Naval Standard Missile Systems (NSMS) Principal Financial Analyst - P3 - (On-Site)

About the position

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling - to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter boldness. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today's mission and stay ahead of tomorrow's threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world. The Naval Standard Missile Systems (NSMS) Production business office has an immediate and exciting opportunity for a Principal Financial Analyst to support our Standard efforts. The NSMS Production team includes SM-2, SM-6 and Standard. With annual sales of approximately $750M per year, we play a major role in Naval Power's long term business forecast. You will be an excellent communicator with a strong desire to learn, loves to be challenged, has the ability to work on a variety of tasks, and interact with various levels of management and customer counterparts. This position will provide an opportunity to enhance skills in PRISM, earned value, estimates at completion, variance analyses, and other metrics and tools used in support of production efforts. Finance serves as a critical business partner by providing the analysis, insight and guidance to enable strategic decision making and achieve bottom-line results. Top candidates will raise the performance levels of those they work with by leveraging their previous experiences to complete challenging and complex assignments in a collaborative team environment.

Responsibilities

• EAC (Estimate at Complete) coordination, preparation, review and submission.
• Management of cost / schedule progress in comparison to budgets and forecasts of Bookings / Sales / Profit / Cash monthly.
• Support as require annual proposals (Gate 4's) and contract baselines (Gate 5's).
• Aid in the development of Long Range Plan (LRP).
• Internal Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) implementation and maintenance, variance analysis, data reviewing and reporting.
• Frequent interaction with various program managers, functional leaders, and multiple layers of the organization.

Requirements

• Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience.
• Experience interfacing and conducting business with various functional disciplines (Engineering, Supply Chain, Contracts, Operations, etc.).
• Experience in applications of EVMS, Program Controls, and/or Cost/ Schedule Integration or a similar system.
• Experience in MS Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint).
• The ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice-to-haves

• Excellent presentation, communication, and professional skills and the ability to work independently and with some supervision and oversight.
• Ability to meet critical deadlines and develop and apply solutions and process improvements.
• Demonstrated experience with SAP Business Systems including Business Warehouse (BW), or other major Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software.
• Demonstrated experience in developing EAC's, budget baselines and forecasts including variance analyses.
• Advanced Excel Proficiency (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, sumifs, graphing, macros).
• Exceptional analytical ability and attention to detail.
• Understanding of LRP process, program forecasting and metrics.
• Experience with SAP including APEX & PRISM.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Flexible work schedules
• Employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program
• Parental leave
• Paid time off
• Holidays