Sr Program Finance Specialist

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or equivalent experience is required plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience. Experience in a government contracting environment is strongly preferred. Certified Public Accountant or Certified Management Accountant designation is preferred.

Responsibilities for this Position

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We apply advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, AR/VR, Cloud Native and Quantum Physics to solve our customers’ missions in cyber, RF, undersea, interstellar and everything in between.

As a Sr Program Finance Specialist (Sr Adv Program Fin Spec), you’ll prepare ad-hoc analyses to support contract and program analysis and special projects as assigned. Utilizing your arsenal of skills and talents, you’ll engage directly with program management to analyze and understand financial performance and report on program and contractual risks while managing funding issues.  You will initiate, review, and approve invoices, respond to customer invoice inquiries, and monitor accounts receivables and cash contributions, ensuring timely collection of cash.  We’ll rely on you to monitor and ensure ASC 606 Revenue Recognition and Earnings Rate Reviews are in compliance in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and GDMS policies, procedures and requirements.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES AND TASKS:

• Prepare ad-hoc analyses to support contract and program analysts and special projects as assigned
• Review/approve purchase requisitions for budgeted expenses up to authorized limit and ensure that expenses are applied correctly
• Analyze financial performance for assigned program(s) to identify and report on risks and funding issues
• Initiate, review, and approve invoices, respond to customer invoice inquiries, and resolve invoicing issues
• Manage financials for larger and or more complex programs (predominantly larger fixed price contracts, and multiple large competitive product lines).  Engage directly with senior level program management to understand financial performance and mitigate program and contractual risk.
• Analyze and present financial status of assigned program(s), including orders, funding, sales, profit, and cash flow actuals and projections to program management during formal monthly review process
• Present financial status of programs to customers at significant customer program reviews
• Manage and monitor accounts receivables and cash contributions ensuring the timely and accurate preparation of billing and collection of cash
• Collaborate with program management team to manage financial aspects of program, optimizing program cash flow and profitability
• Perform month end close activities for assigned programs/business
• Monitor and ensure ASC 606 Revenue Recognition and Earnings Rate Reviews are in compliance in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and GDMS policies, procedures and requirements
• Follow ASC 606 and GDMS processes and procedures in developing estimates. Complete and prepare booking rates in a timely and accurate manner
• Participate in audit preparations and reviews with auditors as needed
• Manage financial performance on inter-company sales agreements and ensures that inter-company transactions comply with agreements
• Ensure timely and accurate charges to contracts/programs based on contractual terms and conditions.  Make adjustments in the system(s) as needed.
• Provide leadership and analysis in preparation of long term strategic planning; forecasting orders, sales, margins, cash and investments
• Perform analysis and summarize recommendations related to investment/business opportunities, future trends and impact of governmental requirements/financial regulations
• Provide support of proposal activity including modeling potential financial results, developing proposal estimate rationale, documentation, preparing internal rate of return, present value and payback analyses, labor projections, etc., for Engineering Change Proposals, Contract Modifications, CAPEX business cases, ROMs or Financial Management Reviews.
• FP&A Only: Perform financial planning function by directing financial activities for the areas of assignment inclu