, technical training, and succession planning.
• Promote a culture centered on data integrity, disciplined execution, and engineering-aligned financial decision-making.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Engineering, or related field required; Master’s preferred.

Experience & Skills

• 12–15+ years of finance leadership within defense programs; weapons or aerospace experience preferred.
• Deep technical expertise in forecasting, EVMS, cost analysis, government compliance, and program execution.
• Demonstrated ability to lead portfolio-level financial planning and long-range strategy.
• Strong executive communication and the ability to influence technical and operational leaders.
• Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, and EVMS/scheduling tools (COBRA, MS Project, Primavera).