Are you looking for an opportunity to use your analysis and finance skills in a meaningful work environment that supports and protects explorers and heroes? Join our team! The Program Financial Analyst I is responsible for reviewing, monitoring, and controlling project data to support internal and external project reporting. This role involves preparing budgets and schedules for contract work, assisting with cost proposals, pricing documentation, and performing cost variance analysis to ensure realistic contract cost and schedule baselines are maintained.
The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains – air, land, sea, space and cyber.
Responsibilities:
Provide pricing documentation to be utilized in proposal development including ‘what-if’ program cost analysis
Provide assistance in development of payment plans (Milestone, CLIN Liquidation, etc.)
Assist in the utilization of product oriented or Business Area specific work breakdown structures (WBS) with responsibility assignment matrixes, WBS dictionaries, milestones, baseline establishment, and budgeting of projects/tasks
Provide assistance in timely completion of PMPs and program baseline upon Contract Negotiation
Review of Cobra budget data, ensuring budgets tie to program baseline and are not exceeding contract value
Work with PMs and APMs to complete program statusing, and ETC forecasting, resulting in accurate Program and Resource projections
Develop management by exception reporting and analysis for senior management review
Generate contractually required cost performance reports
Provide notification to the Contracts department on limitation of cost or funds as required by the contract
Provide Earned Value Management guidance, support, and reporting in accordance with established internal process and/or external requirements
Participate in role specific working groups
Partner with other Business Areas and Corporate Functional groups on process and tool improvement as it relates to the Program Financial Analyst role
Qualifications You Must Have:
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
0-2 years of experience in financial analysis, project control, or a related field.
Relevant experience can be considered as a substitute for the required educational qualifications. In the absence of a degree, a minimum of 4 years of related experience is required.
Ability to effectively and clearly communicate program and financial related information.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office software, especially Excel.
Ability to take initiative and be proactive to ensure quality and timeliness of deliverables
Ability to be resourceful and apply appropriate problem solving skills
Forecast Analysis and Budget Management Experience
Qualifications We Prefer:
Experience with Earned Value Management
Financial Modeling Experience
VBA Experience
Expert in Excel Pivot tables and Formula V/X Look up’s
Essential Functions:
Ability to work in an office or hybrid environment.
Ability to work on a computer for extended periods.
Strong hand/finger dexterity for computer tasks.
Ability to occasionally lift/move up to 20 pounds.
May require occasional travel for training or meetings.
This posting will be open for application for a minimum of 5 days and may be extended based on business needs.
Estimated Starting Salary Range: $74,905.39 - $102,994.91. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors, such as candidates' key skills, relevant work experience, and education/training/certifications. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic…