GovCon Financial Analyst: Pricing, Forecasting & Compliance

Xcelerate Solutions; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Xcelerate Solutions is seeking an experienced Financial Analyst to support the full financial lifecycle of government contracts, from proposal pricing and award through forecasting and program financial management.

The role requires strong government contracting knowledge, advanced Excel skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while communicating findings to senior leadership in a fast-paced GovCon environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 3+ years of relevant financial analysis, government contracting, proposal pricing, or related experience.
• Strong understanding of government contracting
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modeling, pivot tables, lookups, data analysis, and complex formulas.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to independently manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to clearly present financial and pricing information to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial analyses, forecasts, budgets, and financial models to support management decision-making.
• Analyze program financial performance, revenue, labor utilization, direct costs, indirect costs, and profitability.
• Support monthly financial reporting and variance analysis.
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities and communicate findings to management, which includes monitoring backlog
• Develop financial models to evaluate new business opportunities, contract extensions, staffing decisions, and operational changes.
• Assist with annual budgeting, long-range planning, and forecasting activities.
• Monitor actual performance against budget and forecast and provide explanations for material variances.
• Support program managers with financial reporting, financial forecasting, and resource planning.
• Ensure billing is correct for all projects using the correct CLIN, PLCs, and POPs on the contract
• Support pricing exercises from our delivery and capture teams on contract MODs and or extensions

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Project management

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field

Tools

Deltek Costpoint

Unanet

Deltek T&E

Power BI

Job description

Xcelerate Solutions is seeking an experienced Financial Analyst to support the full financial lifecycle of government contracts, from proposal pricing and award through forecasting and program financial management.

The role requires strong government contracting knowledge, advanced Excel skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while communicating findings to senior leadership in a fast-paced GovCon environment.