Cost & Project Analyst I

Role overview

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or another relevant field from an accredited college or university.
• U.S. government contracting experience is preferred, or one or more years of equivalent relevant financial or cost analyst experience.
• Knowledge of firm-fixed-price, time-and-material, and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract types.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, macros, lookups, and complex formulas.
• Practical knowledge of cost accounting, intercompany and intracompany accounting, Sarbanes-Oxley, and U.S. GAAP.
• Understanding of financial modeling, including what-if analysis.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
• Deltek Costpoint and Propricer knowledge, communication skills, and collaborative work style are preferred.
• Able to work independently with limited oversight.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve cost estimates for Delivery/Task Orders.
• Set up projects in accounting systems for cost accumulation, billing, and reporting.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end revenue forecasts.
• Create, process, and post biweekly and monthly invoices.
• Provide weekly actual and hours reports; develop ETC and EAC estimates and perform VAC analysis.
• Lead month-end close, including forecast-versus-actual analysis and journal entries for assigned projects or portfolios.
• Create and analyze Project Status Reports and support annual and long-range planning.
• Prepare and support monthly customer reports.
• Lead cash-flow collections by reviewing outstanding and unbilled accounts receivable.
• Support SOX compliance and testing, external regulatory reporting, and implementation of financial standards.

Workplace and conditions

• The position is classified as office work, performed almost exclusively indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
• The role involves occasional airborne dust exposure and work in close proximity to other people.
• The position is classified as light work, with occasional lifting up to 20 pounds and other listed physical activities.

Compensation

• Compensation is listed as $65,000 to $75,000 per year.

Benefits

• Benefits may include health and wellness, mental health, retirement savings, life and disability coverage, paid parental leave, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and an employee assistance program.