Corporate FP&A Manager - Finance

Institute for Defense Analyses•Alexandria, VA

1d•$121,284 - $194,094

About The Position

The Corporate FP&A Manager is responsible for managing the overall planning, reporting, and analysis of IDA financial metrics at the Company, FFRDC, Research Division, and Business Operations Directorate levels. Responsibilities cover a wide range of activities in support of IDA's objectives, including the management and consolidation of IDA's planned, actual, and forecasted financial metrics.

Requirements

Minimum of a BS/BA degree in related field such as finance, economics, accounting or other business-related discipline; MBA preferred.
Ten or more years of progressively responsible work experience in comparable environment, preferably government contracting, including experience in budget management, financial planning and analysis, and government contracting indirect rate modeling.
Experience with and demonstrated knowledge of government contracting, Cost Accounting Standards, and the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) strongly preferred.
Proven experience with Microsoft Office Products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), financial system such as Deltek/Costpoint, and a Corporate Performance Management system such as OneStream.
Proven analytical skills, innovative problem solver.
Excellent interpersonal abilities and oral and written communication skills.
Must also have supervisory/management experience.
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance is required.
Successful completion of a criminal background check is required.

Responsibilities

Oversees and manages the annual corporate capital and operating budget
Works with unit management to ensure that processes are transparent and efficient and submissions are complete, accurate and timely.
Monitors budget vs. actual, coordinates with divisions and directorates to analyze and report on MTD/YTD variances to management.
Engages in ongoing cost reduction analyses in all areas of the company
Continually assesses processes, utilizing stakeholder feedback, for streamlining, simplifying and improvement opportunities.
Leads corporate-wide periodic actual vs budget reporting & analysis and forecasting processes that identify and mitigate budget performance risks using timely analyses of root cause and options analysis.
Advanced ability to analyze budget performance and proactively set in motion actions to meet cost objectives.
Works effectively cross-organizationally to analyze and report on financial results from an actual vs budget perspective.
Works with division directors, division business managers, managers of division administration, managers of center operations, and corporate financial analysts across the company to integrate and streamline internal and external financial reporting while ensuring compliance.
Works with companywide stakeholders to rollout, and drive usage of, new dashboards and reports.
Designs relevant financial management reporting, including the innovative use of data visualizations and dashboards, to Board of Directors, internal IDA management, auditors, and external sponsors as required. These reports may include, but are not limited to:
Standard monthly, annual, and multi-year reporting
Key business metrics & analytics
Analysis and interpretation of financial results
Additional analyses and reports as requested by management
Executes quick turnaround decision-support analysis that is responsive, accurate, comprehensive, and reliable.
Through effective data analytics, assesses IDA’s historical and current financial performance as a means of understanding trends and predicting future revenue, expenses, cash flows, and indirect rate impacts.
Applies knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations, Cost Accounting Standards, and Forward Pricing Rate Proposal and CAS Disclosure Statement requirements to ensure high-quality, compliant finance practices
Manages the company’s Forward Pricing Model and Rate calculations
Works with Accounting to ensure rate model reflects disclosure statements
Manages the Incurred Cost Submission and subsequent audit
Act as functional owner of the new company budgeting tool
Gather inputs and design data input templates in support of annual budget and periodic forecasts, including direct, indirect, and capital inputs
Design reports that enable immediate visibility into budget vs actual, actual vs forecast, and other comparative results during the process of creating a budget or forecast
Design inputs and calculations that support comprehensive rate-modeling within the tool, significantly reducing or eliminating reliance on Excel
Ensure complete, relevant, and thorough training of division business managers, managers of division administration, managers of center operations, and corporate financial analysts across the company