Senior Financial Analyst

National Steel and Shipbuilding Com•Chesapeake, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

General Dynamics NASSCO is a proud member of the General Dynamics Marine Systems business unit. In addition to ship construction, our capabilities include advanced ship repair, conversion, and maintenance for both commercial and national defense assets. We encourage you to learn more about our open positions and how you can become part of the important and exciting work we do here at NASSCO. Come join our team! We currently have an exciting opportunity in our Finance department. This position specifically is located in Norfolk, Virginia ONSITE. We are looking for a Senior Financial Analyst.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or other business-related field is required.
Candidate must have a minimum of 5 years of experience in an accounting or financial environment.
Ability to effectively take on leadership roles in various functions is required.
Microsoft Excel expertise is required.
Excellent analytical, conceptual, communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong initiative and ability to manage competing priorities; willing to work evenings and weekends when necessary.
Regular, reliable attendance on-site is an essential function of the job.
A credit check will be required for this position.

Nice To Haves

Professional designation or MBA preferred.
Previous analytical or reporting financial role in a public company is preferred.
Previous financial role for a government contractor, a plus.
Deltek CostPoint experience, a plus.

Responsibilities

Tracks and monitors variances to plans.
Interprets detailed cost accounting information and exercises discretion and creativity on assignments of a varied, diverse and challenging nature.
Maintains and reconciles fixed asset system
Assists in solving problems in areas where no precedent exists.
Preparation and submission of monthly, quarterly and yearly financial reports to parent company.
Preparation and analysis of monthly actuals versus plan management reports.
Investigate, analyze, interpret, and communicate forecasted variances to management.
Provide quarterly updates of current year financial forecasts to be reported for consolidation and public interests.
Support SOX compliance efforts to include controls set-up, monitoring, and section 404 testing requirements.
Support corporate tax, insurance and risk management requirements, as needed
Assist with complex analytical trouble-shooting and problem resolution
Assist in capital budgeting process; provide fixed asset projections and variance analysis between budgets to actuals.
Develop, maintain and distribute ad-hoc reports and financial models, as needed
Maintains the fixed asset system, SAGE FAS, coordinates periodic inventory, and books all related entries such as initial capitalization, depreciation, sales and disposals of assets.