Financial Analyst - Operations

PCI Government Services is looking to hire a Financial Analyst to provide operational services pertaining to the administration of financial support agreements for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). These agreements pertain to the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act, which aims to strengthen and revitalize the U.S. position in semiconductor research, development, and manufacturing. NIST's roles under the CHIPS Act are as financial stewards of the CHIPS Incentives Program and as scientific leaders for the CHIPS R&D Program. In executing these programs, the CHIPS program is required to meet aggressive deadlines to issue funding announcements, set application deadlines, and issue decisions on awards, with varying timelines associated with various programs. NIST requires an integrated approach for program administration across the grants and projects lifecycle, including consistent processes, program management, and on-going support. Job Classification This position is classified as exempt. Duties and Responsibilities • Perform initial completion scans of company applications reviewing both operational and financial data. • Analyze company applications financial reports to ensure comprehensive and thorough submissions. • Confirm if assumptions made by the applicant are reasonable. • Evaluate the financial aspects of assigned applications and incentive requests. • Provide a detailed understanding of project economics from the perspectives of all stakeholders. • Assist in day-to-day operational tasks, ensuring smooth execution of various processes. • Provide administrative support to various departments, including data entry and record-keeping. • Assist in maintaining accurate documentation of operational processes and procedures, and protocol interactions. Job Requirements Qualifications • Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Business. • Four - Seven years of Financial Analyst or Business Analyst experience. • Strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and accounting expertise • Strong analytical and problem solving skills . • Strong oral and written communication skills. • Strong customer service and critical thinking skills. • Experience with Office suite (Word, Excel, Teams). • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including formulas using If, Index, Match, Lookups. Pivot table experience. • Proven ability to solve problems creatively. Physical Requirements The physical demands described herein are representative of those which may need to be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Employees must possess the ability to work in an office environment. If required, employees must be able to operate a motor vehicle which may require sitting for prolonged periods of time to visit other company sites. Must have hearing and speech to communicate in person, before groups, and over the telephone. Standing in work areas and walking between work areas may be required. This position may require an employee to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb or balance, reach, push, and pull. The employee may also be required to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.