Project Financial Analyst - Pricing

Project Financial Analyst - Pricing

The position will perform a variety of assignments requiring the application of mature project financial analyst and pricing techniques and analysis. They will be expected to help refine and implement cost management processes for a range of projects. This position will provide strategic support with functional responsibilities as described below. This role will report to the Project Controls Manager.

This can be a virtual or hybrid role.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Apply intermediate knowledge of pricing processes to support financial analysis, pricing requests, proposals, and contract activities.
• Review, approve, prepare, process, and analyze pricing requests using business judgment and in compliance with company policies.
• Support Project Managers with contract financial analysis from RFP through contract initiation, maintenance, reporting, and negotiations.
• Serve as a point of contact for Finance, Project Managers, Senior Management, and internal and external customers regarding pricing, billing, forecasting, variance analysis, and reporting.
• Prepare accurate and competitive price or cost estimates, present rationale for business decisions, and obtain necessary management review.
• Lead monthly financial forecasting, including analysis, report delivery, EAC preparation, project forecasts, and accrued cost development.
• Support compliance audits and ensure executed agreements are followed and agreed-upon pricing is loaded accurately.
• Support execution of project financial processes and systems, including project setup in Deltek CostPoint.
• Track IDIQ contract status, notices to proceed, funding levels, and periods of performance.
• Assist in developing work breakdown structures, basis of estimates, spend forecasts, and project controls for budget, funding, actual and forecasted costs, labor hours, and quantities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Proficiency in MS Office, including intermediate to advanced Excel skills;
  Deltek CostPoint experience strongly preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, customer service, organizational, time management, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and judgment skills, including the ability to evaluate information, determine compliance with policies and procedures, and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Ability to translate process and financial information into action plans and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Minimum of 3 years of pricing, financial analysis, or proposal pricing analysis experience.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance, or related field and at least 5-8 years of experience in the field or in a related area, or combination of education and experience.
• Understanding of project financial management principles

Working Conditions:

The physical and work environment characteristics 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.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to walk, use hands to finger, handle objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; bending or crouching; talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Some lifting of files, opening cabinets.

Bending or standing as necessary.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions and other elements prevalent at the time.

Review the Benefits associated with this position:

Who is Sealaska? Established in 1972, Sealaska is the Alaska Native regional corporation for Southeast Alaska. Our 23,000 shareholders are Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian people with more than 10,000 years of ancestral ties to the oceans, forests and communities of Southeast Alaska. We serve the twin goals of economic prosperity and environmental protection. Sealaska Government Services, LLC is a subsidiary of Sealaska.

We are committed to providing the best possible climate for maximum development and goal achievement for all our employees. As a subsidiary of a Native-owned company, Sealaska Government Services, LLC is proud to promote an inclusive and diverse workplace, with respect for the cultural traditions in the communities where we operate. Sealaska Government Services, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. However,…