Program Financial Analyst (Hybrid: Frederick, MD)

Leonardo DRS; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo DRS seeks a Cost/Finance Analyst to support government contracting programs in Frederick, MD. The role analyzes actuals, forecasts remaining work, and ensures cost control across contracts.

You will work with FAR/DFAR, CAS/SOX knowledge, and use CostPoint/Deltek to prepare EACs, BOEs and financial reports, while maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting or related field and at least three years of progressive experience in a government manufacturing environment.
• MA, MS and/or professional certification is highly desirable.
• Working knowledge of the FAR, DFAR, CAS & SOX.
• Understand financial analysis principles and have financial analysis skills.
• Working knowledge of IR&D/B&P/Direct Sell and allowable vs. unallowable costs.
• Strong computer skills (MS Office Suite, MS Project, CostPoint and Deltek).

Responsibilities

• Tracks actuals and commitments against approved funding. Forecasts the remaining work.
• Explains labor, material and subcontract growth. Understands how cost changes affect GM.
• Provides support for the Financial & Program Analysis management functions.
• Supports negotiations with the government, industry prime contractors and foreign customers.
• Conducts analytical studies, monitors trends and interprets results.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial analysis

Negotiation

Forecasting

Earned Value Management

Cost analysis

Contract knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting or related field

MA, MS or professional certification desirable

Tools

MS Office Suite

MS Project

CostPoint

Deltek

Job description

• Tracks actuals and commitments against approved funding. Forecasts the remaining work. Flags overruns early. Understands projects charge. Timecard accuracy and the difference between funding a continuation and starting new work


• Builds and challenges EACs/ETCs. Explains labor, material and subcontract growth. Understands how cost changes affect GM. Distinguishes approved scope from potential changes or recoveries


• Provide support of the Financial & Program Analysis management functions to the department


• Understand the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and the Strategic Guide Plan process and help prepare program bookings, revenue, operating profit, investment and cash flow data


• Understand how job costs are collected and billed on all contract types


• Obtain agreement on previously determined goals and objectives through negotiation, persuasion and advocacy


• Establish, develop and maintain effective business relationships with internal and external customers


• Support negotiations with the government, industry prime contractors and foreign customers


• Conduct difficult analytical studies, monitor trends and be able to accurately interpret the results


• Support of government compliance and audit activities


• Understand Standards of Conduct to include: Conflicts of Interests; Improper Practices; Liability and Fraud


• Understand Contract design and structure to include: FFP; CPIF; CPFF; CPAF; BOA; IDIQ; Foreign Military Sale (FMS); and International Direct Commercial Sale (DCS), and, competitive and sole source procurements


• Strong grasp of generally accepted accounting principles and a working knowledge of the cost accounting standards (CAS) and IFRS


• Support Proposal Preparations including: bid/no-bid requirements; cost estimating; pricing; RFP review; risk mitigation; and negotiation


• Understand source selection evaluation process to include cost and price analysis, discussions, debriefings and protest


• Program and finance: Basis of Estimate (BOE) preparation; budget preparation, reporting and management; cost & variance analysis; Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS); Estimate at Completion (EAC); cash management/working capital; forecasting; contractual reporting (CDRL, EVM, cost and pricing, C/SSR); risk management; return on investment (ROI); audit preparation and management; and program review preparation


• Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization


• Maximize IT utilization through electronic commerce and ERP/Oracle implementation


• General business operations knowledge to include: management principles; business development; HR; operations; finance; accounting; economics; and information technology


• Ability to interact effectively at all levels and across diverse cultures

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting or related field and at least three years of progressive experience in a government manufacturing environment


• MA, MS and/or professional certification is highly desirable


• Working knowledge of the FAR, DFAR, CAS & SOX


• Understand financial analysis principles and have financial analysis skills


• Working knowledge of IR&D/B&P/Direct Sell and allowable vs. unallowable costs


• Strong computer skills (MS Office Suite , MS Project, CostPoint and Deltek)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Internal Research and Development and Earned Value


• Must be able to look at cost coming in and be able to project future outcomes


• Experience with Estimate at Completion and Estimate to Complete