Jennifer Cuevas Scarborough

Jennifer Cuevas Scarborough is a seasoned Chief Financial Officer and Finance & Audit Executive with more than two decades of leadership experience spanning defense, manufacturing, and government contracting. She is recognized for elevating financial performance, strengthening internal controls, and guiding organizations through complex regulatory, audit, and compliance environments.

 

With a career grounded in both strategic and operational finance, Jennifer brings deep expertise in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, SOX governance, government contract compliance, and program finance. Her work is defined by disciplined execution, analytical rigor, and a commitment to transparency and accountability across the enterprise.

 

Jennifer currently serves in a senior audit leadership role at Huntington Ingalls Industries, where she leads complex financial, operational, and compliance audits for one of the nation’s largest defense and shipbuilding organizations. As the SOX Lead for Ingalls operations, she oversees audit planning, testing, remediation, and coordination with corporate and external auditors. Her resume notes that she “led complex financial, operational, and compliance audits supporting one of the nation’s largest defense and shipbuilding organizations” and that she “serve[s] as SOX Lead for Ingalls operations.”

 

Prior to her work in shipbuilding and defense, Jennifer spent more than a decade with Alion Science and Technology / John J. McMullen Associates, where she managed program finance, budgeting, cost analysis, and government contract compliance for complex federal programs. She supported executive leadership with financial planning and operational analysis, and her resume highlights that she “managed program finance, budgeting, government contract compliance, cost analysis, and financial reporting activities for complex federal contracting operations.”

 

Her early career includes serving as Manufacturing Controller for Mobile Paint Manufacturing Company, where she led all accounting and financial operations, including financial reporting, payroll, budgeting, AP/AR, cash flow management, and fixed asset accounting. As stated in her resume, she “led all accounting and financial operations for manufacturing business including financial reporting, payroll, budgeting, AP/AR, cash flow management, and fixed asset accounting.”

 

Jennifer is known for building strong cross‑functional partnerships, developing high‑performing teams, and delivering financial clarity that empowers executive decision‑making. Her background includes extensive experience in cost accounting, manufacturing finance, internal and external audit management, ERP systems, and risk mitigation. She also holds an active Secret Security Clearance, underscoring her long‑standing trust and credibility within defense and government environments.

 

With a proven record of driving financial discipline and operational excellence, Jennifer brings strategic insight, integrity, and steady leadership to her role as CFO.