We're looking for an entry-level finance professional who is ready to start their journey towards a successful career!

This opportunity is based out of our Naval Electronics' Sensors Center of Excellence, located in Largo, FL (routine onsite requirements apply).

Job Responsibilities

• 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); cash management/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
• 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

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, Deltek/CostPoint, Pro Pricer)