Senior Program Analyst

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Job Description

Senior Program Analyst

Simsbury, CT

Location: Simsbury, CT
Reporting to: Missiles Finance Director
Business: Missiles segment

Position summary

This role is the finance lead for a set of Missiles programs, owning program financial management end to end. You will be a partner with Program Management and Project Engineering to drive cost and margin performance, and clear decision-making. This is an L3 role designed for a high-performing analyst who can operate with autonomy today and grow into broader program finance leadership as the Space segment scales.

What you will own

• Program financial leadership: Own budgets, forecasts, and financial performance for assigned Space programs.
• EAC and variance operating rhythm: Run a predictable monthly cadence for ETC and EAC updates, including assumptions, risk and opportunity, and clear variance narratives (standard, actual, gap, scope).
• Cost structure and cost integrity: Own project cost structures and ensure accurate tracking of labor, material, overhead, subcontract, and other direct costs.
• Business partnering: Serve as the primary finance partner to Program Managers. Translate financial signals into actions, decisions, and accountability.
• Margin and cash outcomes: Drive margin improvement opportunities, identify cost risks early, and support cash conversion through billing and program working capital visibility.
• Program reviews and storytelling: Prepare and present monthly program financials to EBAD Space leadership team
• Compliance and audit readiness: Maintain audit-ready program financials and support internal, customer, and government audits related to program performance.
• Process improvement: Build scalable standard work, templates, and controls that improve speed, accuracy, and decision quality across program finance.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field.
• ~5+ years of progressive experience in financial analysis and project accounting, ideally in aerospace, defense, or manufacturing.
• Leadership experience a plus

Skills

• Experience with government contracts (cost-plus, fixed-price, T&M).
• ERP and data skills that help scale reporting (for example, cost point structures, project modules, reporting tools).
• Demonstrated ownership of ETC and EAC for complex, long-duration programs.
• Strong knowledge of project accounting, revenue recognition concepts, and cost management fundamentals.
• Advanced Excel skills and comfort building practical models that others adopt.
• Strong communication skills, able to present to senior leaders and influence non-finance partners.

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.