Government Finance Sr. Analyst

Job Description

Government Finance Sr. Analyst

Indianapolis, IN

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Government Finance Sr. Analyst. As a Government Finance Sr. Analyst for Rolls-Royce, you will play a crucial role in ensuring compliance with the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and other relevant regulations. This position will require a deep understanding of cost accounting principles, government contracting, and financial reporting. You’ll work with the broader Government Finance and Compliance team to support all Defence Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) audits and assist in other government accounting and compliance functions.

Dream Big and Make an Impact

In this exciting role you will interact with several areas of the organization which will provide you with a comprehensive knowledge of our business. This is an attractive opportunity for someone who is eager to learn, has great people skills and a desire to investigate.

At Rolls-Royce, we pioneer cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest, and most competitive solutions to our planet’s vital power needs. We embrace the power of data and technology and aim to be Digital First in everything we do.

To ensure we continue to be pioneers of our industry, Rolls-Royce has a team of over 16,500 engineers around the globe. They include everyone from world experts in their field to those who manage hundreds of people and millions of dollars’ worth of investments. We recruit engineers at all levels and in a range of disciplines. And while we encourage specialization, we also offer freedom to cross-specialize and develop skills across a number of different areas.

Rolls-Royce is a Military Friendly Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. You can learn more here.

Key Accountabilities:

• Work directly with Customer Representatives including Defence Contract Management Agency and Defence Contract Audit Agency
• Understanding the requirements of US Department of Defence (DOD): Federal Acquisition Regulations, Defence Federal Acquisition Regulations and Cost Accounting Standards regulations to interpret company compliance and advise on improvements when required and ensuring prompt and accurate responses to the requests from the Government Agencies in support of the Business and Financial audits and reviews
• Strong SAP financial data gathering and advanced MS Excel skills for submission preparation, performing SAP downloads; data mining, creating pivot tables and analysing data to support government requests.
• Retrieve and reconcile supporting documentation to substantiate proposed or claimed costs on government contracts in an organized manner, maintaining support files,
• Ability to work with other departments with people with differing levels of experience and knowledge and communicate effectively while liaising with the Government auditors to clarify requests and explain processes/supporting documentation
• Participating in reviews of expenses for adherence to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 31 for allowable cost determination,
• Participating in reviews of proposal basis of estimate ensuring adherence to Estimating System and supporting fair and reasonableness

Basic Requirements:

• A minimum 2 years of experience in US Government related audits and/or Cost Accounting experience.
• Associates degree in Accounting, Finance or Business with 4+ years of experience in an accounting, business or finance role OR;
• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Business with 2+ years of experience in an accounting, business or finance role OR;
• A Master's degree in Accounting, Finance OR;
• A JD/PhD in an accounting, business or finance role OR;
• In lieu of a degree, 6 years of experience in an accounting, business or finance role.
• To be considered for this opportunity, you must be a US Citizen.

Preferred Requirements:

• A fundamental understanding of accounting principles and processes and be familiar with audit testing and substantiation requirements
• Prior exposure to Government Cost Principles and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS): FAR and DFARS
• Advanced Microsoft Excel expe