Sr. Specialist, Program Finance

Overview

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Job Title:

Sr. Specialist, Program Finance

Job Code: 33713

Job Location:

Huntsville, AL

Job Schedule:

9/80 – Employees work 9 out of every 14 days, totaling 80 hours, and have every other Friday off.

• In the Missile Solutions Segment, serve as a Sr. Specialist in Program Finance at the Huntsville, AL HQ location.
• Apply Earned Value Management System (EVMS) to keep projects/programs on track with accurate and complete information for customers.
• Collaborate with key functional stakeholders including Program Management and Engineering; communicate and influence changes to practices and processes.
• Develop time-phased budgets, EV data compliance and reporting, cost accounting and cost/schedule integration under general oversight.
• Provide comprehensive knowledge of financial performance to identify risks, issues, and potential performance improvements; deliver early warnings and solutions.
• Manage budgeting, cost control, variance analysis, internal/external reporting, risk management, and financial support.
• Develop quarterly EACs; analyze ETC, EAC, and Latest Revised Estimate (LRE) data for accurate projections.
• Educate and lead financial analysts in Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), charge-number creation and maintenance.
• Analyze costs and personnel to ensure actuals align with budgets and end objectives.
• Analyze workforce planning, forecasting, and reporting; perform data extraction and reconciliation as needed.
• Generate program financial artifacts (EV reports, graphs, analyses) and provide customer reporting; present program financial status to customers.
• Educate PMO and CAMS with internal reports on cost and schedule performance.
• Support ad-hoc analyses, data integrity checks, and validations related to program financials.
• Maintain broad knowledge of FAR, CAS, and GAAP.
• Travel up to 5% as required; ability to obtain US Security Clearance.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 6 years of relevant finance experience;
  Graduate Degree with a minimum of 4 years; in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of finance experience.
• 4+ years of experience using Excel as a daily tool.
• 2+ years of experience with financial analysis, forecasting and reporting including variance explanations.
• 2+ years of experience with budgeting and earned value reporting.

• Knowledge of cost/schedule development, budgeting, financial analysis and reporting, financial modeling, forecasting, and/or business acquisitions.
• Familiarity with Contract Compliance and Negotiation; experience with customer/management reporting.
• Ability to mentor less experienced team members; work independently with minimal supervision.
• Accurate financial calculations for cost/budget analysis; strong Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word skills;
  Access is a plus.
• Proficiency with importing/exporting data; understanding of general accounting principles and earned value management, including cost data forecasting.

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