Senior Financial Analyst

Description JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Develops plans including budgets and schedules to meet contractual/project requirements for program.
* Ensures compliance with internal procedures and government procurement regulations.
* Establishes and defines program plan requirements and directs or performs in-depth studies to determine optimum growth plans.
* Monitors progress of program requirements.
* Monitors cost performance against plans to ensure contractual cost obligations are met.
* Prepares project control/financial analysis reports and distributes to customer/user organization.
* Develop complex cost and pricing models.
* Develop proposal cost volumes, support proposal audits (pre and post award), and assist with contract negotiations.
* Conducts complex financial analysis (variance analysis, risk analysis, profit/loss analysis, etc.).
* Performs non-routine analysis and prepares non-routine financial reports.
* Liaison between operations and other support organizations on financial issues.
* Interfaces with subcontracts, and customers and performs extensive investigations as required.
* May provide leadership and work guidance to less experienced personnel

Requirements REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND BACKGROUND:
* BA in Finance/Accounting and a minimum of 7 years experience in financial planning and control in a government contracting and manufacturing environment.
* Experience in costing and pricing complex manufactured products for military contracts.
* Working knowledge of Earned Value Management Systems and Reporting.
* Knowledge of Government Cost accounting principals and FAR.
* Must be a reliable self-starter and team player with good oral and written communication skills, and capable of working with various functional organizations to coordinate inputs and information.
* Current expertise in: 1) MS Office Suite (Advanced MS Excel required), 2) MS Project/or Fast Track desirable.