Sr. Financial Analyst

bluecanyontech; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision benefits

Life insurance

401k (4% match)

PTO and holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Blue Canyon Technologies in Boulder, CO is seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst to track, analyze, and cost controls across multiple projects. You will work with Program Management and Engineering to ensure accurate measurement of costs and schedules, developing EACs and financial briefs.

The role includes leading EAC creation, supporting AOP/LRP forecasting, and driving streamlined processes for the Components business line. On-site work and competitive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Finance experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Management or a related field.
• Excel proficiency (Lookup/Index/Sum and pivots).
• Ability to manage priorities to meet deadlines.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with cost and schedule controls, FP&A, or government contracting concepts.

Responsibilities

• Development of quarterly EACs and analysis of ETC and LRE data.
• Lead creation of 6+ EACs per quarter across multiple projects.
• Gather and analyze operational, financial, and program performance metrics.
• Collaborate with Program Manager and cross-functional peers to ensure accurate costs and schedules.
• Provide PMO with detailed cost information and trace activity through ERP.
• Assist with labor reporting, data extraction, reconciliation, and cost transfers.
• Support AOP and LRP forecasting, proposals, and ROM pricing.
• Help streamline business processes for the Components team.
• Assist in organizing Work Breakdown Structures and job cost accumulation.
• Monitor costs and labor to ensure actuals stay within budget.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Budgeting & forecasting

Program cost & schedule controls

FP&A activities

GAAP knowledge

Cost accounting & EACs

SAP, PMX, EDIT+ familiarity

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Management or a related field

Tools

SAP

Business Warehouse

PMX

EDIT+

Job description

Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX's small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, is solving some of the toughest challenges in space. Our components and bus platforms have completed missions ranging from very-low Earth orbits to lunar and interplanetary journeys at a fraction of the cost of traditional space systems. We support premier defense, commercial and civil organizations including the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA, MIT Lincoln Lab, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Colorado and more. Join our innovative and dynamic company as we build, test and operate the small spacecraft of the future.

Position Purpose

The Sr. Financial Analyst willbe responsible fortracking, analyzing and cost controls associated with multiple projects.We areseekinga hard-working, energetic, and dedicated individual to contribute to the overall success of our programs. In this role, you will have opportunities to work independently as well as collaborate with key functional stakeholders including Program Management and Engineering.Successful candidates willdemonstratean aptitude for efficiency, problem-solving, and resourcefulness, with a commitment to quality while developing their leadership skills as a key business partner.

Title: Sr. Financial Analyst

Position Type:Full Time

Pay Range: $90,000 - $120,000

(Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

On-site position at our Boulder, CO location (work locations are subject to change based on business need).

This role does not offer relocation assistance and is a fully onsite position

Benefits

• Employer sponsored health, dental, and vision benefits effective the first of the month following hire date
• Life insurance
• 401k (matching 4% with a minimum 5% contribution)
• Generous PTO (3 weeks of vacation + 3 floating holidays, 2 weeks of sick time, 7 paid holidays throughout the year) and parental leave

Job Responsibilities

• Development of quarterly EACs; analysis/assist inaccurateprojection of Estimate to Complete (ETC), Estimate at Complete (EAC) and Latest Revised Estimate (LRE) data
• May leadcreation of 6+ EACs per quarter, responsible for multiple projects at once as Financial Analyst lead
• Gather and analyze operational, financial, and program performance metrics for Material, Subcontracts, and Labor for Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering Support to Production, and Integrated Product Teams.
• Be an integral program team member working closely with Program Manager and other cross-functional peers, to ensure accurate measurement, control, and understanding of reported costs and schedules
• Provide PMO with in-depth, transactional-level detail of costs, mustpossessknowledge of cost flow through ERP system to trace/explain activity through functional areas
• Assistwith labor reporting, accounting data extraction and reconciliation,laborand cost transfer submittals
• Finance support for AOP and LRP forecasting, proposals and ROM pricing exercises
• Support creation of streamlined business processes for commercial Components business line
• Assistwith organization of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and job cost accumulation
• Assistin monitoring costs and labor to ensure that actuals are within budget and charged to the correct end objective
• Develop and present briefing of program financial status tointernal customers
• Perform ad-hoc analysis, data integrity checks, and validations related to program financials
• Working knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Other responsibilities as assigned

Required Qualifications/Education

• 3+ years of Finance experience
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, BusinessManagementor a related field
• Excelproficiency(to include Lookup/Index/Sum functions and pivot tables)
• Ability to manage prioritiesin order tomeet deadlines
• Possess good oral and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and work quality
• Knowledge of concepts or experience with at least two of the following items:
  • Program cost and schedule controls, FP&A activities, and proposal support
  • Government contracting and FAR requirements.
  • Estimates at Completion (EAC's) or similar systems and tools
  • SAP, Business Warehouse, PMX, EDIT+ or similar systems
• Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education

Working Conditions

This job operates in a professional office environment, but in a manufacturing company. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines. BCT anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require BCT to shorten or extend the application window.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to stand, bend, reach, and walk. The position requires some light physical effort. This would require the ability to lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities are required by this job which includes close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Blue Canyon Technologies is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected factor. Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information. Blue Canyon Technologies is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Melissa Po at [e-mail].