Program Financial Analyst
Peraton • Herndon, Virginia • Full Time
Posted on Thu, May 28, 2026
Responsibilities
Peraton is seeking a Program Financial Analyst to support a large program within our Space Sector. The selected individual will be responsible for performing complex analysis of budgets and schedules needed to meet contractual/project requirements for assigned portions of the program. Selected candidate will work directly with the business management team, the Program Manager, and other program leads to manage the overall financials of the program.
* This position is located in Herndon, Virginia.
Roles and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Supports the development, updates and review of the program spend plan monthly. This includes loading actual costs to date and then coordinating with program leads and business manager to put together comprehensive ETC cost estimates. The spend plan becomes the foundation for the program financials and is used as the basis for quarterly EAC packages, monthly Rolling Forecasts updates and program review presentations.
- Compile Monthly Contract Status Reports
- Attend and present program financials at monthly customer program reviews
- Work with billing department to ensure prompt and accurate monthly invoicing
- Perform monthly variance analysis on program financials. Act as a key technical expert on financial analysis issues
- Management of program Accounts Receivable tasks, to include invoicing, unbilled analysis, and resolution of billing issues
- Monitor spending versus plan and notifies management promptly of any overruns/underruns
- Monitor the status of financial accounts, ensuring that contract charges accurately reflect the correct labor hours and rates, subcontractor costs and other direct costs (ODCs)
- Subcontract accruals management – ensure subcontractor costs are fully accounted for
- Interfaces with management, responding to their requests for financial data
- Resolve reporting and compliance issues
- Support other ad hoc reporting and/or activities as needed
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business, Information Technology, Information Management, or related field, and a minimum of 8 years experience or Master's Degree and 6+ years of experience.
- Active TS/SCI Required with the ability to pass a polygraph
- Must possess advanced computer skills including 4+ years experience using Microsoft Excel
- Highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills
- Must be a US Citizen
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Deltek Costpoint
- Eight or more years of program/application financial experience in the Intelligence Community
- Knowledge and experience with Federal Accounting Regulation (FAR) and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) are highly desired
- Strong collaboration skills
- Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently and meet recurring deadlines
- Proposal analysis experience
- Active TS/SCI with polygraph
Peraton Overview
Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.