Senior Financial Analyst

Boeing • Huntsville, AL

2d • $114,750 - $155,250 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Boeing Defense and Space (BDS) Space Launch System (SLS) Financial Operations team is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support the SLS program. The position is located at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, or Huntsville, Alabama, and is hybrid, requiring some onsite work at a listed location. The role provides financial and cost management analysis in collaboration with cross-functional SLS and Boeing Defense and Space Finance teams.

The analyst conducts financial analysis and reporting, develops and maintains forecasts, monitors program expenses, identifies cost trends and risks, and recommends cost optimizations. The role supports Earned Value Management (EVM) program execution, cost and schedule performance measurement baselines, estimates at completion, change activities, variance analyses, and affordability initiatives. Responsibilities also include maintaining financial controls and financial system data integrity, processing month-end activities, validating change documents, and preparing internal and external reports and management briefings.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, or a related field; at least three years of experience with EVM, financial processes and systems, and PowerPoint and Excel for analysis and presentations; and at least three years of experience with one or more listed financial systems. Candidates must be able to obtain access to a NASA facility and a security clearance after starting, meet U.S. export control requirements, and satisfy the company’s Conflict of Interest assessment. This NASA safety-sensitive position is subject to random drug and alcohol testing. Boeing will not sponsor employment visas.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience with Earned Value Management (EVM).
• At least 3 years of experience with financial processes and systems.
• At least 3 years of experience using PowerPoint and Excel for data analysis and presentations.
• At least 3 years of experience with one or more of the following financial systems: Cognos, Interactive Reporting Environment (IRE), Enterprise Analysis System (EAS), Cost Schedule Performance Reporting (CSPR), or Enterprise Planning and Analysis System (EPAS).
• Ability to obtain access to a NASA facility.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance after starting.
• Must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements as a U.S. Person.
• Must satisfy the company’s Conflict of Interest assessment process.

Nice To Haves

• At least 3 years of Estimates at Completion (EAC) experience.
• At least 3 years of experience creating executive-level presentations using Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Willingness and ability to obtain a NASA clearance.
• Willingness to work 3–5 days a week onsite at a listed location.
• Strong presentation skills and ability to communicate data effectively in Senior Leadership briefings.
• Proactive, self-starting approach.
• Experience working in a cross-functional environment.
• Ability to handle competing priorities and make level-headed decisions during unexpected events.
• Intellectual curiosity and desire to understand the business and gain product knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Conduct financial analysis and provide accurate, timely reporting for the Space Launch System program.
• Collaborate with program teams to develop and maintain financial forecasts and identify cost savings and efficiencies.
• Monitor program expenses, identify trends and potential risks, and recommend cost optimization measures.
• Contribute to cost-benefit analyses and affordability initiatives.
• Prepare comprehensive monthly financial reports and other deliverables for internal and external stakeholders, including Finance and Program Leadership.
• Develop and present financial information for briefings, communicating operational and financial performance to management.
• Collaborate with SLS program teams and the Boeing Defense and Space Finance organization to support financial alignment, strategic initiatives, and financial planning.
• Gather and analyze business information and requirements related to Earned Value Management program execution.
• Coordinate and monitor change activities and review and validate change documents as part of baseline execution.
• Develop and update reports and information for project management and business stakeholders; assist with routine performance reporting and variance analyses.
• Support development and maintenance of cost and/or schedule performance measurement baselines, including earned value, and assist with business cases using appropriate indices.
• Maintain financial controls related to financial system activities and support baseline and estimate-at-completion system incorporation activities.
• Perform financial system month-end processing and maintain financial system data integrity.
• Review, analyze, and maintain cost and/or schedule performance measurement baselines and communicate cost and/or schedule trends.
• Initiate variance analyses and provide understanding of operational and financial performance to management.
• Provide daily and weekly cost reporting using Earned Value Management.
• Perform quality-control actions to ensure business information integrity and administer relevant baseline processes.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Health insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Health savings accounts.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Relocation based on candidate eligibility.

What This Job Offers

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