Program Financial Analyst

Leidos hiring for Program Financial Analyst jobs in Accokeek, MD, US

Description

We are seeking a talented and energetic Financial Analyst 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.

The Program Financial Analyst will support of the FAA Customer and the NISC (National Airspace System’s Integration Support Contract) Program. The successful candidate will support the weekly invoice review and substantiation process, track and report task order financials to the FAA customer, track and report on funding, and participate in the monthly Task Order Management reviews. Significant interface will be required with the Headquarter Area- RITES task order managers, contract management staff, project accountants, customer, senior technical personnel, project finance lead, as well as other functional organizations.   

This is a hybrid position, with the expectation that the employee will be in DC office 1x/week and work from home the rest of the week. The ideal candidate will live in the VA/DC/MD area.

As part of the RITES Group the Program Financial Analyst Lead will:

• Help the Finance and Business Operation (F&BO) team prepare a detailed and accurate monthly invoice for the FAA Customer. Provide thoughtful invoice substantiation and back-up support to delineate charges.
• Develop recommendations to improve invoice accuracy and cost substantiation for Labor and Other Direct Costs.
• Support the NISC F&BO team with the tracking of billing lags and journal entries.
• Monitor and resolve withheld invoice lines, including tracking down of required timecard corrections and generating journal entries for the reclassification of overhead and travel charges.
• Help Task Order Managers with task order development and cost estimates.
• Prepare and present monthly financial status reports to the RITES FAA customers.
• Effectively communicate financial data and funding timelines.
• Assist in the weekly ODC, travel and labor reconciliation process.
• Track and report billing lags for labor, travel, and ODCs.
• Assist with subcontractor cost tracking and funding.
• Support the RITES Task Orders Managers in the tracking and reporting of overtime to the FAA customer.
• Work with Task Order Managers to provide monthly ETC updates. Accuracy in forecasting is crucial for the FAA customer.
• Monitor and address questions related to the financials on the NISC enterprise dashboard.
• Assist Task Order Managers in tracking funding for each of the task orders.  Work with the Subcontracts Management and Contract Management Teams to resolve funding issues.
• Assist in setting up charge numbers for the RITES Area Task Orders
• Work with Task Order Managers on Work Authorization Documents “WAD” issuance. Ensure all employees charging the RITES Task Orders have valid WADs by performing weekly reconciliation.
• Support the F&BO team with Purchase Card and FedEx reconciliations.
• Provide financial and program support to the RITES task order managers.
• Support ad-hoc cost reporting and performance analysis.

Qualification:

• Requires a BA degree and 2 – 4 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with less than 2 years of prior relevant experience.
• Must be able to perform functions such as financial planning, financial analysis, and general accounting. Must be able to extract data from multiple sources and effectively summarize the current financial position of the program.
• Have comprehensive knowledge of the project finance field and the ability to complete difficult and complex assignments.  This position requires a problem solver that can pull together knowledge from a broad range of subjects to produce thorough analysis of multifaceted, challenging issues, and use those analyses to find solutions.
• Must be committed to customer service, be well organized, be able to plan and prioritize assignments, and be able to successfully handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Be able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, be courteous and professional.
• In order to be successful in this position, the candidate must have the ability to work with remote teams and in a fast-paced environment. 
• Experience with proposed and implemented project/program improvements.
• Strong background in the entire Microsoft Office Suite with emphasis on Excel, particularly in the development of formulas, v-look ups, pivot tables and macros.
• Demonstrate advanced analytical skills.
• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust. To qualify must be US Citizen or a Green Card Holder who has resided in the US for the past 3 years.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expertise with current Leidos financial policies, procedures and applications.  Proficient with Leidos standard tools for project finance, such as Excel, Costpoint, Oracle Analytic Cloud, Fusion, etc.
• Experience in customer communication and financial presentations.
• Experience working in a Matrix Organizational structure.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Information Management Systems or related degree.

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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