Senior Specialist, Program Finance 1

L3HHCM20•Camden, AR

About The Position

Our Financial Analysts play a key role in keeping our departments and programs on track. With the use of Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and other monitoring process, we keep all projects and programs moving in the same direction with accurate and complete information. We are seeking a proactive, self-starter with the ability to work effectively in a team environment. Must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills to be able to collaborate with key functional stakeholders including Program Management, Material Planning and Operations. Ideal candidate must be detail oriented with good organizational skills and capable of multi-tasking and the ability to work with minimal day to day supervision. Successful candidates will demonstrate an aptitude for efficiency, problem-solving, and resourcefulness, with a commitment to quality while developing their leadership skills as a key business partner. In this role, the individual will serve a vital function by applying Earned Value Management (EVM), Finance, and accounting skills to prepare financial reporting on a major defense program; use metrics associated with management best practices and prepare reports to reflect Awards, Sales, Profit, and Cash. May also assist proposal teams, to develop bases-of-estimate, provide actuals data, and support fact-finding/negotiations as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior finance experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior finance experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior finance experience.

Nice To Haves

Ability to accurately perform financial calculations used in cost/budget analysis
Computer skills to include Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint and Word. Access is a plus.
Proficiency with the use of imported and/or exported data.
Understanding of general accounting principles and earned value management, including the ability to accurately assess cost data and forecast expenditures.
Proficiency with Excel and Microsoft Office
Knowledge of cost/schedule development, budgeting, financial analysis and reporting, financial modeling, corporate forecasting, and/or business acquisitions
Familiarity with Contract Compliance and Negotiation
Experience with customer/management reporting
Ability/desire to mentor less experienced team members
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Responsibilities

Works under general oversight to develop time-phased integrated budgets and schedules, Earned Value (EV) data compliance and reporting, cost accounting and cost and schedule integration
Comprehensive knowledge for financial performance of their programs, providing management with an early warning of potential performance issues, identifying risks and offering solutions
Budgeting, cost control and variance analysis, internal/external reporting, risk management and financial support
Development of quarterly EACs; analyze/assist in accurate projection of Estimate to Complete (ETC), Estimate at Complete (EAC) and Latest Revised Estimate (LRE) data
Educate and lead financial analysts with organization of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), creation and maintenance of charge numbers
Analyze costs and personnel ensuring that actuals are within budget and charged to the correct end objective
Analyze workforce planning, forecasting and reporting
Accounting data extraction and reconciliation
Generate program financial artifacts such as EV reports, graphs, and analysis, as required to include customer reporting.
Develop and present briefing of program financial status to customer
Educate PMO and CAMS with internal reports on cost and schedule performance
Communicates within and outside the organization to explain and influence changes to practices and processes.
Provides suggestions and implementation of new process improvement initiatives
Perform ad-hoc analysis, data integrity checks, and validations related to program financials
Broad knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Other duties as assigned