Finance Operations Analyst

HawkEye 360•Herndon, VA

14h

About The Position

This entry-level role supports the Senior Manager, Finance Operations in procurement controls, compliance administration, procure-to-pay workflows, audit preparation, documentation maintenance, project-code accuracy, and operational reporting. The analyst helps ensure procurement evidence is complete, systems are updated, documentation is organized, and month-end and quarter-end procure-to-pay tasks are completed accurately. The role strengthens internal controls, audit readiness, procurement accuracy, and operational reliability. The position works across finance operations and coordinates with PMs, Operations, Accounts Payable, Engineering, IT, leadership, and consultants to resolve documentation gaps, maintain system accuracy, and support accounting, SOX, and external audit activities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business, or equivalent experience.
Strong attention to detail and comfort verifying documentation.
Basic Excel skills.
Willingness to learn procurement modules in Costpoint and Concur.
Interest in operational finance, procurement workflows, and compliance.
Highly organized and methodical approach to work.
Comfort investigating mismatches, such as between an invoice, purchase order, and packing slip.
Clear communication and reliable follow-up.
Eagerness to learn how procurement controls support SOX compliance.

Responsibilities

Assist with reviewing monthly revenue report support materials, contract waterfalls, metrics reviews, and accuracy checks.
Maintain SharePoint repositories, including cleanup, document migration, folder organization, and audit storage.
Draft and review SOPs, workflows, process maps, and control narratives for internal finance operations.
Maintain procurement SOX evidence, including purchase orders, packing slips, receiving documentation, invoice approvals, and vendor support.
Validate end-to-end procure-to-pay documentation for control testing, from purchase order through receiving and invoice.
Support procurement SOX testing for approval routing, segregation of duties, and completeness of receiving.
Track recurring procurement issues and support remediation with leadership.
Review purchase requisitions before purchase order creation for financial accuracy, correct coding, approval thresholds, and alignment with SOX procurement controls.
Conduct a secondary review of purchase orders before they are sent to vendors, validating project codes, amounts, supporting documentation, and approval routing.
Review open-purchase-order and receiving reports and confirm discrepancies, missing receipts, or delayed approvals for month-end and quarter-end close.
Validate procurement trackers for open purchase orders, RMAs, packing slip issues, and approval status, and ensure issues are escalated and documented.
Review and QA procurement-related data during Costpoint, Concur, and Jira updates for alignment with SOX requirements, audit expectations, and financial reporting needs.
Review and confirm documentation related to revenue schedules, project-code setup, backlog support, and customer-acceptance evidence.
Maintain audit folders, respond to audit follow-ups, assist with contract-level tie-outs, and ensure data in Costpoint and SharePoint is accurate for audit retrieval.
Review new project-code requests, validate fields, prepare cleanup lists, and support downstream reporting accuracy.
Support administrative project-code updates affecting procurement routing, revenue tracking, or reporting workflows.
Coordinate with PMs, Operations, A/P, Engineering, IT, and other departments to resolve missing documentation and confirm system accuracy.
Prepare materials for accounting, SOX, and system consultants; track open issues and follow-up items.
Organize documentation for external reviews and system assessments.