Financial Analyst

FREQUENTIS Deutschland GmbH; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) Plan

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

PTO

Job summary

Frequentis USA Inc. is a leading provider of mission-critical communication and information systems, serving many U.S. government agencies.

The role focuses on direct project controlling, forecasting, and budgeting in a government contracting setting, with responsibilities for revenue recognition and monthly closeouts. You will analyze financial data to support strategic decisions and ensure accurate reporting, while maintaining strong collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance/economics/business or related field.
• Experience in Financial Planning and Analysis for business procedures.
• Proficient with Excel and MS Office applications.
• Program Finance/Cost Control experience preferred.
• Experience in U.S. Government Contracting and technology environments.

Responsibilities

• Direct project controlling, forecasting and yearly budgeting in a U.S. Government contracting environment.
• Revenue recognition and monthly closeout activities.
• Maintain accuracy of financial data for monthly closing.
• Plan, forecast and consolidate budgets and cash flows.
• Identify trends and report findings to management for decisions.
• Analyze financial data for management reviews.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly/annual financial reports.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Financial planning & analysis

Communication skills

Multitasking under deadlines

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in finance, economics, business or related field

Tools

SQL

Deltek Cobra

SAP

Job description

Maryland, Columbia FREQUENTIS USA, Inc. From now on

Frequentis USA Inc. is dedicated to creating a safer world. With over 75 years of experience, Frequentis understands controllers in safety critical situations encounter new challenges daily. Our mission is to develop and market highly reliable, optimized, custom-tailored, and user centric communication and information systems for mission critical solutions. As an industry leader in voice communication data information systems, we create a safer world through integration, digitalization, and automation while maintaining world class safety standards. We proudly serve many U.S. government agencies including the FAA, DoD, and NASA. Safety as our number one priority pushes us to constantly learn about the ever-changing needs in safety critical environments to deliver innovative solutions.

Key Tasks

• Directing and performing project controlling, forecasting and yearly budgeting in a U.S. Government Contracting environment.
• Revenue recognition and monthly closeout activities
• Responsible for reconciling, reviewing, and keeping accurate the financial and accounting data to support and direct the monthly financial closing process.
• Monitoring, planning, forecasting and consolidation of corporate, cost center, sales and development budgets and cash flows
• Identify trends and developments, report them to management, conduct analyses as needed to support operational decision making and improve profitability
• Analyze and interpret financial data for use in management reviews and decisions
• Compiles and analyzes financial information for monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and ensures financial information has been recorded accurately
• Administrative coordinator for company expense database
• Develop and enhance financial reporting tools and procedures to track revenue performance and incurred project costs on a monthly basis
• Applies principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance, economics, business or related field and/or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of Financial Planning and Analysis of business procedures
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (is a must) and strong skills with Microsoft Office applications
• Program Finance Cost Control experience preferred
• Experience in the U.S. Government Contracting and preferably in Technology (Project Business) Environment
• Familiarity with Earned Value Management (EVM) principles and their application to the program including EVMS Metrics and reporting is a plus
• Familiarity with reporting, business Intelligence tooling, database/ warehouse skills and analysis tools (SQL, Excel, SAP, Deltek, Cobra or similar)
• Strong ability to multi-task and prioritize, being able to work under pressure and deal with deadlines
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work in a multi-disciplinary, diverse and dynamic team environment.

Our Values

Frequentis USA is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Around 2,100 employees are committed to creating a safer world with their innovative strength and technology orientation. Our culture is based on a working environment characterized by fairness and trust, mutual respect and appreciation. As an international company, we value this diversity and recruit regardless of age, gender, origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religion. We value fair and good working conditions, an optimum work-life-balance and offer all our employees equal development opportunities. In doing so, we focus on long-term working relationships in order to keep the valuable know-how of our employees stable.

Benefits

Benefits: We are committed to supporting our mission through the following employee benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Accounts
• Competitive 401(k) Plan with company match and immediate vesting
• Employee Life Insurance & AD&D
• Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Generous holidays, including a full week off from December 25 to January 1
• PTO that scales with tenure and sick leave
• Company-sponsored team-building activities to boost morale and productivity.