Associate Program Financial Analyst

Job Summary

Join our Menomonee Falls, WI team as an Associate Program Financial Analyst. This role works closely with our program leaders to understand and analyze program bookings, revenue, operating profit, investements, and cash flow data.

This position can be hybrid - in office 2 days per week and work from home the other days.

What You Will Do

• Understand how job costs are collected and billed on all contract types
• Establish, develop, and maintain effective business relationships with internal and external customers
• Support negotiations with the government, industry prime contractors, and foreign customers
• Conduct analytical studies, monitor trends, and interpret the results
• Ability to grasp generally accepted accounting principles and develop a working knowledge of the cost accounting standards (CAS) and IFRS
• Supports proposal preparations including: bid/no-bid requirements; cost estimating; pricing; RFP review; risk mitigation; and negotiation
• Develop an understanding of the source selection evaluation process to include cost and price analysis, discussions, debriefings and protest

In this entry-level role, it is expected that you will develop and soon demonstrate an understanding of a variety of Program & Finance activities includign 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.

Education & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• Developing knowledge of the FAR, DFAR, CAS & SOX
• Ability to understand financial analysis principles and demonstration of early financial analysis skills
• A motivated self-starter willing to jump in and learn along the way!