Senior Financial Analyst

Summary

Join Agile Defense as a Sr. Financial Analyst and lead the financial management of government and commercial contracts. This remote position, based out of Reston, VA, offers a competitive salary ($101,500 - $188,500) and requires 10+ years of experience in project finance within government contracting. You will oversee project financial functions, including budgeting, revenue recognition, and reporting, while mentoring junior staff and collaborating with various departments. The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical skills, Deltek Costpoint expertise, and a deep understanding of government contract types. Agile Defense prioritizes employee well-being and offers a comprehensive benefits package (details available on their website).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree is required, preferable in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration
• 10+ 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

• Ensure every active project has an assigned Financial Analyst. Identify the level of resources required to provide adequate support to the projects in the portfolio
• 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
• Ensure detailed estimates at completion for assigned (FFP) projects; review with project managers and provide to project accounting at least quarterly or more often if significant changes occur
• Prepare monthly program review presentations and, assist project manager as required, present monthly operating results to management
• Monitor and reconcile unbilled balances on a monthly basis for the entire portfolio
• Support development of cost proposals for bids, ROMs and equitable adjustment requests
• Ensure the Financial Analyst team is trained adequately and is meeting all expectations for the role
• Update monthly forecasts, perform variances analysis to the annual budget
• 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
• Ensure 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 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
• 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
• Assist in project close-out
• Validate project set-up for correctness and contractual compliance
• Ensure timely distribution of monthly project reports

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification is a plus
• 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