SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST

Position Summary:

Seeking a high caliber Program Controls Lead. This position will be responsible for partnering with program managers and Program Investigators. The selected candidate will support programs and be considered a Subject Matter Expert on Program financial matters in the following areas:

• EVMS, Baseline Development and Management, Cost/Schedule Integration, and Estimate at Completion development.

• Monitor costs and manpower on a weekly basis ensuring that actuals are within budget and charged to the correct end objective.

• Work with Business Development, Product Line Business manager, and accounting to properly forecast and recognize Bookings/Sales/Profit/Cash and provide variance analysis as necessary

• Provide PM’s and PI’s with internal reports on cost and schedule performance.

• Prepare internal program review presentations for Product Line/Mission Area management

• Provide proposal support for new business as well as change proposals

• Provide funding analysis and forecasts to internal/external customers. Monitor billing status and unbilled issues

• Ensure all required finance inputs are reviewed, analyzed and submitted on time

• Serve as the primary financial technical POC for program finance analysts by providing guidance/training/clarification of finance business tools and processes

• Support audits of financial information by internal auditors, external auditors, DCAA and other agencies

Required Skills:

• Bachelor degree and at least 6+ years of related finance experience

• Fluent in all aspects of Finance (Program Controls, Accounting, Forecasting)

• Strong analytical skills

• Proficient in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

• Experience presenting complex information to all levels of staff and management in a clear and concise manner

• Firm understanding of Earned Value Management fundamentals

• Solid understanding of IMS, integration of cost and schedule, updates to the WBS and OBS, defining control accounts, planning packages and work packages

• Understand and perform analysis on the Annual Plan, Forecast, and Short Range Outlook

• Experience organizing, preparing, and presenting briefings to Customers, Management, and peers

• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, clear verbal and writing abilities, task flexibility, sensitivity to customer’s needs

• Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

Desired Skills:

• Active DoD Top Secret (TS) Clearance

• Aerospace or DoD experience

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills

• Proactive, creative, problem solving and decision making skills

• Experience in organizing, preparing and presenting briefings to peers and senior management

• IBM Planning Analytics (TM1)

• CostPoint

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or related discipline

• Master’s Degree preferred