Finance Business Operations Asc Mgr - L4

Standard Job Description

Lead financial and business operations for SOF Systems and Services (S3) programs, driving strategic performance improvements and operational efficiencies across a portfolio of high-visibility contracts. This partners with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to optimize budget execution, enhance process integrity, and deliver measurable results that align with mission objectives. The incumbent will mentor a finance team, champion process redesign, and serve as the primary finance liaison for S3 strategic initiatives.

As a Business Operations Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Integrating data from various teams to drive business results and manage financial performance for a portfolio of programs
• Managing short and long-range financial and program performance, including contract orders, sales, profit, and cash
• Developing and managing program budget baselines, earned value management, and program performance reporting
• Assessing issues, risks, and opportunities that affect business portfolio/program performance and developing associated action plans
• Interfacing and partnering with external customers and internal stakeholders, including program management, finance, and operations teams
• Supporting new business pursuits and developing executable and competitive proposals
• Playing a key role in strategic business case development and analysis to support financial and operational decisions
• Managing a team of finance professionals, including recruitment, talent development, performance assessment, and employee management

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline or combination of experience and education
• 5+ years of related experience
• Ability to be on-site to support staff as 1st line leader, senior leadership, program and customer engagements
• Possess strong financial acumen, analytical skills, financial planning, interpersonal skills, full spectrum leadership skills, and experience in direct management and/or supervisory role
• Program finance experience to include program financial reporting, EVM analysis, forecasting of Orders, Sales, & EBIT, and also risk to profitability reporting through corporate contract status report.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, experience developing and delivering presentation material to senior levels of management.
• Aptitude to facilitate results, self-starter attitude, process oriented, structured problem solver
• Ability to multi-task and manage challenging assignments
• Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

Desired Skills

• Experience with the SOF Customer
• Strong time‑management and prioritization under tight deadlines
• Familiarity in successful execution of CPFF and FFP type programs
• Experience partnering with Global Supply chain for subcontract execution and EAC development
• Adaptability to fast‑changing business environments
• Innovation and continuous‑improvement thinking