Financial and Program Analyst

Job Title: Financial & Program Analyst

Location: Huntsville, AL

Job Type: Full-Time; Non-Exempt

Reports to: General Manager

Job Summary: The Financial & Program Analyst at Sun Test Systems, Inc. is responsible for providing financial, operational, and program analysis that helps leadership make better business decisions. This is a high-impact, cross-functional position for an analytical professional who enjoys working with numbers but also wants to understand what is happening on the manufacturing floor, within customer programs, and across the business. The Financial & Program Analyst will analyze project financial performance, budgets, forecasts, labor, material costs, schedules, and operational metrics. The position will work closely with Finance, Program Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Contracts, and senior leadership to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and actions required to improve project and company performance.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

Financial Analysis & Reporting

• Develop and maintain financial reports, dashboards, and management reports supporting company and project performance.
• Analyze revenue, costs, gross margin, labor, material, and other key financial metrics.
• Assist with monthly financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.
• Compare actual performance against budget, forecast, and established financial objectives.
• Identify significant financial trends, variances, risks, and opportunities and communicate findings to leadership.
• Analyze the financial impact of changes in scope, schedule, staffing, material costs, and other project variables.
• Assist in developing annual operating budgets and periodic reforecasts.
• Provide management with concise analysis and recommendations rather than simply presenting data.

Project & Program Analysis

• Partner with Program Managers to monitor project financial and operational performance.
• Track project budgets, actual costs, commitments, forecasts, schedules, and performance against plan.
• Analyze labor utilization, material expenditures, subcontractor costs, and other project expenses.
• Monitor project profitability and identify potential margin erosion early.
• Assist Program Managers in developing and maintaining project forecasts.
• Identify schedule, cost, resource, and performance risks and elevate issues requiring management attention.
• Support project reviews with financial and operational analysis.
• Develop project performance dashboards and recurring management reports.
• Assist with project closeout and lessons-learned analysis.

Manufacturing & Operational Analysis

• Analyze manufacturing performance and its financial impact.
• Partner with Operations and Manufacturing leadership to evaluate productivity, labor efficiency, throughput, overtime, scrap, rework, and other operational metrics.
• Support analysis of production capacity, resource requirements, and future workload.
• Identify opportunities to reduce cost, improve productivity, and increase operational efficiency.

Forecasting & Business Intelligence

• Build and maintain Excel-based financial and operational models.
• Consolidate information from Finance, ERP, project management, manufacturing, and supply chain systems.
• Develop dashboards and reporting tools that provide leadership with timely visibility into business performance.
• Perform trend analysis and develop forward-looking projections.
• Conduct sensitivity and scenario analysis to support strategic decisions.

Cross-Functional Support

• Serve as a financial and analytical resource to Program Managers and operational leaders.

• Support strategic planning, business reviews, and special projects.

• Assist with customer and government reporting requirements as appropriate.

• Other duties may be assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, lookups, data analysis.
• Ability to analyze large amounts of data and identify meaningful trends and relationships.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Skills/Abilities:

• Experience in manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or government contracting environment.
• Experience with project financial management.
• Experience with ERP systems and/or business intelligence tools.
• Experience analyzing labor, material, overhead, and project profitability.
• Knowledge of government contracting principles and cost structures.
• Experience developing management dashboards and KPI reporting.
• Advanced Excel, Power BI, or similar data visualization experience.
• Experience in invoicing on a government contract preferred.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Economics, Engineering, Project Management, or related field

• MBA, CPA, CMA, or other relevant professional certification preferred

• 5+ years of experience in financial analysis, business analysis, operations analysis, or related discipline

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus. Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Must be a US citizen or have the legal ability to work and meet any other federal program requirements.

The above statements reflect general details necessary for the performance of the job and are not to be considered an all-inclusive list. Sun Test Systems, Inc. is a federal contractor and EEOC/Title VII/ADA compliant employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.