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Position Title: Program Finance Analyst
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Position Location: Fairfax, Virginia
Position Reports To: Associate Manager, Program Finance
Supervises Others: No

At Trident Systems, we believe that strong engineering principles are fundamental to driving innovation and solving complex problems. We promote a culture characterized by rigorous engineering practices and a commitment to continuous improvement. This is achieved by leveraging our organization's collective expertise through collaborative development processes, which include thorough design and peer reviews. We can deliver innovative, high-performance solutions that meet our customers' evolving requirements by integrating our specialized knowledge in aerospace electronic systems with appropriately scaled development methodologies.

We are a mission partner supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, and Civil space customers. We develop complex, radiation effects mitigated, designs that balance competing requirements in modern space programs, delivering cutting-edge solutions that enable our customers to achieve more in space.

Position Summary

Trident seeks a driven and highly capable Program Finance Analyst (internal level II) to support the financial management of projects throughout their lifecycle, from planning and budgeting to forecasting and performance analysis. This role is responsible for assisting in the preparation of financial reports, monitoring project costs, and ensuring compliance with internal policies and contractual requirements. The analyst will work closely with program managers, finance leadership, and cross-functional teams to provide accurate, timely, and insightful financial data to support decision-making.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Partners closely with Program Managers to prepare and support Estimate at Completions (EACs), forecasting and budgeting activities.
• Provides financial data inputs and analysis for various business reviews as needed.
• Prepare or aid in monthly financial submissions related to programs including but not limited to monthly revenue recognition, billings, external financial reports, and any other monthly reporting as required.
• Monitors performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variances.
• Analyzes complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial information to management for decision making purposes.
• Supports senior management team with strategic initiatives.
• Supports ad-hoc reporting and analysis, setup and closeout actions related to program finance, special projects and internal/external audits as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or similar field.
• Minimum of 2+ years of experience in Program Finance, FP&A, or Accounting.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP to support accurate complex accounting transactions and business operations, financial reporting and compliance.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Must possess a strong background working with various contract types: Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), Time & Material (T&M), etc.
• Must have Intermediate to Advanced proficiency with MS Office including Excel (i.e., Pivot tables, nested formulas and logical/lookup functions) and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work in a high energy, high volume, rapidly changing environment.
• Strong attention to detail and sense of personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work.
• High level of discretion while processing and handling confidential information.
• Superior degree of organization and able to multitask.
• Ability to earn trust, willingness to learn, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
• U.S. Citizenship required. Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in aerospace and/or defense industry preferred.
• Experience with an ERP system, Microsoft Business Central a plus.
• Experience with Power BI a plus.

Benefits

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to:

• Health benefits
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Basic life with AD&D
  • Short term disability
  • Long term disability
  • Ancillary (Voluntary life with AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital, and pet)
  • Spending accounts (HSA, FSA, and DCFSA)
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• 401(k) (including automatic company contribution)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Leaves (Parental, pregnancy, and military)
• Potential annual bonus

Trident Systems reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

Trident Systems is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact recruiting@tridsys.com.

Pay Transparency: The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)