Financial Analyst

Booz Allen Hamilton•McLean, VA

About The Position

Financial Analyst Key Role: Support finan cia l monitoring, reporting, and analysis efforts in support of Booz Allen’s Advanced Technology portfolio. Serve as a t rus ted advisor to identify finan cia l risks and opportunities, providing advice and recommendations to mitigate cost impacts. Assist with operational budget s and variance or performance analysis throughout the year. Build finan cia l templates and models to evaluate and track ROI progress. Guide internal clients through routine processes and adhere to the published cadence for budget and forecasting updates, monthly and quarterly accruals, and fiscal year cut-over activities. Provide accurate forecasting of expected costs, revenue, and profit across each sale to be aggregated into portfolio-level projections and provide variance explanations, as applicable . Work with leaders to help evaluate ideas for funding across the product portfolio, including validating affordability within allocated budget s. Maintain and analyze subcontractor and vendor costs through analysis of monthly actuals and commitments and review and approval of sub and vendor invoices for payment. Proactively anticipate risks and make recommendations to the Senior Manager to reduce costs and variances across the portfolio, as well as to ensure compliance to accounting standards. Participate in business case development discussions to understand growth and margin profile of potential standalone Booz Allen products. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizen ship is required .

Requirements

6+ years of experience performing finan cia l analysis, including budget management, modeling, reporting, and presenting operational results, at a large organization for senior-level management or clients
4+ years of experience developing, maintaining, and improving finan cia l reports for senior-level management or clients, including revenues and expenses
Experience reporting and presenting finan cia l and business operations results to executive-level management or clients
Experience forecasting revenue, cost, and profit, maximizing accuracy, and reporting on variances to forecasts
Experience invoicing, tracking, and monitoring payments and with reconciliation of payments against outstanding invoices
Experience with subcontractor and vendor management, including monitoring funding allocations and reviewing and approving invoices
Experience with Excel, including using formulas to build finan cia l reports and models
Experience with enterprise planning and reporting tools such as Hyperion, Workday, or Essbase
Ability to identify finan cia l risks, assist with asso cia ted mitigation plans, and identify and prioritize requirements
Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Engineering
U.S. citizen ship is required

Nice To Haves

Experience managing projects involving multiple internal business areas
Experience using CRM platforms
Experience c ond ucting finan cia l analysis
Experience working in investment banking
Experience supporting transformation efforts at a large organization
Knowledge of the accounting treatment for a product business
Knowledge of government contract ing and accounting practices

Responsibilities

Support finan cia l monitoring, reporting, and analysis efforts
Identify finan cia l risks and opportunities
Provide advice and recommendations to mitigate cost impacts
Assist with operational budget s and variance or performance analysis
Build finan cia l templates and models to evaluate and track ROI progress
Guide internal clients through routine processes
Adhere to the published cadence for budget and forecasting updates, monthly and quarterly accruals, and fiscal year cut-over activities
Provide accurate forecasting of expected costs, revenue, and profit
Evaluate ideas for funding across the product portfolio
Maintain and analyze subcontractor and vendor costs
Review and approval of sub and vendor invoices for payment
Proactively anticipate risks and make recommendations to reduce costs and variances across the portfolio
Ensure compliance to accounting standards
Participate in business case development discussions