Financial Analyst Principal

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.

$110K — $149K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years of experience in Government Contracting, or 12 years of related experience without degree
  • Strong skills in Budgeting, Forecasting, Modeling, and EAC development
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
  • Experience with ERP tools and various government contract types
  • Strong communication, organization, and analytical skills
  • Familiarity with billing and revenue cycles

Responsibilities

  • Support advanced financial functions like budgeting and forecasting for various contracts
  • Lead creation of financial status reports for operations
  • Prepare and present forecast and risk assessment to senior management
  • Handle monthly corporate reporting and variance analysis appropriately
  • Analyze financial projections and trends for better decision-making
  • Act as key communicator of financial information between management
  • Develop long-term financial models alongside the management team
  • Ensure compliance with internal and external regulations
  • Identify financial risks and work on resolution strategies

Benefits

  • Multiple medical plan options including Health Savings Accounts
  • Dental and vision plan options
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Full flex work weeks and a variety of paid time off
  • Short and long-term disability benefits
  • Life and accident insurance options
  • Competitively reviewed Total Rewards package
Full Job Description
Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
Finance

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Finance, Finance Analytics, Financial Analysis, Financial Management
Certifications:
None
Experience:
8 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
No

Job Description:

Support mission-critical initiatives and enable the growth of our business as a Financial Analyst Principal at GDIT. Working on the Finance team, you'll become an integral part of how GDIT is able to ensure the safety and security of our nation.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Financial Analyst Principal, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Financial Analyst Principal joining our team to perform specialized financial, accounting and planning activities following general project or departmental guidelines and procedures. This Financial Analyst Principal will fill the CFO role for Defense programs.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
  • Responsible for advanced tasks in various financial functions such as budgeting, forecasting, reporting and analysis on a portfolio of programs of varying contract types.
  • Lead the creation of monthly and quarterly financial status reports as required by the operations team.
  • Prepare and communicate monthly forecast, risk assessment and variance analysis to senior management.
  • Prepare financial updates, EACs and other corporate reporting requirements monthly close and forecasting process.
  • Analyze both the monthly forecast and current quarter and future projections.
  • Act as the focal point for communication of financials between PM and finance leadership.
  • Develop long-range financial models in collaboration with the management team.
  • Identify risk and follow through to resolution.
  • Ensures compliance with internal policies and procedures, as well as other government regulations.
  • Maintains current knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
  • Provide financial leadership to the business, helping drive profitable growth, identify opportunities for improvement and risk mitigation.
  • Manage revenue and cost adjustment submissions, ensuring accuracy and review of proper back-up information.
  • May serve as a team or task leader. (Not a people manager)


WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
  • Bachelor's Degree and 8 + years of related experience in a Government Contracting environment; OR in lieu of degree 12 years of related experience is required
  • Strong experience in Budgeting, Forecasting, Modeling, and EAC development
  • Experience with Microsoft Office, with strong Excel skills
  • Experience with ERP tools
  • Experience with various government contract types.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across departments and levels of an organization.
  • Strong organization skills and focus on accuracy and consistency.
  • Strong time management skills and the ability to balance multiple priorities and clients.
  • Strong analytical, modeling and problem-solving skills.
  • Knowledge of billing and revenue cycle.
  • Ability to prepare / review pricing with recommendations for Management
  • US Person
  • Location: Hybrid - requires onsite 3 days a week (Tues - Thurs) in Falls Church, VA office location.


Preferred, but not required:
  • Oracle, Concur, IFS and Hyperion Experience (or similar size financial systems)


The likely salary range for this position is $110,500 - $149,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:
Hybrid

Work Location:
USA VA Falls Church

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

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