Senior Bid and Project Controller

Thales
Orlando
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 79,405.5 - 134,170 annuallyFunction: Finance & AccountingExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Financial analysis","Financial modeling","Risk assessment","Planning","Analytical rigor"]

Serve as a Finance Business Partner for critical and complex programs and new bids, supporting Finance, Bid, Program Management, Sales, and Executive teams. Own program reviews, scenario analysis, risk/opportunity tracking, and bid gate finance processes. Build and maintain budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and program financial baselines (revenue, gross margin, and cost tracking), while coordinating with program and finance teams and supporting internal/external audits.

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Senior Bid and Project Controller

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Job Summary

Serve as a Finance Business Partner for critical and complex programs and new bids, supporting Finance, Bid, Program Management, Sales, and Executive teams. Own program reviews, scenario analysis, risk/opportunity tracking, and bid gate finance processes. Build and maintain budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and program financial baselines (revenue, gross margin, and cost tracking), while coordinating with program and finance teams and supporting internal/external audits.
Location: Orlando
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Finance & Accounting
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Perform program reviews—planning, tracking, analysis, and reporting—across programs with different contract types, sizes, complexity, and risk levels.
  • •Partner on bid and sales support by qualifying ROI for new opportunities using scenario analysis, and support bid gate 0-3 finance processes.
  • •Deliver program financials within contractual baselines by building initial budgets, validating changes, and maintaining updated business plans with variance analysis.
  • •Forecast monthly and multi-year budgets (revenue and gross margin) and ensure costs are properly recorded, reconciled, and analyzed.
  • •Coordinate revenue components (billing, credit, rebate) with Program Management and Finance, and support auditors with complete documentation and reconciliations.
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 79,405.5 - 134,170 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionFsa/hsaLife InsuranceRetirementPaid LeaveDisability Insurance401kPaid Holidays

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting (or equivalent) with 5+ years’ relevant accounting/finance experience, or a Master’s degree with 4+ years.
  • •Financial analysis and financial modeling experience including budgeting, forecasting, and planning.
  • •Experience with bids and/or program finance, including revenue and cost recognition/deferral and financial statements.
  • •Experience with SAP, Primavera, or similar financial systems, plus strong Microsoft Office skills (advanced Excel and Access).
  • •Ability to manage multiple projects, work autonomously as a lead, and provide sound financial advice with strong judgment and time management.
Experience:5+ yearsProgram financeBid financeAerospaceAvionics
Education:Bachelor's in Finance or Accounting
Skills:Financial analysisFinancial modelingRisk assessmentPlanningAnalytical rigor
Tech Stack:SAPPrimaveraMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Access

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Thales
Designs and delivers advanced systems and services for aerospace, defence, security, and digital identity and cybersecurity markets, serving government and commercial customers worldwide.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Paris, France
Founded: 2000
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