Sr Financial Analyst

ARES Corporation•Wallops Island, VA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

ARES Corporation is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support the Wallops Range Contract (WRC) Program Team at NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The position performs analytical business functions—including financial and business analysis, project control, forecasting, and PMO administration—in support of WRC contract management. The role supports the Business Manager in implementing business functions across planning, staffing, execution, monitoring, and control throughout the five-year contract lifecycle. The Senior Financial Analyst works closely with WRC and ARES Corporate management, technical teams, subcontractors, and the NASA customer to manage financial activities in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), NASA requirements, and ARES policies. The successful candidate will develop proficiency in the full contract management business function and serve as backup to the Business Manager when needed. This is an onsite position at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Requirements

Very strong communication and organizational skills, including the ability to work in a rapidly changing environment.
Ability to work with a wide variety of commercial and military customers with differing approaches to business.
Very strong interpersonal skills and experience.
Direct experience with FAR and applicable agency supplements, such as NFS.
Experience with software such as Costpoint and Maximo.
Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work with financial software and quickly learn new financial database software.
Experience with financial reporting and financial analysis.
Experience with project management practices, including planning, staffing, execution, monitoring, and control.
Experience with labor categories and resource allocation as they relate to contracts and task orders.
Strong financial analysis skills related to project management.
Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholder groups, including managers and customers.
Ability to execute multiple functions simultaneously and multitask.
MS or BS in a business-related discipline.
12 years of specialized experience in areas such as management analysis, financial analysis, forecasting, budget preparation and analysis, cost/schedule analysis, business process reengineering, organizational performance assessments, strategic planning, or project planning.

Nice To Haves

Excellent Excel skills, including working with large data sets, pivot tables, formulas, reporting, and graphing.
Proficiency with Power BI and Cobra.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute.
Proficiency with Deltek Cobra Earned Value and Cost Management software.

Responsibilities

Perform financial and business analysis, project control, forecasting, and PMO administration in support of WRC contract management.
Support the Business Manager in planning, staffing, executing, monitoring, and controlling the business function throughout the contract lifecycle.
Work with WRC and ARES Corporate management, technical teams, subcontractors, and the NASA customer on financial activities.
Manage financial activities in accordance with FAR, NASA requirements, and ARES policies.
Learn and become proficient in the full contract management business function.
Serve as backup to the Business Manager when she is unavailable.