The Director, Program Finance, Cost Controls, & Agreements (PFC&A) leads the programmatic financial operating rhythm that enables program managers, engineers, and business leaders to execute customer commitments with discipline, visibility, and accountability.
This role includes program finance, cost control, forecasting, revenue accrual, Estimate at Completion (EAC) reviews, variance analysis, financial reporting, agreements, and executive decision support across a portfolio of defense, government, and technology programs. The position translates financial data into clear operational insight, identifies risk early, and helps program teams protect cost, schedule, performance, cash, margin, and customer confidence.
This position is a coalition builder and customer relationship partner. This position works closely with Program Managers to align finance, contracts, engineering, procurement, pricing, accounting, and corporate support around program execution. The role helps maintain constructive customer relationships by supporting transparent financial narratives, timely responses, disciplined follow-through, and practical solutions when program risk emerges.
This is a hands-on business partner role for someone who can bring structure without creating unnecessary bureaucracy, support technical teams without slowing them down, and help leadership see where action is required.
Role & Responsibilities:
- Lead program finance, cost control, and financial planning across programs.
- Partner with Program Managers to understand scope, risks, resources, and customer expectations.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, contracts, procurement, accounting, and other teams to resolve issues and maintain execution.
- Support customer engagement by delivering clear financial reporting, responding to inquiries, and optimizing contracts.
- Establish a consistent financial operating rhythm, including forecasts, EAC/ETC, variance analysis, and reporting.
- Develop and manage budgets, funding, labor plans, cost tracking, and revenue and margin forecasts.
- Identify risks early, analyze root causes, and implement corrective actions.
- Support EV/PC practices, including baselines, control accounts, and performance reporting.
- Prepare variance analysis, forecasts, burn rates, and financial risk narratives for internal and customer reviews.
- Support program and baseline reviews and other formal control activities.
- Deliver executive-level insights on financial performance, risks, and program status.
- Support proposals, pricing, estimates, and contract changes while ensuring compliance with contract terms, funding limits, and reporting requirements.
- Maintain audit-ready documentation and strong internal controls.
- Lead and develop finance and contracts support personnel, and standardize cost-control processes, dashboards, and reporting to improve visibility and decision-making.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Experience:
- Demonstrated experience in program finance, cost control, FP&A, business operations, or financial management in a government contracting, defense, aerospace, engineering, or technology environment.
- Demonstrated experience working directly with Program Managers and technical leaders to support program execution, financial discipline, customer commitments, and corrective action planning.
- Experience building coalitions across finance, contracts, pricing, accounting, procurement, engineering, operations, and corporate support functions.
- Experience supporting customer relationships, customer reviews, financial inquiries, program management reviews, and leadership-facing financial narratives.