Financial Analyst

Summary

Join Agile Defense, an award-winning business, as a Financial Analyst specializing in government contracting. You will be responsible for all project financial functions, including budgeting, revenue recognition, and reporting. This remote position, based out of Reston, VA, requires experience in project finance and accounting within a government contracting environment. You will collaborate with various teams, prepare financial deliverables, and analyze project costs and revenue. The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical skills, proficiency in Deltek Costpoint, and excellent communication abilities. This role offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree is required, preferable in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration
• 5+ years' experience in Project Finance and/or Accounting in a government contracting environment
• Experience with large contracts that have multiple CLIN and revenue types
• Comprehensive knowledge of the processes and procedures in financial analysis
• Must be organized, detail oriented, motivated and able to multitask in a fast paced and dynamic work environment
• Ability to interact and communicate, both oral and written, with individuals across the organization
• Self-motivated and results-oriented, dedicated individual with a strong work ethic

Responsibilities

• Participate in contract kick-off meetings to ensure project setup optimizes accounting software capabilities for project revenue, billing, and reporting utilizing DELTEK Costpoint and Costpoint Business Intelligence.  Assists in the development of WBS for new projects, new project setup meetings
• Prepare detailed estimates at completion for assigned projects; review with project managers and provide to project accounting at least quarterly or more often if significant changes occur
• Review monthly project costs and revenue, validate monthly cost accruals, monitor actual cost performance against plans/budgets, prepare variance analysis, reports and presentations timely to project managers; identify areas for improvement
• Review detailed costs to ensure accuracy in recording; prepare correction forms for non-labor adjustments; coordinate with employees for required labor corrections
• Prepare monthly program review presentation and assist project manager as required, present monthly operating results to management
• Monitor project spending and backlog including labor, Other Direct Costs, and Subcontract costs.  Track and notify Project Managers and Contracts when achieving 75%/85% of contract funding
• Monitor and reconcile unbilled balances on a monthly basis
• Monitor contract funding, track commitments, develop projections and coordinate with contracts for required notifications on limitations and requests for additional funding as needed
• Identify "at risk" funding and mitigation solutions
• Assist project managers with annual budget preparation, both direct and indirect budgets
• Support the development of cost proposals for bids, ROMs and equitable adjustment requests
• Develop budgets for significant cost proposals, review actual costs to budgets and provide summary to proposal managers
• Determine impact on direct projects for over/under applied indirect costs throughout the year to ensure adequate funding and maximization of revenues and profits
• Review customer invoices to ensure compliance with contract requirements
• Monitory aging receivables, assist in collection efforts, and identify uncollectible amounts, providing recommendations on allowance for bad debt
• Assist in project close-out
• Validate project set-up for correctness and contractual compliance
• Ensure timely distribution of monthly project reports

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Deltek Costpoint to include Costpoint Planning, project setup, revenue recognition, and billing setup
• Knowledge of most government contract types to include Firm Fixed Price, Time and Materials and Cost Reimbursable
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite, proficiency in advance Excel is essential
• Experience with Deltek Costpoint/Reporting

Benefits

Competitive and comprehensive benefits package