Financial Analyst

The Financial Analyst – Contracts, Program Finance & Pricing provides financial and contractual analysis throughout the government contract lifecycle, from proposal development and contract award through performance, funding management, modification, and closeout. The position integrates contract financial management, program financial analysis, contract administration, and cost proposal pricing.

Working closely with Finance & Accounting, Contracts, Program Management, and Operations, the Financial Analyst monitors contract funding and financial performance, forecasts funding requirements, identifies opportunities and financial risks, prepares contractual financial reports and notifications, and develops cost and price proposals. The position ensures financial information is accurate, timely, compliant, and actionable for management and customer decision-making.

• Review contracts, task/delivery orders, modifications, funding documents, and related requirements to identify contract values, funding, CLIN/SubCLIN structures, periods of performance, billing requirements, financial limitations, and reporting obligations.
• Maintain and reconcile contract funding, expenditures, billings, commitments, and available balances by contract, task order, CLIN/SubCLIN, project, or other required funding level.
• Monitor contract expenditures, burn rates, funding ceilings, and financial performance to identify funding requirements, potential overruns, excess funds, and opportunities.
• Develop and maintain program budgets, forecasts, Estimates to Complete (ETCs), and Estimates at Completion (EACs), as applicable.
• Analyze actual financial results against budgets, forecasts, contract funding, and performance expectations; investigate significant variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Monitor labor, subcontractor, material, travel, and other direct and indirect costs and evaluate their impact on contract performance, funding, and profitability.
• Provide Program Managers and management with financial analyses, forecasts, and recommendations to support staffing, resource planning, funding decisions, and overall program performance.
• Coordinate with Accounting and Billing to ensure costs, revenue, and billings are appropriately recorded and aligned with contract requirements.
• Interpret contract terms and conditions affecting financial administration, including contract type, funding provisions, cost limitations, fee arrangements, billing requirements, and financial reporting.
• Review RFPs, RFQs, SOWs/PWSs, task order requests, contract modifications, and pricing instructions to identify cost, pricing, and submission requirements.
• Develop cost and price proposals and detailed pricing models for new business, task orders, modifications, option periods, extensions, change proposals, and other pricing actions.
• Analyze historical costs, staffing requirements, labor categories, wage determinations, compensation data, indirect rates, and other assumptions to develop reasonable and supportable estimates.
• Perform scenario and sensitivity analyses to evaluate alternative staffing, escalation, indirect rate, fee, and pricing strategies.

SAWTST is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to recruiting, developing, and advancing a diverse, qualified workforce in support of our federal customers and mission.

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