Primary Mission: Provide executive leadership with financial planning, forecasting, pricing, profitability analysis, and business intelligence that drives informed strategic decision-making and profitable contract execution.
The Senior FP&A Analyst (GovCon) serves as F3EA's primary financial planning and program analysis professional, providing financial insight, forecasting, pricing support, and analytical decision support across the Company's government contracting portfolio. This position is partnered with Program Managers, Business Development, Contracts, Human Resources, and Operations to deliver accurate financial analysis that supports strategic planning, operational execution, and profitable contract performance.
The Senior FP&A Analyst (GovCon) is responsible for developing financial forecasts, monitoring program profitability, analyzing contract performance, supporting proposal pricing efforts, and producing executive-level dashboards and performance metrics. Leveraging financial modeling, business intelligence tools, and Government contracting best practices, this position transforms financial data into actionable recommendations that improve organizational performance, maximize profitability, and support informed business decisions.
As F3EA continues to expand its portfolio of Department of Defense and Federal contracts, the Senior FP&A Analyst (GovCon) plays a critical role in ensuring executives and Program Managers have timely, accurate, and meaningful financial information to effectively manage resources, forecast growth, evaluate business opportunities, and maintain financial accountability throughout the contract lifecycle. This role serves as a strategic business partner focused on improving operational efficiency, financial transparency, and long-term organizational success.
This position does not own accounting operations or financial compliance but serves as the Company's primary Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) resource supporting executive leadership.
Role and ResponsibilitiesFinancial Planning & Analysis- Develop and maintain annual operating budgets, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial plans.
- Analyze organizational financial performance and provide recommendations to executive leadership.
- Prepare monthly financial forecasts, identifying risks, trends, and opportunities.
Program Financial Management- Serve as the financial advisor to Program Managers throughout contract execution.
- Monitor contract funding, labor utilization, burn rates, backlog, and profitability.
- Analyze contract financial performance and identify emerging risks.
- Develop corrective action recommendations for underperforming programs.
- Review financial trends and provide recommendations that improve profitability, efficiency, and financial performance.
Government Contract Analysis- Monitor CLIN funding and contract ceilings.
- Analyze labor category utilization against contract requirements.
- Evaluate direct labor costs, subcontract costs, travel expenses, and ODCs.
- Analyze contract financial performance against contractual requirements and identify variances requiring management attention.
Revenue & Profitability Analysis- Analyze project profitability across all contracts.
- Identify trends impacting gross margin.
- Evaluate indirect cost impacts on contract performance.
- Develop profitability models supporting executive decisions.
Forecasting- Prepare monthly revenue forecasts.
- Forecast labor utilization across business units.
- Develop staffing cost models supporting recruiting activities.
- Forecast indirect expenses and organizational growth.
Proposal Pricing Support- Support Business Development during proposal development.
- Develop labor pricing models.
- Prepare pricing spreadsheets and cost volumes.
- Validate assumptions supporting competitive pricing.
- Coordinate with Contracts, Recruiting, HR, and Finance during proposal preparation.
Executive Dashboard Development- Manage executive dashboards using Power BI.
- Manage recurring reports supporting:
- Revenue
- Gross Margin
- Cash Flow
- Labor Utilization
- Backlog
- Pipeline
- Contract Funding
- Program Performance
- Continuously improve executive reporting capabilities.
Cash Flow Analysis- Validate cash flow trends and provide forecasting models to support executive planning
- Analyze customer payment trends and forecast impacts on organizational cash flow.
- Evaluate impacts of delayed collections on company operations.
Strategic Financial Analysis- Utilize Unanet GovCon ERP for reporting and financial analysis.
- Develop automated reporting utilizing Microsoft Power BI.
- Validate analytical data integrity across financial reporting systems.
- Partner with IT to improve financial data automation.
Financial Systems- Develop analytical reports and dashboards utilizing data maintained within Unanet and other enterprise systems.
Executive Briefings- Prepare executive briefing materials and present analytical findings supporting strategic decisions.
- Translate financial data into actionable business recommendations.
- Identify financial risks before they impact operations.
Supervisory ResponsibilitiesRequired Qualifications and Education- U.S. Citizenship (required for security clearance eligibility and access to CUI systems).
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related discipline.
- Minimum three (3) years of progressive financial analysis experience.
- Experience supporting Government contracts or complex project environments.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Strong analytical, forecasting, and financial modeling experience.
- Ability to communicate financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
- Excellent organizational and presentation skills.
Preferred Qualifications and Education- Five (5)+ years of Government contracting experience.
- Experience with:
- Unanet GovCon
- Power BI
- Microsoft Power Platform
- FAR
- DCAA
- Government proposal pricing
- Experience supporting DoD contracts.
- Experience developing cost volumes and pricing models.
- Knowledge of indirect rate structures.
- Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM), CGFM, CMA, CPA, or equivalent professional certification.
- Prior military or defense contractor experience.
Work authorization/security clearance requirements- Background Investigation: The selected candidate must successfully complete a background investigation and obtain eligibility for a U.S. Government security clearance. Employment is contingent upon favorable adjudication.
Physical Demands/Work Environment- Full-time, onsite position at F3EA Savannah, Georgia headquarters. This position is eligible for remote or hybrid work arrangements.
- Standard business hours with occasional after-hours support required for scheduled maintenance windows, system patching, and urgent incident response.
- Work is performed in office environment.
- The position involves regular interaction with all levels of the organization, from entry-level employees to executive leadership and government clients.
Other dutiesPlease 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 this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
