Associate Program Financial Analyst

Advanced Acoustic Concepts, a wholly owned subsidiary of Thales USA, is a technical leader in the fields of sonar systems, sonar signal processing, acoustic training systems, and open architecture systems and software integration.  The company focuses on emerging areas in the undersea warfare domain where the customer has identified mission-critical needs. For additional information about Advanced Acoustic Concepts, please visit our website at http://www.aaccorp.com

Job Title: Associate Program Financial Analyst

Job Location: Great River, NY

Position Summary

Analyze, plan and understand the company’s financial position, support, baseline planning, and actual cost verification, preparation of estimates at completion (EAC), variance analysis, workforce projections, revenue and profit forecasting. Provide general support to the Program Manager/Program Team with business and financial analysis as well as financial reports for Site Management.

Primary and Essential Accountabilities

• Understand the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and the Strategic Guide Plan process and help prepare program bookings, revenue, operating profit, investment and cash flow data.
• Understand how job costs are collected and billed on all contract types.
• Ability to work on cross-functional teams.
• Establish, develop and maintain effective business relationships with internal and external customers.
• Support negotiations with the government, industry prime contractors and foreign customers.
• Conduct analytical studies, monitor trends and interpret the results.
• Support government compliance and audit activities.
• Develop an understanding of the Standards of Conduct to include: conflicts of interests; improper practices; liability and fraud.
• Develop an understanding of contract design and structure to include: FFP; CPIF; CPFF; CPAF; BOA; IDIQ; Foreign Military Sale (FMS); and International Direct Commercial Sale (DCS), and competitive and sole source procurements.
• Ability to grasp generally accepted accounting principles and develop a working knowledge of the cost accounting standards (CAS) and IFRS
• Supports proposal preparations including: bid/no-bid requirements; cost estimating; pricing; RFP review; risk mitigation; and negotiation.
• Develop an understanding of the source selection evaluation process to include cost and price analysis, discussions, debriefings and protest.
• Program and finance: Basis of Estimate (BOE) preparation; budget preparation, reporting and management; cost & variance analysis; Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS); Estimate at Completion (EAC);preparation/working capital; forecasting; contractual reporting (CDRL, EVM, cost and pricing, C/SSR); risk management; return on investment (ROI); audit preparation and management; and program review preparation
• Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization.

Secondary Accountabilities

• Maximize IT utilization through electronic commerce and ERP/Oracle implementation.
• Emerging business operations knowledge to include: management principles; business development; HR; operations; finance; accounting; economics; and information technology.
• Ability to interact effectively at all levels and across diverse cultures.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting or related field
• MA/MS is highly desirable.
• Developing knowledge of the FAR, DFAR, CAS & SOX
• Ability to understand financial analysis principles and have financial analysis skills.
• Strong computer skills (MS Office Suite, MS Project, Visio, Oracle, Pro Pricer)

Physical Requirements

• Lifting (up to 0-5 lbs.): up to 0-10% of time
• Walking: up to 25-50% of time
• Climbing, Bending, Standing, Stooping: up to 0-10% of time
• Sitting: up to 50-75% of time
• Travel: up to 0-10% of time

The annual base salary range of this position is $45,000 - $60,000.

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement for a new hire, promotion, or job transfer, and may be modified in the future. Actual base salary may vary depending on a variety of factors including relevant experience, education, specialized/key skills, certifications, departmental budgets, market demands, geographic location, and other relevant, job-related factors.

We offer a full spectrum of benefits including healthcare benefits, paid time off, holidays, tuition assistance, life insurance, short/long term disability and other insurance plans, subject to eligibility or requirements. Eligible employees may enroll in the Company's 401(k) retirement savings plan, which includes a matching percentage. This position is also eligible for a bonus plan in addition to the base pay range listed above.

AAC operates on a 9/80 compressed work schedule with core works of 80 hours in 9 days and every other Friday.

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Advanced Acoustic Concepts, LLC is committed to non-discrimination as applicable under federal and state laws. AAC is an E-Verify employer.