Financial Analyst Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Self-starter requiring little direction and guidance, willing to offer candid feedback and recommendations.
• Effective written communication skills to draft templates, memorandums, request for proposals, executive summaries, trip/meeting reports, and other written documentation.
• Effective oral communication skills to work with engineering, business financial management, and contracting communities.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate with technical, financial, contracting, and industry teams.
• Strong experience with MS Office suite, particularly MS Excel, MS Project, and PowerPoint.
• Experience developing and manipulating relational data tables and Pivot tables.
• Demonstrated business acumen and ability to balance technical and business requirements in the preparation of budgets, contracts, and cost estimates.
• Understanding of EVMS analysis and experience with interpreting/analyzing IPMR, CFSR, and other contract financial deliverables and documents.
• Experience with Integrated Baseline Reviews and Program Management Reviews.
• BS/BA with 7+ years of experience in financial work in the Missile Defense System domain or other complex DoD program/project.
• Active DoD Secret Clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience applying data management principles (governance, quality, tools, etc.) for the benefit of both engineering and business management stakeholders.
• Experience with large datasets and development of databases.
• Creative edge for data visualization and display techniques.
• Experience working with Missile Defense Agency (MDA) customers and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the Missile Defense System (MDS).
• Experience in Acquisition Planning and Management.
• DAU Level II certification or equivalent in Program Management, Business Financial Management, and/or Engineering.
• Willingness to travel.
• Experience with MOCAS, Shared Data Warehouse (SDW), Wide Area Workflow (WAWF), DAI, and other financial data tracking sites.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain financial data files, tools, and reports for program execution reviews, requirements tracking, cost estimating, earned value management, and budget management.
• Interpret and analyze financial data, including earned value, and provide estimates, forecasts, risks, and recommendations.
• Participate in the development and maintenance of detailed FYDP spend plans and tracking of current year obligations, cash release, accruals, and expenditures.
• Coordinate with technical experts to develop formal and informal cost estimates and validate estimates with MDA Cost Estimators.
• Prepare documentation for transmitting funding to internal and external customers/performers.
• Interact with internal and external stakeholders, customers, teammates, and performers.
• Assist in daily contract oversight activities and drafting of requests for proposal.
• Assist Government personnel in contractor proposal reviews.
• Analyze and recommend business case solutions and improvements for near-term and long-term planning initiatives.
• Perform research and analysis on a wide range of strategic initiatives.
• Identify process improvements and workforce efficiencies to improve program effectiveness and cost savings.
• Develop innovative methods and tools that support the aforementioned tasks.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• paid time off
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k)
• life insurance
• flexible work schedules
• holidays