Program Finance Manager

Peraton is seeking a Program Finance Manager to join a team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Citizen Security & Public Services Sector. This position is on-site in Clinton, TN with flexibility for occasional telework.

Roles and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Manage the month-end close process and prepare financial statements and reports.
• Analyze variances and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Analyze plant labor, variable costs, operational spending, and inventory transactions to identify key improvement opportunities.
• Develop and analyze quarterly standard costs.
• Manage the physical inventory and cycle count programs.
• Oversee all financial activities within the plant, including general and cost accounting, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.
• Provide financial planning & analysis, customer reporting and program cost control in federal government contract environment.
• Perform complex financial analysis, forecasting, invoicing, and project set-up needed to meet contractual/project requirements for assigned program or programs.
• Partnering to coordinate monthly forecast updates, close actuals, eliminate variances, and understanding discrepancies.
• Develop and maintain reporting and analysis systems to guide the financial management of individual programs and contracts to achieve company objectives.
• Assess program performance and track the performance against program budgets for firm and on contract growth.
• Act as a key technical expert on financial analysis issues.
• Coordinate, negotiate and resolve financial compliance issues with various governmental agencies to ensure accurate interpretation of contract requirements.
• Establish and define program plan requirements for assigned work.
• Coordinate with team month-end variance analysis, unbilled, accounts receivable, risk and opportunities, and other reporting activities for leadership.
• Review contract modifications for accuracy and approvals.
• Create price proposals for delivery orders. 
• Monitor and report performance against plans to ensure that contractual cost objectives are met.
• Partner with OU line leadership and drive improvement on all key financial metrics.
• Manage and mentor team of up to 5 Program Finance Analysts.
• Any ad hoc requests from Program Team or Finance Leadership.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field and a minimum of 10 years’ experience. Additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Prior experience in Program Finance and financial planning and analysis, supporting programs of substantial complexity. 
• Prior experience managing a team of Program Financial Analysts.
• Prior experience with Deltek/Costpoint/Cognos.
• Prior experience working FFP, T&M, and CPFF programs.
• Ability to provide clear guidance to program teams on financial implications of decisions. 
• Prior experience pricing and analyzing proposals.
• Strong excel skills. 
• Excellent communication skills.
• US Citizenship.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.