Program Financial Analyst

About the role

Apogee Research brings cutting-edge research into practice for the DoD community. We blend agility with rigor to develop new technologies and transition them into operational use. Founded in 2012, Apogee Research brings together cross-discipline teams to solve difficult and often deemed impossible problems across a range of different technical domains. At Apogee Research we work hard, we get things done, and we do it together.

Responsibilities

• Work with program teams to develop detailed financial plans and schedules for both internal and subcontractor execution on Government programs.
• Analyze financial data to track execution against the financial plan, identify variances, and understand the root causes of those variances.
• Communicate with stakeholders on financial execution (both written and verbal) and recommend future actions.
• Audit program execution to ensure compliance with contract requirements, company policies and program strategic goals. This includes maintaining detailed status of prime and subcontractor deliverables.
• Assist with the preparation of cost portions of proposals.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting, finance, or business administration.
• Multiple years of experience working as an accountant or in a finance role in an organization performing federal contract work.
• Experience working with GAAP.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Must be detail oriented and able to work within specified deadlines.
• Must be able to communicate (both verbal and written) clearly and precisely.
• Strong understanding and proven experience of supporting Cost based contracts.
• Strongly Preferred: Experience in DoD efforts with a working understanding of the FAR and DFAR.
• Experience working with Unanet financial system.

Qualifications

This position requires a TS security clearance (with SCI and SAP eligibility); having an active TS clearance is a strong preference but is not strictly required.

Skills

Detail oriented and able to work within specified deadlines.

Benefits

Apogee Research offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, FSAs, paid vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays. Conveniently located in Arlington, VA, we are a short walking distance from the Ballston Metro station. We offer the choice of paid garage parking or a contribution towards a transit account.