Principal Financial Analyst (Onsite)
About The Position
The Principal Financial Analyst will support the Standard Missile 2 (SM-2) business office, including SM-2 Production and SM-2 Development. The organization has annual sales of approximately $330 million and contributes to Naval Power’s long-term business forecast. The role supports financial analysis, insight, and guidance for strategic decision-making and business results, while providing opportunities to work with PRISM, earned value, estimates at completion, variance analyses, and other production-support metrics and tools. The analyst will collaborate with program managers, functional leaders, customer counterparts, and multiple organizational levels.
Requirements
- Typically, a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or equivalent experience, plus at least 5 years of relevant experience; alternatively, an advanced degree in a related field and at least 3 years of experience.
- Experience interfacing and conducting business with functional disciplines such as Engineering, Supply Chain, Contracts, and Operations.
- Experience applying EVMS, Program Controls, Cost/Schedule Integration, or a similar system.
- Experience using Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required because only U.S. citizens are eligible for a clearance.
- An active and existing DoD Secret security clearance is required after day one.
Nice To Haves
- Excellent presentation, communication, and professional skills, with the ability to work independently with some supervision and oversight.
- Ability to meet critical deadlines and develop and apply solutions and process improvements.
- Demonstrated experience with SAP Business Systems, including Business Warehouse (BW), or another major ERP system.
- Demonstrated experience developing EACs, budget baselines, and forecasts, including variance analyses.
- Advanced Excel proficiency, including VLOOKUP, PivotTables, SUMIFS, graphing, and macros.
- Exceptional analytical ability and attention to detail.
- Understanding of the LRP process, program forecasting, and metrics.
- Experience with SAP, including APEX and PRISM.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate, prepare, review, and submit Estimates at Completion (EACs).
- Manage cost and schedule progress against budgets and forecasts for bookings, sales, profit, and cash on a monthly basis.
- Provide support as required for Gate 4 reviews and contract baselines (Gate 5).
- Aid in developing the Long Range Plan (LRP).
- Implement and maintain internal Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS), including variance analysis, data review, and reporting.
- Interact frequently with program managers, functional leaders, and multiple organizational levels.
Benefits
- Compensation and healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits.
- Career development and recognition programs.
- Parental leave, including paternal leave.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Achievement awards.
- Educational assistance.
- Child/adult backup care.
- Relocation assistance, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
- 401(k) match.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Employee assistance program.
- Employee Scholar Program.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs; payments are not guaranteed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
