Program Finance Analyst – Budget & Forecasting (Hybrid)

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems; Poway (CA); Hybrid; USD 73,700 - 128,780; Full time

Job summary

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a leader in remotely piloted aircraft and surveillance systems, seeks a Program Finance Analyst in San Diego Poway, CA with a 9/80 hybrid schedule.

This role provides budgeting, cost and hours analyses, and reporting on contracts and projects. You will prepare budgets, forecasts, and related reports for strategic planning and monitoring financial performance.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in business administration with an emphasis in accounting and/or finance and six or more years of progressive professional cost accounting experience in a corporate environment, preferably with a government contractor.
• Demonstrates expertise in and application of industry and government cost accounting principles, theories, concepts, standards, and practices, as well as project leadership skills including organizing, scheduling, conducting, and coordinating work assignments to meet project milestones.
• Must be customer focused and possess: the ability to identify issues and develop solutions to a variety of complex problems of diverse scope and complexity
• excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills to accurately document, report, and present accounting and finance findings
• excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information

Responsibilities

• Supports program managers in planning and budgeting work, tracking incurred spending, anticipated future spending, and expected profit margins
• Develops performance baselines
• Supports program managers in the development of Estimates at Complete (EACs) for a variety of contract types and company funded programs
• Prepares customer cost and schedule reports
• Assists in establishing forecasted revenue, cost of sales, gross margin
• Supports program risk & opportunity management
• Assists Program Manager with updates and maintenance of project work breakdown structure
• Prepares contract funding status reports
• Performs cash flow analysis
• Assists with unbilled accounts receivable analysis
• Works cross-functionally with Program Management, Contracts and Accounting to support successful program execution and issue resolution
• Maintains the strict confidentiality of sensitive information
• Performs other duties as assigned or required

Skills

Cost accounting experience

Earned Value Management

Analytical skills

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration with emphasis in accounting and/or finance

Tools

SAP

EVM forProject

Empower

MS Excel

Job description

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a leader in remotely piloted aircraft and surveillance systems, seeks a Program Finance Analyst in San Diego Poway, CA with a 9/80 hybrid schedule.

This role provides budgeting, cost and hours analyses, and reporting on contracts and projects. You will prepare budgets, forecasts, and related reports for strategic planning and monitoring financial performance.