Job Description
Purpose and Scope:
Provide financial/business lead support in the areas of: project management, procurement, and contract performance measurement including policy interpretation, requirements analysis, planning and administration, cost estimating, contract and and subcontract administration, proposal preparation and evaluation, control systems implementation, compliance reviews, performance monitoring, data analysis, risk assessment and status reporting. Analyze contractor performance trends and prepare completion forecasts. Assist in the development of customer correspondence.
Essential Responsibilities:
1) Collect and analyze performance data. Assess and quantify cost/schedule/technical status and risk; evaluate trends, and project cost completion estimates.
2) Participate in program management reviews and financial administration meetings.
3) Prepare and coordinate inputs for status reports, briefings, and information inquiries. Train and manage new staff on analysis techniques and related reports.
4) Conduct technical evaluation of cost proposals including fact finding, cost/technical trade-off analyses and evaluation report writing. Prepare independent cost estimates to support evaluation of alternatives including development of cost and operational effectiveness analyses, and Bottom-Up/Top-Down cost estimates.
5) Lead the development and preparation of cost proposals in compliance with solicitations and company procedures; develop cost estimates, prepare formal submission and supporting documentation, monitor proposal process and negotiate any elements as required.
6) Provide internal financial control services including monitoring funding, preparing periodic cost status reports for technical managers and in coordinating with finance department in invoice administration and payments, job cost management, contract audit/filing and close-out process.
7) Manages month end close, contract invoicing, financial analysis projects and statistical studies.
Conducts monthly variance analysis against forecast and plan. Completes revenue recognition (EAC) on long term projects. Formulates and administers financial projections and preparation of cash flow forecast for assigned program to ensure that financial and operating reports accurately reflect the condition of the business. Experience of developing and analyzing complex financial modeling for various business scenarios. Completes billing to the clients and customer financial reporting. Be able to handle communications with the customers in regard to financial reporting. Prepares and analyzes annual budgets and financial forecasts. Involved in the preparation of proposals and pricing.
Perform all other position related duties as assigned or requested.
Minimum Position Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:
Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Economics and at least 7 to 8 years of job-related experience or equivalent; prefer at least three (3) to five (5) years in a government finance and/or managerial position. Good written communication skills; working knowledge of word processing and integrated software applications; organizational skills and ability to perform detail-oriented work are required. Advanced knowledge of accounting that includes spreadsheets and relational databases programs for data processing techniques. Demonstrate knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Excellent communication, effective leadership and interpersonal skills. Working knowledge of United States Government Accounting practices. Position may require travel. Position may require the ability to pass and maintain a Security Clearance.
Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands:
Typical office environment with no unusual hazards, occasional lifting to 20 pounds, constant sitting while using the computer terminal, constant use of sight abilities while reviewing documents, constant use of speech/hearing abilities for communication, constant mental alertness, must posses planning/organizing skills, and must be able to work under deadlines.
Other Responsibilities:
Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.
Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.
Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.
Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language at EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans and Labor Laws Posters.
