Associate Program Finance Analyst

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If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE—and make a difference with us.MITRE’s Program Finance organization is seeking an Associate Project Financial Analyst to support the MITRE Sector Program Finance Team. This team provides financial support to Direct Project Leaders and Department Managers. In this role, you will assist in monitoring the financial health of direct projects and support Department Managers and Project Leaders with key business decisions. As an Associate Project Financial Analyst, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the effective financial management of projects and contribute to maximizing MITRE’s value to our government sponsors.This will be a hybrid position based out of either our McLean, Virginia or Bedford, Massachusetts office.This position is accountable to:• The Program Finance Manager to effectively implement and manage established goals.• Line business leadership to provide accurate, timely, and strategic business decision support - quality analyses including insights, options, and recommendations.• Other Corporate/Shared Service teams (i.e. Contracts, Accounting, FP&A) to ensure cross organization collaboration and integrated business operations execution.What you will do:Contract Management:• Product financial contractual deliverable requirements (CDRL) reports and invoices for the government. Ensure completion within established deadlines.• Understand the key steps to produce deliverables and reports and recommend areas that could benefit from process improvement.• Review Contract Modifications and ensure accurate entry Contract Lifecycle Management tool.• Work with the Billing department to review and reconcile bi-weekly invoices.• Review invoice backup reports and pull all necessary receipts.Project Management & Compliance:• Support the full lifecycle financial management of direct work programs, including budgeting, resource management, execution, collections, and contract closeout• Assist in pricing and estimating activities as needed for new projects, or potential change orders.• Ensure strong operating financial controls and adherence to FAR, CAS, and MITRE finance policies.• Maintain accurate financial reporting and transactions, meeting established quality and efficiency standards.• Work with Project Leader & Contracts to ensure all Contractual Financial requirements are met.Relationship Management & Stakeholder Engagement:• Develop and maintain vertical and horizontal relationships within Program Finance & Business Leadership (including PMOs) to bolster solid support system for Project Leaders and Department Managers• Coordinate across functional areas to ensure monthly contractual deliverables are met timely and accurately.• Coordinate with the Accounts Receivable/Treasury group to maintain timely accounts receivable and sustain positive cashflow.• Collect Project Leader feedback on tools/reporting requirements & share insights with Enterprise Business Systems teams.Best Practice (Process & Tools):• Utilize and apply best practices regarding tools, technology, and standard financial processes.• Drive operational improvements in the day-to-day execution of the Program finance function.• Support Business Transformation & Process Reengineering Efforts including requirements analysis, testing of tools, & assigning in OCM efforts.• Provide continuous proactive service & support to Project Leaders and Department ManagersFinancial Analysis:• Prepare and deliver analytics to support leadership decision-making• Assist in financial performance management and ad-hoc Projects• Interface with internal sector business customers to identify critical financial needs and provide accurate and timely information.• Assist in monthly, quarterly, and annual closing and reporting of internal and external financial information.• Assist in developing reports of aggregate data to focus on exception-based project metrics & historical trends.• Assist in evaluating impact of updated Indirect Rates on Project Financial Performance.Basic Qualifications:• Bachelor’s degree and 1 years of finance and/or accounting experience• Proficient in Microsoft Excel (i.e. Pivot tables & Core functions)• Strong attention to detail resourceful self-starter who executes on commitments.• Mindset of continuous improvement with the capacity to drive change.• Excellent communication, interpersonal, presentation, and influencing skills.• This position requires of 50% hybrid on site.Preferred Qualifications:• Academic excellence with financial or quantitative interest/competence• Experience with Data Visualization tools, such as Tableau or Power BI• Applicants selected for this position may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet government suitability requirements.• US CitizenThis requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):NoneThis requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):NoneWork Location Type:HybridMITRE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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