Finance Analyst (REMOTE)

Planate Management Group (PMG) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, and Orlando, Florida USA with technical support centers in South East Asia and East Africa, that provide program management and facilities engineering services worldwide. Planate is a small business provider of planning, design, infrastructure management, technical consulting, engineering, and construction management services in support of the US Department of Defense (DOD) and its Service (Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps) missions, along with other US federal agencies, all over the world.

As a Finance Analyst, you will collaborate closely with the Accounting, Contracts, and Program Managers to ensure the accuracy and completeness of project financial reports including revenue, direct costs, gross margin, and profit.  You will work on the budgeting and forecasting at the project, division, and company levels.

This is an independent contractor position with a fixed monthly rate.

Key responsibilities:

• Support monthly project financial reporting, project revenue reviews, and profitability analysis.
• Provide ongoing analysis and reporting package of monthly results, revenue and profitability.
• Prepare monthly revenue trend report, project variance reports, and provide analysis to assist Project Managers in decision-making.
• Work on project, division and company budget and forecasting.
• Upload the budget/forecast to the ERP system.
• Monitor actual financial performance against budget/forecast and identify areas of concern or opportunities for improvement.
• Support Accounting with revenue analysis and research on anomalies.
• Review project contracts from financial aspect of funding, period of performance, revenue recognition.
• Ensure billing/revenue schedules for firm fixed price projects are setup in Unanet at a project level.
• Prepare percent of completion for firm fixed price deliverable.
• Prepare weekly cash projection.
• Provide monthly financial metric reports.
• Assist in developing and adjusting department procedures and systems enhancements.
• Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

Qualifications to be successful in the role:

• Must hold a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or business administration.
• Must have at least 5 years of experience in finance and/or accounting.
• Advanced skill with Excel.
• Prefer to have experience with budgeting and forecasting.
• Prefer to have experience with an enterprise resource planning accounting system like Unanet.
• Prefer to have experience with government contract/project.
• Possesses analytical thinking skills and must have keen attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficient in MS Office Applications and has advanced MS Office Excel skills; Possesses deep understanding and knowledge of accounting systems.

Why Planate?

Planate Management Group is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Joining the Planate team opens you to an experience working for a Global company where you are among a team that is considered a premier trusted partner for planning, design, engineering, asset management, and professional service solutions anytime, anywhere.  We Take Care of Our Own; Personally and Professionally, Up and Down The Line.  

We’d love for you to be a part of our Global workforce, helping us serve as an effective and integrated partner to advance every client's mission!