Program Financial Analyst

Job Summary

Join Leonardo DRS Land Electronics in Melbourne, FL as a Program Financial Analyst, supporting programs that deliver C4I network computing, integrated situational awareness, and critical combat vehicle integration capabilities. You’ll partner with program and finance leaders to drive planning, forecasting, and performance insight—supporting the AOP/strategic planning process, proposal and pricing activities, and key program financial deliverables such as cost and variance analysis, EVMS/EAC, cash management, and contractual reporting.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide support of the Financial & Program Analysis management functions to the department
• Understand the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and the Strategic Guide Plan process and help prepare program bookings, revenue, operating profit, investment and cash flow data
• Understand how job costs are collected and billed on all contract types
• Establish, develop and maintain effective business relationships with internal and external customers
• Support negotiations with the government, industry prime contractors and foreign customers
• Conduct difficult analytical studies, monitor trends and be able to accurately interpret the results
• Support of government compliance and audit activities
• Understand Standards of Conduct to include: Conflicts of Interests; Improper Practices; Liability and Fraud
• Understand Contract design and structure to include: FFP; CPIF; CPFF; CPAF; BOA; IDIQ; Foreign Military Sale (FMS); and International Direct Commercial Sale (DCS), and, competitive and sole source procurements
• Strong grasp of generally accepted accounting principles and a working knowledge of the cost accounting standards (CAS) and IFRS
• Support Proposal Preparations including: bid/no-bid requirements; cost estimating; pricing; RFP review; risk mitigation; and negotiation
• Understand source selection evaluation process to include cost and price analysis, discussions, debriefings and protest
• Program and finance: Basis of Estimate (BOE) preparation; budget preparation, reporting and management; cost & variance analysis; Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS); Estimate at Completion (EAC); cash management/working capital; forecasting; contractual reporting (CDRL, EVM, cost and pricing, C/SSR); risk management; return on investment (ROI); audit preparation and management; and program review preparation
• Maximize IT utilization through electronic commerce and ERP and OneStream forecasting tool
• General business operations knowledge to include: management principles; business development; HR; operations; finance; accounting; economics; and information technology
• 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 three years of progressive experience in a government manufacturing environment
• MA, MS and/or professional certification is highly desirable
• Working knowledge of the FAR, DFAR, CAS & SOX
• Understand financial analysis principles and have financial analysis skills
• Working knowledge of IR&D/B&P/Direct Sell and allowable vs. unallowable costs
• Strong computer skills (MS Office Suite, MS Project, Visio, Costpoint, Pro Pricer)