Strategic Financial Analyst – EVMS & Program Budgeting

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems; Poway (CA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is seeking a Financial Analyst to join the MQ-1C Product Line Finance team in Poway, CA.

You will support planning, budgeting, and cost/schedule performance analysis to inform programmatic reporting and business forecasts. The role requires coordinating with program management, engineering, manufacturing, and accounting, developing estimates at completion, and mentoring other analysts as needed.

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.
• Experience with Earned Value Management contracts (EVMS) and tools (e.g. EVMS for Project) desired.
• Experience preparing contractually required financial reports (CPR, IPMR, CFSR, CSDR, etc.) desired.

Responsibilities

• Supports program managers in planning and budgeting work, tracking incurred spending, anticipated future spending, and expected profit margins.
• Develops performance baselines with integrated schedules.
• Supports program managers in developing Estimates at Complete (EACs) for various contract types and scope.
• Conducts financial analysis, reporting and deliverable preparation for cost and schedule performance in accordance with GA-ASI's EVMS and internal controls.
• Works cross-functionally with Program Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Contracts and Accounting to support successful program execution and issue resolution.
• Updates and maintains work breakdown structures and charge numbers.
• Supports customer cost and schedule briefings.
• Supports program risk & opportunity management.
• Supports proposal preparation.
• Prepares project funding status reports.
• Performs cash flow and unbilled accounts receivable analysis.
• Interfaces with internal and external auditors.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling

Cost accounting

EVMS

Communication

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's in Business Admin

Tools

SAP

Job description

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is seeking a Financial Analyst to join the MQ-1C Product Line Finance team in Poway, CA.

You will support planning, budgeting, and cost/schedule performance analysis to inform programmatic reporting and business forecasts. The role requires coordinating with program management, engineering, manufacturing, and accounting, developing estimates at completion, and mentoring other analysts as needed.