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About this Program Financial Analyst I role at Sierra Nevada Corporation

Sierra Nevada Corporation · Hybrid · Folsom, CA

Are you looking for an opportunity to use your analysis and finance skills in a meaningful work environment that supports and protects explorers and heroes? Join our team! The Program Financial Analyst I is responsible for reviewing, monitoring, and controlling project data to support internal and external project reporting. This role involves preparing budgets and schedules for contract work, assisting with cost proposals, pricing documentation, and performing cost variance analysis to ensure realistic contract cost and schedule baselines are maintained.

The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains – air, land, sea, space and cyber.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide pricing documentation to be utilized in proposal development including ‘what-if’ program cost analysis
  • Provide assistance in development of payment plans (Milestone, CLIN Liquidation, etc.)
  • Assist in the utilization of product oriented or Business Area specific work breakdown structures (WBS) with responsibility assignment matrixes, WBS dictionaries, milestones, baseline establishment, and budgeting of projects/tasks
  • Provide assistance in timely completion of PMPs and program baseline upon Contract Negotiation
  • Review of Cobra budget data, ensuring budgets tie to program baseline and are not exceeding contract value
  • Work with PMs and APMs to complete program statusing, and ETC forecasting, resulting in accurate Program and Resource projections
  • Develop management by exception reporting and analysis for senior management review
  • Generate contractually required cost performance reports
  • Provide notification to the Contracts department on limitation of cost or funds as required by the contract
  • Provide Earned Value Management guidance, support, and reporting in accordance with established internal process and/or external requirements
  • Participate in role specific working groups
  • Partner with other Business Areas and Corporate Functional groups on process and tool improvement as it relates to the Program Financial Analyst role

Qualifications You Must Have:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • 0-2 years of experience in financial analysis, project control, or a related field.
  • Relevant experience can be considered as a substitute for the required educational qualifications. In the absence of a degree, a minimum of 4 years of related experience is required.
  • Ability to effectively and clearly communicate program and financial related information.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office software, especially Excel.
  • Ability to take initiative and be proactive to ensure quality and timeliness of deliverables
  • Ability to be resourceful and apply appropriate problem solving skills
  • Forecast Analysis and Budget Management Experience

Qualifications We Prefer:

  • Experience with Earned Value Management
  • Financial Modeling Experience
  • VBA Experience
  • Expert in Excel Pivot tables and Formula V/X Look up’s

Essential Functions:

  • Ability to work in an office or hybrid environment.
  • Ability to work on a computer for extended periods.
  • Strong hand/finger dexterity for computer tasks.
  • Ability to occasionally lift/move up to 20 pounds.
  • May require occasional travel for training or meetings.

This posting will be open for application for a minimum of 5 days and may be extended based on business needs.

Estimated Starting Salary Range: $74,905.39 - $102,994.91. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors, such as candidates' key skills, relevant work experience, and education/training/certifications. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.

SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.

SNC is a global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. We’re known and respected for our mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation. We provide leading edge technologies and transformative solutions that support our nation’s most critical security needs. If you are mission-focused, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make our country stronger with state-of-the-art technologies that safeguard freedom, join our team!

SNC is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an environment free of discrimination. Employment decisions are made based on merit without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.

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How this Financial Analyst salary compares

This role pays $88,950/yr — in line with the typical range for Financial Analyst roles.

$66,940 median $98,588 $139,610

Typical range $80,667–$117,275/yr, from 1,145 comparable Financial Analyst listings on JobsRadar (pay annualized to USD). See Financial Analyst salary insights →

About Sierra Nevada Corporation

SNC is a trusted global leader in aerospace and national security. Our innovative solutions enable connected protection through command, control and communications systems, as well as ISR, cyber, electromagnetic spectrum management, and other high capabilities for systems across all domains – sea, land, air, space and cyber. As a longstanding leader in defense technology, SNC is the optimum intersection of commercial, defense and non-traditional contractors. We are one of the only privately owned mid-tier A&D contractors and we pride ourselves on our ability to invest early and often to ensure mission success on or ahead of schedule. It’s part of our mission to always stay one step ahead; wo

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