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Program Financial Operations Manager

Vaco
$145,000.00 - $165,000.00 / yr
United States, California, La Jolla
Nov 26, 2025
Title:Program Financial Operations Manager Company:Publicly traded aerospace and defense company Compensation:$145,000-$165,000 Location:NorthCountySanDiego(Onsite) As a Program Financial Operations Manager, you will play a key role in supporting the planning, tracking, analysis, and reporting of diverse programs. You will collaborate closely with Program Managers and cross-functional teams to maintain accurate cost and schedule performance, ensuring programs are executed in alignment with established baselines and company standards. In this role, you will create, maintain, and status program schedules in Microsoft Project, establish cost baselines, and manage the development and monitoring of realistic Estimates at Complete (EACs). You will provide ongoing financial guidance to the Program Manager, helping drive strong program performance and a positive customer experience. You will co-own program financial and scheduling outcomes alongside the Program Manager and leverage your working knowledge of Earned Value Management to deliver clear performance metrics and insights. Additionally, you will support compliance with company processes, develop a foundational understanding of program technical content, and present schedule, cost, and performance updates to leadership during monthly reviews. You will maintain the program risk register, oversee scope/schedule/cost changes, and work closely with Program Managers, finance partners, engineering teams, and functional groups within a highly collaborative environment. Duties & Responsibilities Partner with the Program Manager to establish schedule and cost baselines. Maintain and status program schedules in Microsoft Project. Track program performance monthly and update EACs. Review and approve procurement requests in accordance with program needs. Review labor reports and provide guidance to program teams. Create and maintain the program risk register with the Program Manager. Support implementation of mitigation plans when program risks require action. Review and monitor financial obligations and ensure accuracy across program records. Present financial, schedule, and performance updates during monthly program reviews. Ensure compliance with company policies, processes, and program control standards. Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. EEO Notice Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law. Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com . Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal. By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. 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