Senior Financial / Budget Analyst

Amentum - Washington, DC

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Washington, DC

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Financial / Budget Analyst position at Amentum involves supporting various contracts through financial reporting, program/project control functions, and contract budgeting. The role requires collaboration with financial analysts, project management, and contracts personnel to ensure effective management of contract financial performance. The analyst will perform a variety of tasks in a fast-paced environment, contributing to career growth and expansion.

Responsibilities

• Utilize familiarity with financial management, budgeting, project control, financial reports, and basic contract administration in a Government services contract environment.
• Ensure program costs are collected correctly by maintaining active charge numbers, monitoring actual charges, and processing transfers when appropriate.
• Measure performance against established budgets and analyze variances.
• Carefully monitor program revenue and profit recognition to minimize risk to the entire organization. Analyze revenue and profit risks and opportunities on an ongoing basis.
• Perform financial duties such as preparing month-end journal entries, assessing risk, reviewing hours and costs, understand indirect rate application, establishing and managing projects in the accounting system, ensuring accurate financial reporting.
• Maintain Project Tracking Spreadsheets and related documentation.
• Monitor funding status, providing reliable and timely notification of funding status with line item detail.
• Prepare financial Contract Data Requirements (CDRL) for programs.
• Ensure financial contractual requirements are met, and Customer financial deliverables are accurate and on time.
• Review and approve invoices for submission to customer. Monitor billing status and unbilled issues, work to resolve issues in a timely manner to manage DSO.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or related field, and at least 7 years of job-related financial experience or an Associate's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or related field, and at least 11 years of job-related financial experience.
• Ability to multitask, work independently and effectively manage time.
• Ability to recognize and research issues and make recommendations / decisions based on that research.
• Ability to work accurately under quick-turn-around deadlines.
• Have familiarity with OCONUS work.