Senior Financial Analyst

Company Overview 

Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas—including airborne ISR, electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refueling, special mission aviation, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation. 

Wherever we operate, we build vertically integrated full stacks of capability—designing, building, and operating turnkey solutions that let customers scale capacity while benefiting from continuous cycles of innovation. With operators and engineers under one roof, we close the gap between lab and field—what we call connecting design with effect. 

Metrea’s solutions are built for elegance: effective, efficient, and evolving. This approach enables our partners to do more with less and achieve outsized, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats. 

Headquartered in Washington, DC, Metrea has facilities across the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and beyond. 

Position Summary 

The Senior Financial Analyst plays a key role in in driving financial analysis, planning, and forecasting activities across the Enterprise. This position is responsible for enabling data-driven decision-making and contributing to the improvement of financial performance across the organization. The role requires a proactive approach, combining strong analytical capabilities with effective communication and collaboration skills to work closely with various teams.

What You’ll Do
Financial Analysis & Reporting: Preparation of monthly consolidated management accounts. Conduct in-depth financial analysis, including variance analysis, cost-benefit assessments and performance tracking on both a consolidated and FILE level. Tailor outputs to fit the audience, which will vary from both internal and external stakeholders (both debt and equity investors)

Budgeting and Forecasting: Collaborate across the business to development Enterprise level annual budgets and periodic forecasts to aid strategic planning initiatives. Monitor and analyze actual financial results against budget and forecast, and provide recommendations for improvement

CAPEX Management: Manage CAPEX budgets in conjunction with FILE teams to ensure delivery is done on schedule and in line with budget, ensuring underwritten business case continues to make sense.

Cash Management: Lead the 13-week cashflow forecasting process using well understood and crafted assumptions and through collaboration across the finance team. Maintain longer term outlook on overall cash position and further develop tooling to support strong cashflow management and outlooks.

Business Partnership: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, such as Operations, Strategy and Solutions, to understand business dynamics and provide financial insights to support their decision-making processes. Analyze cost structures and drivers to identify areas for cost optimization. Collaborate with relevant departments to develop recommendations and implement cost-saving measures.

Financial Systems and Tools: Utilize financial systems and tools to streamline financial processes and enhance reporting capabilities. Stay updated on technological advancements in financial software and recommend improvements when necessary.

Process Improvement: Continuously evaluate and improve financial planning and analysis processes to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness. Identify opportunities for process automation and optimization.

What You’ll Bring 

Strong business acumen with the ability to translate financial data into strategic insights and recommendations.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels.

Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Strong analytical, modelling, and problem-solving skills. 

Additional Eligibility Qualifications 

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, data analytics or a related field. 

3–5 years of experience in financial analysis[JF1] , FP&A, or as a finance business partner.

Professional certifications (e.g., CFA, CPA, or FMVA) or advanced degrees (MBA) are a plus.