Program Financial Analyst

Peraton is seeking a Program Financial Analyst to join a team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Defense Mission and Health Solutions Sector.

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

• Ability to work in a team environment. This position is one of four financial analyst positions that report to the Program Finance Manager.  
• Support the preparation and coordination of financial forecasting and reporting on a weekly and monthly basis to include forecasting for the Annual Operating Plan.
• Support audits and reviews requested by programs, customers, and company management.
• Ensure timely invoicing and collection on programs to include providing detailed invoice backup as required.
• Provide variance analysis on program financial metrics.
• Responsible for financial functions such as budgeting, auditing, forecasting, and analysis and incorporating milestone schedules into all activities.
• Close monitoring and analysis of Funding availability, Milestone Billings and Cash collections.
• Provide financial business analysis and reporting with the ability to clearly communicate financial status to the Program Finance Manager, Program Manager and organizational leadership.
• Support Pricing, Cost Strategy, Proposal activities, and provide historical cost analysis.
• Prepare, maintain, and analyze contract estimates at completion (EAC) and coordinate ETC assumptions with the PM.
• Monitor program labor charging and other costs for any cost posting errors, then review results with the PM.
• Closely interface with external/internal customers, Program Managers, and co-workers on all cost issues.
• Provide funding, verify and approve subcontractor invoices; provide corresponding reports.
• Ensure compliance with internal procedures and FAR government regulations.
• Ability to multi-task and work ad hoc requests on short notice.

• Bachelors degree and 8 years of experience or Masters degree and 6 years of experience with financial functions such as budgeting, auditing, forecasting, and analysis and incorporating milestone schedules into all activities. Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Extremely strong MS Excel skills (i.e. pivot tables, graphs, dashboards, formulas, and array formulas)
• Knowledge of CostPoint, Cognos, and other MS Office applications.
• US Citizenship
• Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance

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.