Sr Financial Analyst

Job Description

This team member will be responsible for Program Controls as part of the F/A-18 Kuwait finance team, Space Airborne Systems (SAS). Team member will partner with the Program Manager and CAM’s/IPTL’s and provide personal involvement in the successful proposal and implementation of the contract. Ensure that all required financial inputs (including reporting) are reviewed, analyzed and submitted on time. Responsibilities include Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) implementation, variance analysis, data reviewing and reporting, including IPMRs, and Estimate-at-Completion (EAC) development. Team member shall also be responsible for providing the internal financial planning (e.g., bookings, sales, profit and cash forecasting and analysis) and billings. In addition, this position is responsible for actively identifying risks that affect cost and/or schedule and providing proactive analysis of all financial aspects of the projects. The individual will also be responsible for assisting in any proposal activity, such as creating BOEs, gate packages, and participate in any ongoing RCPs, negotiations or other customer interactions. Team member will also support Internal Surveillance Audits (ISAs) and Internal Baseline Reviews (IBRs).
Required Skills:
•Minimum 4 years of related finance experience
•Experience in program controls, from putting together baselines to implementation and completion of the program, including putting together EACs, using EV, reporting on FP&A (Sales, Profit, Cash, and Bookings) activities and working on IMS tasks.
•Experience interfacing and conducting business with various functional disciplines (Contracts, Operations, Engineering, etc) in daily program execution and providing guidance/coaching as needed
•Ability to quickly learn and utilize program management systems and tools and independently create and accurately analyze cost data
•Good organizational skills in coordinating program personnel toward common finance goals by setting priorities and working within deadlines
•Excellent communication skills (written and oral) to support the preparation and presentation of written briefs and summaries for internal communication
•Ability to be flexible and deal with a wide range of work assignments
•Ability to work in a self-guided manner as well as part of a team
•Self-motivated and able to work through problems with minimal supervision
•Excellent desktop computer skills, particularly in the use of MS Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
•Must be a U.S. Citizen able to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance within one year of starting work.
Desired Skills:
•Experience with externally reported EVM programs (IPMR, DFARS clauses, DID formats, etc).
•Experience with SAP APEX, BW and Rplan
Required Education (including Major):
•Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance or related discipline
This position requires either a U.S. Person or a Non-U.S. Person who is eligible to obtain any required Export Authorization.