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Financial Analyst – Sr
Company | AeroVironment |
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Location | Petaluma, CA, USA |
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Salary | $108275 – $153615 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
- Minimum of 8 – 12 years of relevant experience
- Experience in costing and pricing of complex development programs
- Working knowledge of ERP, SCM, and CRM software/applications
- Current expertise in MS Office Suite (Advanced MS Excel required)
- Must be able to effectively work with other users, finance, planners and support staff in achieving results
Responsibilities
- Development and maintenance of program financial plans including budgets and Estimate-At-Completes (EACs) to meet contractual/project requirements for assigned programs
- Compliance with internal procedures and government procurement regulations
- Analyzing cost performance against plans to ensure contractual cost obligations are met
- Preparation of project control/financial analysis reports for distribution to customer/user organization
- Development of complex cost and pricing models
- Support in the development of proposal cost estimates, support DCAA audits (pre and post-award), and assist with contract negotiations as necessary
- Administration of complex financial analysis (variance analysis, risk analysis, profit/loss analysis, etc.)
- Performs ad-hoc analysis, identify trends and prepares ad-hoc financial reports with recommendations for improvements
- Liaison between program office, operations and other support organizations on financial issues
- Interfaces with subcontracts, and customers and performs extensive investigations as required
- Identify and drive process improvements including reports, tools and presentation materials
- Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors
- Determines methods & procedures on new assignments and may serve as Team Lead
- Other duties as assigned
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree is preferred
- Knowledge of Cobra & MS Project knowledge is desirable
- Experience using Oracle EBS preferred
- Experience in utilizing Earned Value Management Metrics and Reporting preferred
- Knowledge of Government Cost accounting principles and FAR preferred
- Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
- Has effective problem-solving, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills
- Focuses on teamwork, collaboration and puts the success of the team above one’s own interests
- Able to excel in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, where small teams share a broad variety of duties
- Displays strong initiative and drive to accomplish goals and meet company objectives
- Takes ownership and responsibility for current and past work products
- Is committed to learning from mistakes and driven to improve and enhance performance of oneself, others, and the company