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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates strong financial analysis capabilities, including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams to support program management and financial planning. Proficient in utilizing MS Office tools, particularly Excel, for data analysis and reporting.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Financial Planning And Analysis (FP&A)Budgeting And Variance AnalysisExcel Skills Including Pivot Tables And VlookupsCost Data AnalysisCommunication Skills
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
BudgetingForecastingVariance AnalysisEstimate-At-Completion (EAC)Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)Financial ReportingData AnalysisCost EstimationEarned Value AnalysisProcess Improvement
Soft Skills
Organizational SkillsLeadershipMultitaskingPrioritizationCommunication
Tools & Technologies
MS OfficeExcelProgram Management Systems
Industry Keywords
Cost BaselinesSchedule BaselinesFinancial PrinciplesAnnual Operating Plan (AOP)Cross-Functional Reviews
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Partner with Program Managers, finance analysts, and other functional groups
- Maintain cost and schedule baselines
- Identify risks and opportunities
- Prepare and analyze Estimate-at-Completion (EAC)
- Analyze monthly financial data
- Support proposals and ad hoc requests
- Assist with financial planning and analysis (FP&A), including monthly forecasting and financial reporting
- Improve processes and procedures by revamping templates, developing better solutions for analyzing large data volumes, and setting up cross-functional reviews
- Develop time-phased budgets and schedules
- Perform budgeting and variance analysis
- Analyze the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Forecast, and Short Range Outlook
- Measure monthly performance using earned value and generate EV reports, status updates, graphs, and analysis
- Develop pricing estimates and proposal cost volumes
- Provide program teams with internal cost and schedule performance reports
- Forecast and recognize bookings and sales and provide variance analysis
- Develop Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
- Prepare Work Authorization Documents
Requirements
What you’ll need- Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or business related major and less than 2 years prior relevant work experience
- Experience with MS Office (Excel, Word and/or PowerPoint)
- U.S. citizenship is required
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excel skills including Pivot Tables, Vlookups, and SUMIF
- Ability to learn and utilize program management systems and tools
- Ability to independently create and accurately analyze cost data
- Good organizational skills and ability to lead/coordinate program personnel toward common finance goals
- Ability to set priorities, work within deadlines, and multitask
- Understanding of basic financial principles including forecasting and budgeting
Benefits
Comp & perks- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Flexible work schedules
- Employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- Parental leave
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (eligibility dependent on position level and collective-bargaining coverage)
