Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

Access-HR, Inc.•Laurel, MD

3d•$125,000 - $135,000

About The Position

Our Client, a nationally respected provider of health, science, and technology solutions for government and commercial clients, is seeking a full-time Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst with strong federal government contracting experience. The role supports budgeting, forecasting, revenue and backlog analysis, government contract pricing, and financial performance analysis. It partners closely with Finance, Operations, Contracts, Business Development, and Program Management to improve forecast accuracy, pricing decisions, and financial visibility. The company describes its culture as fast-paced, collaborative, energetic, and positive. The position primarily involves sedentary work in an office or remote setting. It requires regular computer use and verbal and written communication, with occasional lifting and carrying of equipment up to 25 pounds and occasional bending, reaching, or kneeling to set up or troubleshoot hardware. Prolonged computer-monitor use requires visual acuity.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
At least 7 years of FP&A, financial analysis, pricing, or related finance experience.
Federal government contracting, budgeting, and forecasting experience.
Hands-on Unanet and/or Deltek experience.
Strong analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.; U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

Government contract pricing or proposal experience.
Knowledge of FFP, T&M, Cost Plus, backlog, contract funding, indirect rates, and contract profitability.

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate the annual operating budget process, including revenue, direct labor, subcontractor costs, indirect expenses, headcount, and profitability.
Partner with department leaders and program managers to develop assumptions and consolidate project-level and departmental budgets into the corporate financial plan.
Develop and maintain monthly or quarterly rolling forecasts based on actual results, contract performance, staffing changes, new awards, contract modifications, and business development activities.
Prepare and maintain revenue and backlog waterfall forecasts, including funded and unfunded backlog, new awards, recompetes, options, extensions, and contract pipelines.
Perform Budget vs. Actual and Forecast vs. Actual analysis and identify financial drivers, variances, risks, and opportunities for management.
Analyze contract financial performance, including revenue, gross margin, labor, subcontractor costs, utilization, burn rates, funding levels, indirect costs, and profitability.
Support federal government contract pricing for new business, recompetes, task orders, contract extensions, and modifications.
Develop and review pricing models incorporating labor categories and rates, escalation, fringe, overhead, G&A, subcontractor costs, ODCs, and fee or profit assumptions.
Perform scenario and sensitivity analyses to evaluate pricing, staffing, labor mix, indirect-rate, and profitability assumptions and support management decision-making.
Monitor contract funding and financial trends and identify potential revenue, margin, funding, or forecast issues requiring management attention.
Support cash flow forecasting and working capital analysis, including collections, payroll, subcontractor payments, and other significant cash requirements.
Improve and automate recurring financial reports, dashboards, and models, maximizing Unanet reporting capabilities and reducing manual Excel processes.