Summary
The Financial Analyst works in one or more areas of financial, business, or budget analysis under the direction of management. Duties include research, selection, and compilation of financial data from multiple sources, such as sales, production, accounting, public sources, or vendors and subsequent analysis of that data to produce business information used to support decisions. Verifies the accuracy of data and all assumptions. Helps create and provide weekly/monthly reports to senior analysts & leadership. Supports a variety of program control activity relating to managing cost & schedule of programs.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Maintains and updates projects in Cobra using Earned Value Techniques (Budget, Performance, Actual and ETC)
- Sets up and Maintains project IDs in Cost Point
- Provides Program Managers and Control Account Managers with Financial Support and recommendation
- Assists Program Managers with EAC updates as required by Sarbanes-Oxley Controls
- Compiles and analyzes financial information to record transactions, prepare reports, and review and verify accuracy
- Assists/ Prepares the monthly short-term forecast (STF) for revenue, profit, cash and new orders.
- Supports Junior Analysts with variety of tasks for programs in a mentoring role
- Team player that is willing to assist other members of the finance department with performance of financial analysis and required review of data before submission
- Maintains a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner that is cooperative and supportive of customers, co-workers and managers
Qualifications and Education Requirements
- Bachelors Degree and a minimum of 5 years of prior related experience
- Strong verbal/written communication skills
- Excellent people skills to include collaborating in a multi-disciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team environment
- Outstanding work ethic and commitment to organizational success
- Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.
Preferred Skills
- Strong Excel, Adaptive, and Cobra Skills
- Experience with Deltek Costpoint
- Comfortable presenting key financial concepts and information to Senior Leadership
- Experience with Fixed Price, Cost Plus, Incentive Fee, and T&M programs
Security Responsibilities
Must complywith all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures. Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in any form. Shall not divulge any information, or afford access, to other employees not having a need-to-know. Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval. All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.
- Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance.
Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.
Work Environment
- This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
- Must be able to work in confined spaces for long periods.
- This position is full time in office.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Ability to sit down for long lengths of time
- Ability to operate a personal computer
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
