Job Title: Specialist, Program Finance

Job Code: 16953

Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Job Schedule: 9/80, 1st shift 

Job Description:

Our Financial Analysts play a key role in keeping our departments and programs on track. All departments utilize Earned Value Management System (EVMS) to keep all projects and programs moving in the same direction with accurate and complete information for our customers. We are seeking a proactive, self-starter with the ability to work effectively in a team enviornment.  Must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills to be able to collaborate with key functional stakeholders including Program Management and Engineering. Ideal candidate must be detail oriented with good organizational skills and capable of multi-tasking and the ability to work with minimal day to day supervision.  Successful candidates will demonstrate an aptitude for efficiency, problem-solving, and resourcefulness, with a commitment to quality while developing their leadership skills as a key business partner.

Essential Functions:

• Act as the subject matter expert for financial performance of their programs, providing management with an early warning of potential performance issues, identifying risks and offering solutions
• Guide program financials including development of time-phased integrated budgets and schedules, Earned Value (EV) data compliance and reporting, cost accounting and ongoing overseeing of cost and schedule integration
• Budgeting, cost control and variance analysis, internal/external reporting, risk management and financial support
• Development of quarterly EACs; analyze/assist in accurate projection of Estimate to Complete (ETC), Estimate at Complete (EAC) and Latest Revised Estimate (LRE) data
• Educate and lead financial analysts with organization of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), creation and maintenance of charge numbers
• Educate and lead financial analysts in monitoring costs and personnel ensuring that actuals are within budget and charged to the correct end objective
• Educate and lead financial analysts with workforce planning, forecasting and reporting
• Accounting data extraction and reconciliation
• Generate program financial artifacts such as EV reports, graphs, and analysis, as required to include customer reporting.
• Develop and present briefing of program financial status to customer
• Educate PMO and CAMS with internal reports on cost and schedule performance
• Provide leadership and mentorship to finance professionals
• Communitcates within and outside the organization to explain and influence changes to practices and processes.
• Provides suggesstions and implentation of new process improvement intiatives
• Perform ad-hoc analysis, data integrity checks, and validations related to program financials
• Working knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Mentoring of Jr. analysts on how to perform extensive investigations and understands root cause of problems
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior program finance experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• A broad experience and understanding with business financial management techniques including government and commercial contracts, earned value analysis, cost analysis, financial planning, cash flow, progress payments and billing milestones
• Experience with Deltek Cobra, Empower, PM Compass and SAP
• Mastery level knowledge of Earned Value and EVMS highly desired.
• Advanced experience with Excel and other MS OFFICE tools
• Ability to build collaborative relationships, earn trust, and thrive in an inclusive environment
• Experience with creating financial forecasts
• DoD contractor experience preferred