Job Responsibilities

Providing guidance and direction to development, maintenance and analysis of the financial activity, scheduling and performance measurement data for the program.
Leading and/or performing financial planning and analysis for a complex program of moderate to large size, or several smaller programs for an organization or LOB
Developing and analyzing financial reports and communicate financial issues/risks.
Applying critical thinking to assist management in identifying risk and developing risk mitigation strategies
Conducting internal training sessions on relevant financial topics within area of expertise
Maintaining business relationships with and serve as point of contact with government, commercial, foreign and domestic customers
Supporting negotiations with the government, industry prime contractors and foreign customers
Providing oversight of global linearity of manufacturing activities and forecasting, track cost-down initiatives across assigned programs and Line of Business
Participating in acquisition planning strategies including: the definition of contract requirements and risks, and, market research
Supporting proposal preparations including: bid/no-bid requirements; cost estimating; pricing and negotiation
Understanding source selection evaluation process to include cost and price analysis, discussions, debriefings and protest
Mentoring, training and providing work leadership to less-experienced Financial Analysts
Supporting, communicating, reinforcing and defending the mission, values and culture of the organization
Ability to interact effectively at all levels and across diverse cultures

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting or related field and at least eight years of progressive experience in a government manufacturing environment
Strong grasp of generally accepted accounting principles and an in-depth working knowledge of the cost accounting standards (CAS) and IFRS
Strong contract compliance knowledge
Strong leadership and developmental skills
Understand advanced financial analysis principles and have financial analysis skills
Ability to mentor and train others
Ability to guide difficult analysis on programs
Working knowledge of IR&D/B&P/direct sell and allowable vs. unallowable cost
Strong communicator of financial issues/risks to non-financial personnel