Program Financial Analyst - job 1 of 2

Required Qualifications:• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related field of study. Additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.• 5 years of 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 and invoicing• Strong MS Excel skills (i.e. pivot tables, graphs, dashboards)• Knowledge of CostPoint, Cognos, and other MS Office applications• US CitizenshipPeraton is seeking a Program Financial Analyst to join a team of qualified, diverse individuals. The selected individual will be responsible for performing analysis of budgets, invoices, and forecasts needed to meet contractual/project requirements assigned portions of the programs.Roles and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:• Analyze monthly multiple project variances and prepare financial data for internal program reviews and monthly reports• Submission and completion of project setup, revenue and billing process• Monitor funding of BPA awards and coordinate with Contracts and PM• Support cost proposals and invoice submission• Review and approve purchase requests, ensuring proper project and account coding• Closely interface with external/internal customers, Program Managers, Program Cost Account Managers, Project Managers, and co-workers on all cost issues• Ensure financial and accounting compliance for the program, access financial performance and provide guidance to Program Managers, Program Cost Account Managers, Project Managers, and co-workers• Monitor program labor charging and General Ledger for any cost posting errors, then review results weekly with the PM• Provide funding, verify and approve subcontractor invoices; provide corresponding reports• Support financial functions such as budgeting, auditing, forecasting, accruals, revenue entries and analysis and incorporating milestone schedules into all activities• Perform cost/schedule variance analysis and provide resulting recommendations• Interface and present to external/internal customers and coworkers on all cost and schedule issues• Ensure compliance with internal procedures and FAR government regulations