Head of Finance

Loft Federal is seeking a Head of Financeto serve as the business-unit finance lead and operating partner to the Federal GM.

This role will help scale Loft Federal as an operating business. The Head of Finance will build the financial operating system improve decision discipline create executive visibility and help leadership connect strategy growth program execution staffing cash and role will alsobe responsible fordeveloping the Federal finance function as the business scales.

Final title and leveling will bedeterminedbased on the selected candidates experience anddemonstratedoperating levelingranges fromDirectortoSenior Directorwith proven business-unit finance leadership ingovernment contracting aerospace defense space or national security technology.

The Head of Finance will partner directly with Federal leadership Growth Programs Engineering Contracts Legal Accounting and Corporate Finance.

Why This Role Matters

Loft Federal is building a business that requires financial command at the same pace as technical and mission execution. This role will help translate federal demand program commitments engineering capacity pricing decisions and cash timing into a clear operating picture.

The person in this seat will have direct influence on how Loft Federal scales which opportunities it pursues how programs are priced and managed and how leadershipallocatescapital people and execution bandwidth.

What You Will Own

• Lead financial planning forecasting budgeting and long-range planning for Loft Federal.

• Build andmaintainfinancial visibility across bookings revenue gross margin EBITDA cash backlog pipeline conversion and resource requirements.

• Establish a reliable monthly and quarterly business-unit financial operating cadence.

• Partner with Program Managers and Engineering leaders to track EACs ETCs burn rates laborutilization program margin material costs subcontractor spend and variance drivers.

• Support pricing strategy and proposal development for T&M FFP cost-plus OTA IDIQ/task order subcontract and other government contracting structures.

• Improve financial rigor around spacecraft payload integration software mission operations and services programs.

• Partner with Contracts and Accounting on revenue recognition invoicing funding status period of performance contract type and compliance requirements.

• Support indirect-rate planning cost allocation labor planning and cost accounting disciplineappropriate fora growing federal business.

• Build cash-flow forecasts and working-capital visibility tied to contract milestones invoicing collections vendor payments and program execution.

• Develop executive reporting for Federal leadershipCorporateleadership and board-level discussions.

• Provide decision support for hiring plans IRAD priorities facility investments security investments BD campaigns and program commitments.

• Identifyfinancial risks early and drive corrective action with business leaders.

• Build scalable finance processes dashboards and controls that improve decision quality without slowing execution.

What Success Looks Like

• Loft Federal leadership has a clear trusted view of bookings revenue gross margin cash backlog pipeline conversion and resource needs.

• Program margins are visible reviewed and actively managed.

• Forecasts become moreaccurateand more useful for decision making.

• Proposal pricing is disciplined defensible and tied to execution reality.

• Leadership can see where the business is making money consuming cash carrying risk or overcommitting resources.

• Corporate Finance and Federal operations have a clean operating bridge.

• Finance becomes an operating partner to the business not a reporting function after the fact.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. citizenshiprequired.

• Ability to obtain andmaintaina U.S. security clearance.

• 10 years of progressive experience in finance FP&A program finance business operations or financial planning roles.

• Experience supporting government contracting aerospace defense space national security technology complex hardware complex software or similar program-based businesses.

• Strong understanding of program financial control EACs ETCs burn rates margin analysis revenue timing backlog pipeline conversion and cash forecasting.

• Working knowledge of federal contract types including T&M FFP cost-plus IDIQ/task order OTA and subcontract structures.

• Experience building or improving finance processes operating cadences reporting packages dashboards or financial controls in a scaling organization.

• Ability to assess finance team capacity anddeterminewhenadditionalfinance headcount systems or process maturity is justified.

• Strong financial modeling forecasting and executive reporting skills.

• Ability to partner directly with general managers program leaders engineering leaders business development contracts accounting and executive leadership.

• Strong financial modeling analytical and executive reporting skills.

• Ability tooperatein a scaling business where systems processes and data are still maturing.

• High ownership sound judgment and willingness to engage in the operating details.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in space systems spacecraft payloads mission software mission operations satellite manufacturing or national security space.

• Experience building or leading a small finance team.

• Experience in venture-backed private-equity-backed or high-growth technology environments.

• Experience with FAR/DFARS DCAA/DCMA expectations CAS awareness indirect-rate structures government property cost implications and contract compliance environments.

• Experience with ERP planning CRM and reporting systems such as NetSuite Workday Adaptive Planning Salesforce JiraDeltek Costpoint Unanet or similar platforms.

• MBA CPA CMA or relevant advanced degree.

• Active Secret orTop Secretclearance.

• 100% company-paid medical dental and vision insurance option for employees and dependents
• Flexible Spending (FSA) and Health Savings (HSA) Accounts offered with an employer contribution to the HSA
• 100% employer paid Life AD&D Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance
• Flexible Time Off policy for vacation and sick leave and 12 paid holidays
• 401(k) plan and equity options
• Daily catered lunches and snacks in office
• Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for birthing parent and 10 weeks for non-birthing parent
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• Off-sites and many social events and celebrations
• Relocation assistance when applicable

Loft Federal is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color age religion sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation marital status national origin ancestry veteran status genetic information disability pregnancy or any other legally protected status.

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