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Financial Analyst

Full Time · In Office · Arlington, Virginia (USA)

$90,000–$110,000 · Posted Sep 14, 2026

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Support financial planning and analysis, program finance, and government contract pricing across the full contract lifecycle. Works closely with executive leadership, Program Managers, Capture/Proposal, Contracts, and Accounting.

  • What You'll Do
  • FP&A: Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning. Forecast revenue, costs, backlog, utilization, and profitability. Analyze actuals vs. budget, support monthly close, and prepare executive reports and dashboards.
  • Program Finance: Partner with Program Managers to track cost, margin, funding, and burn rates. Prepare and maintain ETCs and EACs, analyze variances, and flag financial risks with recommended corrective actions.
  • Pricing: Build compliant, competitive cost models for federal proposals as prime or sub across FFP, T&M, CPFF, and CPAF. Analyze labor rates, escalation, ODCs, and subcontractor costs; apply fringe, overhead, G&A, and fee. Prepare cost volumes, narratives, and supporting schedules.
  • Compliance & Process: Support FAR, CAS, and DCAA requirements and maintain auditable documentation. Improve models, templates, and reporting tools, including through automation and AI.
  • Required
  • Bachelor's in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field
  • 4+ years in FP&A, program finance, project controls, or government contract pricing
  • Federal government contracting or professional services experience
  • Hands-on experience with ETCs, EACs, and federal proposal pricing (prime and/or sub)
  • Working knowledge of FFP, T&M, CPFF, CPAF, indirect rates, cost pools, and wrap rates
  • Advanced Excel (complex formulas, PivotTables, financial modeling)
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to communicate financials to executive and technical audiences

Preferred

  • DoD or civilian agency contract experience; working knowledge of FAR, CAS, DCAA
  • Unanet ERP, Power BI, or Power Query
  • Price-to-Win analysis, incurred cost submissions, or government audit support

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