Program Financial Analyst

About Peraton

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a Program Financial Analyst to join the Defense Mission Systems Business Unit.

Roles and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• End to end program financial management.
• Attend and present program financials at monthly customer program reviews.
• Performs complex financial analysis of budgets and schedules needed to meet contractual/project requirements for assigned program or programs.
• Develops and maintains reporting and analysis systems to guide the financial management of individual programs and contracts to achieve company objectives.
• Assesses program performance and tracks the performance against program budgets. Acts as a key technical expert on financial analysis issues. Coordinates, negotiates, and resolves financial compliance issues with various governmental agencies to ensure accurate interpretation of contract requirements.
• Establishes and defines program plan requirements for assigned work. Coordinates interdepartmental development of program plans and interfaces with vendors and customers as required.
• Monitors and reports performance against plans to ensure that contractual cost and schedule objectives are met. Provides reporting of key program metrics to senior management.
• Support the development, update and review of the program spend plan twice a week. This includes loading actual costs to date and then coordinating with project managers to create monthly forecast.
• Educate Program staff on financial impacts of program changes.
• Work with billing department to ensure prompt and accurate monthly invoicing.
• Perform monthly variance analysis on program financials.
• Monitor spending versus plan and notifies management promptly of any over runs/under runs.
• Prepares financial reports, statements, estimates (ETC, EAC), and other program deliverables to ensure effective management.
• Monitor the status of financial accounts, ensuring that contract charges accurately reflect the correct labor hours and rates, subcontractor costs and other direct costs (ODCs).
• Subcontract accruals management - ensure subcontractor costs are fully accounted.
• Interfaces with management, responding to their requests for financial data.
• Respond to internal and external audit request.
• Support other adhoc reporting and/or activities as needed.
• Monitor DSO calculations and take actions to drive cash collection.
• Validate Backlog Revenue on a quarterly basis adjusting as needed based on customer spending patterns.
• Provides reporting of key program metrics to senior management.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years relevant experience or 3 years with MS/MA, or 9 years of experience with no degree.
• Experience working with financial functions such as budgeting, auditing, forecasting, and analysis and incorporating milestone schedules into all activities
• Experience providing funding, verifying and approving subcontractor invoices
• Experience reviewing and approving travel (TAR's) and invoicing
• Candidate must reside on the West Coast of the United States or Hawaii, preferably in Oahu, HI
• Ability to obtain Secret clearance
• US Citizen
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience working a cost-plus-award-fee (CPAF) or cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) contract
• OCONUS program experience- logistical support, travel, and special pay allowances
• Excel proficient
• Experience with Deltek CostPoint
• Strong organizational skills are required
• Knowledge and experience with Federal Accounting Regulation (FAR) and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) are highly desired.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently and meet recurring deadlines.
• Experience with large scale multiple element contracts
  
  

Target Salary Range

$86,000 - $138,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range

EEO

An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran.

Our Values

Benefits

At Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily. We're fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way.

• Paid Time-Off and Holidays
• Retirement
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Career Development
• Tuition Assistance and Student Loan Financing
• Paid Parental Leave
• Additional Benefits
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Care