Program Finance Analyst, Senior Principal

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The Digital Modernization Sector brings together our digital transformation and IT programs, allowing us to better serve our customers through scale and repeatability.

We are seeking a talented and energetic candidate to work with the best and brightest employees around the country in creating innovative all-encompassing solutions for our programs.  You will work in a fast-paced and diverse environment, enjoy flexible work arrangements, and will have a management team that encourages your career development and growth. In this role, you will gain many intangible skills, such as time and task management, critical thinking and problem solving, the ability to communicate complicated problems in a concise manner, as well as solve complex problems using available tools.

The Defense / Intel IT Business Area within the Digital Modernization Sector has an immediate opening for a Program Financial Analyst, Senior Principal to support the AGUN (Army Global Unified Network) program.  As a Financial Analyst on the Program Team, you will work directly with the program manager to help define the program’s financial goals and objectives; create and maintain a program's budget, analyze progress reported against the program baseline; identify risks and opportunities against the program baseline; and recommend actions to improve progress to achieve flawless program execution.

Additional Responsibilities:  

• Responsible for the implementation & execution of EVMS best practices
• Lead EVM Cost & Baseline Management and coordinate reviews with CAMs (Control Account Managers)   
• Provide financial mentorship and guidance to CAMs on weekly basis
• Interface directly with senior internal management and government customers to explain EVM metrics
• Review Technical Direction Plans (TDP) pricing and provide strategic insights to improve baselining
• Budgeting, forecasting, and analysis of all contract costs and financial data
• Variance analysis and reporting of actual program financial performance against Annual Plan and Quarterly Forecast
• Responsible and accountable for program financial forecast including development and overall management of program EAC(s)
• Support Subcontractor Funding Efforts and Cash Flow Management 
• Lead process improvement initiatives including Material Cost Tracking & Financial Reporting & Subcontract Financial Management
• Support and review program billing process (in coordination with Leidos Billing Team), cash collection, analysis and clearing of unbilled receivables 
• Provide guidance to project start-up and maintenance
• Support of monthly closing process, validating awards/bookings, backlog, Revenue & EBITDA for the program
• Creating and presenting monthly internal and external customer reports
• Responsible for program financial customer deliverables (CDRLs)
• Supporting any ad hoc requests by internal management and external customers
• Ability to work independently, or in a team environment and with various organizational levels
• Regularly interacts with senior executive leadership (internally or client) regarding matters of strategic importance to the program
• Provide leadership and guidance to other finance analysts on the AGUN program team

Required Qualifications:

• Requires a BA degree and 15+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 13+ years of prior relevant experience.

• Prior experience should include budgeting, forecasting, and analysis of contract cost and financial data
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment
• Good communication skills both verbally and written to clearly provide detailed analysis.

• Prior defense contracting industry experience is required.
• Advanced knowledge of multiple contract types (FFP, FPLOE, T&M, Cost Plus and hybrid contracts), terms and conditions and billing/reporting requirements.
• US citizenship is required and able to obtain security clearance as needed

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