Senior Manager, Aerospace Defense & Government Advisory

Aprio•Arlington, VA

1d•$165,000 - $225,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Join Aprio's Aerospace, Defense, and Government Advisory team and you will help clients maximize their opportunities. Aprio is a progressive, fast-growing firm looking for a Senior Manager to join their dynamic team. Aprio is a Top 20 CPA and advisory firm with 40 U.S. office locations, international office locations, and more than 3,200 team members that speak 60+ languages across the globe. By bringing together proven expertise, deep understanding, and strategic foresight for fast-growing industries, Aprio ensures clients are prepared for wherever life or business may take them. Discover a top-rated culture, vast growth opportunities and your next big career move with Aprio.

Requirements

6+ years of total experience working in relevant fields, with at least 2+ years working for a management consulting firm, investment bank or in a corporate strategy, M&A or business development/ capture role in the defense, aerospace and national security sectors
Masters degree; MBA preferred
Demonstrated ability to build market models and conduct financial projections in Excel
Demonstrated interest in aerospace, defense, and U.S. government markets (familiarity with budgets or commercial aerospace trends is a plus)
Ability to analyze and forecast U.S. government budgets and/or commercial aerospace spending
Ability to develop clear, concise and persuasive PowerPoint briefs used for strategic decision-making
Excellent presentation skills and client-facing disposition
Experience managing projects and leading teams in the execution of short-turnaround deliverables
Strong communication skills and executive presence to brief client-ready material direct to clients and ability to iterate on client commentary and feedback

Nice To Haves

Experience in and ability to leverage and further develop AI tools preferred
Experience developing team members preferred

Responsibilities

Support client engagements from proposal writing, through planning and delivery
Lead high-impact strategy and M&A projects focused on evaluating growth and investment opportunities across the U.S. government and commercial aerospace sectors.
Support data collection, research and analysis of: Macro economic, policy, financial, industry and technology trends, Market dynamics, size and growth trends, Company financials, Customer requirements, positioning and trends, Technology, product and service portfolios, Competitive dynamics
Lead evaluations of organic and inorganic growth opportunities in the U.S. government and aerospace markets
Provide synthesis and insights from team workstreams, developed into coherent client-ready messaging and delivery
Manage project economics, lead team, coordinate with client, and manage logistics
Support business development through development of research and first-draft proposals for new client work
Make process and quality improvement recommendations
Leverage AI tools to accelerate workstream execution and extend insights into client opportunities, with ability to fact check and provide AI quality assurance
Build clean Excel models and worksheets and help with financial and market models under guidance
Review junior level staff work for quality and consistency
Edit and revise team slides and support of presentations for senior industry leaders and investment professionals

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance on the first day of employment
Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account
401k with Profit Sharing
9+ holidays and discretionary time off structure
Parental Leave – coverage for both primary and secondary caregivers
Tuition Assistance Program and CPA support program with cash incentive upon completion
Discretionary incentive compensation based on firm, group and individual performance
Incentive compensation related to origination of new client sales
Top rated wellness program
Flexible working environment including remote and hybrid options