Program Financial Analyst

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Location: Frederick, MD
Schedule:Hybrid, 4/10 schedule

Job Summary

Job Responsibilities

• Tracks actuals and commitments against approved funding.  Forecasts the remaining work. Flags overruns early. Understands projects charge. Timecard accuracy and the difference between funding a continuation and starting new work
• Builds and challenges EACs/ETCs. Explains labor, material and subcontract growth. Understands how cost changes affect GM. Distinguishes approved scope from potential changes or recoveries
• Provide support of the Financial & Program Analysis management functions to the department
• Understand the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and the Strategic Guide Plan process and help prepare program bookings, revenue, operating profit, investment and cash flow data
• Understand how job costs are collected and billed on all contract types
• Obtain agreement on previously determined goals and objectives through negotiation, persuasion and advocacy
• Establish, develop and maintain effective business relationships with internal and external customers
• Support negotiations with the government, industry prime contractors and foreign customers
• Conduct difficult analytical studies, monitor trends and be able to accurately interpret the results
• Support of government compliance and audit activities
• Understand Standards of Conduct to include: Conflicts of Interests; Improper Practices; Liability and Fraud
• Understand Contract design and structure to include: FFP; CPIF; CPFF; CPAF; BOA; IDIQ; Foreign Military Sale (FMS); and International Direct Commercial Sale (DCS), and, competitive and sole source procurements
• Strong grasp of generally accepted accounting principles and a working knowledge of the cost accounting standards (CAS) and IFRS
• Support Proposal Preparations including: bid/no-bid requirements; cost estimating; pricing; RFP review; risk mitigation; and negotiation
• Understand source selection evaluation process to include cost and price analysis, discussions, debriefings and protest
• Program and finance: Basis of Estimate (BOE) preparation; budget preparation, reporting and management; cost & variance analysis; Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS); Estimate at Completion (EAC); cash management/working capital; forecasting; contractual reporting (CDRL, EVM, cost and pricing, C/SSR); risk management; return on investment (ROI); audit preparation and management; and program review preparation
• Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization
• Maximize IT utilization through electronic commerce and ERP/Oracle implementation
• General business operations knowledge to include: management principles; business development; HR; operations; finance; accounting; economics; and information technology 
• Ability to interact effectively at all levels and across diverse cultures

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting or related field and at least three years of progressive experience in a government manufacturing environment
• MA, MS and/or professional certification is highly desirable
• Working knowledge of the FAR, DFAR, CAS & SOX
• Understand financial analysis principles and have financial analysis skills
• Working knowledge of IR&D/B&P/Direct Sell and allowable vs. unallowable costs
• Strong computer skills (MS Office Suite , MS Project, CostPoint and Deltek)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Internal Research and Development and Earned Value
• Must be able to look at cost coming in and be able to project future outcomes
• Experience with Estimate at Completion and Estimate to Complete