Program Finance Manager

The MITRE Corporation • McLean, VA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges—and we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every day—working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth, and a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us.
Department Summary:
MITRE’s Finance organization is seeking a Finance Manager to support the Program Finance Team, which provides financial support to MITRE Department Managers, and Project Leaders. As a Finance Manager, you will serve as a trusted advisor in support of the MITRE Sector Financial Management organization. As a Finance Manager, you will serve as the primary source of day-to-day financial management and business decision support to Department Managers, and Project Leaders – playing a key part in the business operations functions that maximize MITRE’s value to our government sponsors.
This position is accountable to:
The Senior Program Finance Manager to effectively implement and manage established goals.
Line of business leadership to provide accurate, timely, and strategic business decision support – quality analyses including insights, options, and recommendations.
Other Corporate/Shared Service teams (i.e. Contracts, Accounting, FP&A) to ensure cross-organization collaboration and integrated business operations execution.

Requirements

• Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• 4+ years of finance and/or accounting experience within the US Government (Federal) practice of a professional services firm
• 4+ years of supervisory/management experience leading teams delivering multiple high visibility initiatives simultaneously
• Creative, detail-oriented, and resourceful self-starter with strong drive, energy, follow-through, and a continuous improvement mindset to lead and drive change.
• Exceptional communicator and collaborator with strong presentation, interpersonal, influencing, and consensus-building skills;
• Flexible team player with ability to work in cross-functional teams and across varying groups and organizational levels.
• Ability to lead and work across cross-functional teams and organizational levels while managing multiple concurrent workstreams at a high level of quality.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Applicants selected for this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet government suitability requirements.
• This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site

Nice To Haves

• Proven experience with Deltek Costpoint and/or Cognos Analytics.
• Experience with Data Visualization tools, such as Tableau or Power BI

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary project finance liaison to sponsors, internal customers, Project Leaders, and Department Managers, building trusted relationships and understanding business needs.
• Lead full lifecycle financial management for programs (budgeting, resource planning, execution tracking, reporting, collections, and closeout) while ensuring compliance with FAR, CAS, KPIs, and internal policies.
• Execute monthly, quarterly, and annual closes and reporting, delivering accurate financial information and analysis to inform leadership decision-making.
• Identify and drive operational improvements in program finance processes, leveraging best practices, tools, and standard financial methodologies.
• Collaborate across Program Finance and business sectors to understand critical needs, provide timely information, and maintain strong vertical and horizontal support networks.
• Like all MITRE Finance employees, Finance Managers support business transformation and process reengineering efforts, leveraging their on-the-ground experience and relationships with stakeholders to drive requirements that meet business needs.
• Directly supervise, guide, and support Program Finance staff while leading, coaching, and developing team members to foster career growth and high performance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager