Executive Assistant – CFO & Board Support

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Executive Assistant – CFO & Board Support

We are KBR

When you become part of our KBR team, your opportunities are endless. Through internal collaboration, and with our partners and customers, we’re defining tomorrow’s challenges, then providing the innovative solutions to overcome those challenges, always maintaining our commitment to Zero Harm and our Sustainability Platform.

In September 2025, we announced that we are spinning our Mission Technology Solutions business into a separate public company. This role would ultimately be part of that new company. Our Mission Technology Solutions business partners with governments and defense, intelligence, space, aviation, and critical infrastructure customers to deliver high-end engineering, science, technology, and mission support solutions. From national security and readiness to advanced research, cyber, logistics, and life-cycle sustainment, our teams help customers solve complex challenges in some of the world’s most demanding environments. Whether supporting operations on the ground, at sea, in the air, or in space, our clients trust us to deliver mission-critical capabilities every day.

Working with us means being rewarded for your contributions. In addition to competitive benefits and professional development, our people are empowered to use all their potential, creating meaningful change for themselves and our clients. We attract the best minds in the world because our expertise thrives on creativity, resourcefulness and collaboration. That is how we supply our clients with cutting-edge solutions.

As the needs of the world change, we’re ready to respond and guide the way forward with strategic, sustainable, and technological advancements grounded in more than a century of practical application and execution.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly organized, detail oriented, and proactive Executive Assistant to support our Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and General Counsel in Arlington, VA. This role requires a strategic thinker who can operate effectively in a highly structured, fast paced environment and manage competing priorities across finance and legal functions

In this critical position, you will serve as a trusted partner to both executives, enabling efficient execution of financial, legal, and governance priorities. The ideal candidate brings strong business acumen, exceptional judgment, and the ability to manage sensitive information with the highest level of discretion

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Support: Serve as a trusted partner to the CFO and General Counsel by managing priorities, anticipating needs, and ensuring alignment across finance and legal initiatives
• Calendar and Meeting Management: Manage complex and highly structured calendars, ensuring alignment with recurring financial cycles, legal deadlines, executive meetings, and board related activities including ownership of logistics, expenses, documentation, and preparation and submission of expense reports with precision
• Strategic Travel and Logistics Management: Lead highly complex executive travel and logistics planning for the CFO and General Counsel, coordinating multi-stop domestic and international itineraries, board engagements, investor meetings, legal proceedings, and key business events. Proactively manage travel risks, navigate schedule changes, and ensure all arrangements are executed flawlessly while maintaining alignment with executive priorities and organizational objectives.
• Board and Governance Support: Coordinate board meetings, committee meetings, and governance activities, including scheduling and preparation of materials in partnership with leadership and key stakeholders
• Financial and Legal Operations Coordination: Support the rhythm of finance and legal operations, including earnings preparation, reporting timelines, regulatory filings, audits, and contract workflows
• Executive Communications and Documentation: Draft, review, and manage sensitive communications, presentations, and documentation with a high degree of accuracy and confidentiality
• Cross Functional Coordination: Partner closely with finance, legal, and executive leadership teams to ensure alignment, information flow, and timely execution of key deliverables
• Decision Support and Prioritization: Provide real time support by tracking deliverables, managing deadlines, and proactively identifying risks or scheduling conflicts
• Confidentiality and Discretion: Handle highly sensitive financial, legal, and corporate information with the utmost professionalism and sound judgment

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Legal Studies, or a related field; equivalent experience accepted in lieu of degree
• 5+ years of experience supporting C Suite executives, preferably within finance, legal, or corporate governance environments
• Proven experience managing complex calendars, executive logistics, and high priority deliverables across multiple stakeholders
• Strong understanding of corporate environments with exposure to financial processes or legal operations
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• High emotional intelligence and ability to work effectively with senior leaders and cross functional teams
• Proven ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive information with discretion
• Proactive, resourceful, and solutions oriented with the ability to work independently

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting CFOs, General Counsel, or public company executives
• Experience with board governance and coordination of board or committee meetings
• Familiarity with financial reporting cycles, earnings processes, or regulatory filings
• Exposure to legal operations, contracts, or compliance functions
• Experience working in a highly regulated or publicly traded company
• Experience with tools such as SAP, Oracle, Workday, SharePoint, or similar enterprise systems
• Experience coordinating executive level events, leadership offsites, or board meetings

Additional Compensation: KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short term incentives, long term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

Benefits: KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include a 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture.  These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company.  That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together. 

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.