Shield AI
Lead Program Finance Analyst (R5625)
$110K–$160K
Washington, D.C. · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Aug 12, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of progressive finance experience at a U.S. government contractor in Program Finance, Project Finance, FP&A, or a related financial role.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field.
About the job
Leads program finance for a strategic Hivemind program, driving financial planning and performance while improving finance processes, reporting, and team capability.
What you'll do
- Lead program forecasting, Estimate at Completion (EAC), financial planning, and variance analysis; identify risks and opportunities.
- Partner with program, engineering, contracts, and executive stakeholders to support financial execution and decision-making.
- Develop financial models, dashboards, reporting tools, and scalable processes; mentor junior finance team members.
What they ask for
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Defense Secret security clearance; eligibility requires U.S. citizenship.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field.
- 7+ years of progressive finance experience at a U.S. government contractor in Program Finance, Project Finance, FP&A, or a related financial role.
- Experience with complex government contracts and contract structures such as FFP, CPFF, T&M, and Cost Reimbursable; demonstrated experience leading EAC processes, forecasting, and financial planning.
Nice to have
- MBA or Master’s degree in a related discipline; active Secret or Top Secret clearance (or eligible for reinstatement).
- Exposure to Microsoft Fabric, Power Query, DAX, other data transformation and modeling tools, ERP or planning tools, or mentoring junior finance professionals.
Pay
USD 110,000–160,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Fabric, Power Query, DAX, Costpoint, Vena, Anaplan
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