What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Program Financial Analyst position at Leonardo DRS?
Job ID: 114294
The Leonardo DRS Land Electronics business provides C4I Network computing and integrated situational awareness, as well as state-of-the-art embedded diagnostics, vehicle power management and combat vehicle integration products and services.
Job Summary
Join Leonardo DRS Land Electronics in Melbourne, FL as a Senior Program Financial Analyst, providing leadership across financial and program analysis for advanced defense technologies including C4I network computing, integrated situational awareness, and combat vehicle integration solutions. In this high-impact role, you’ll ensure sound financial analysis, strong business judgment, and compliance across complex contract types, while supporting negotiations, proposal strategy, acquisition planning, and audit readiness. You’ll drive key program finance activities such as BOE, EVMS/EAC, forecasting, cash and ROI management, and contractual reporting, and you’ll help develop the team by mentoring junior staff.
Job Responsibilities
The Leonardo DRS Land Electronics business provides C4I Network computing and integrated situational awareness, as well as state-of-the-art embedded diagnostics, vehicle power management and combat vehicle integration products and services.
Job Summary
Join Leonardo DRS Land Electronics in Melbourne, FL as a Senior Program Financial Analyst, providing leadership across financial and program analysis for advanced defense technologies including C4I network computing, integrated situational awareness, and combat vehicle integration solutions. In this high-impact role, you’ll ensure sound financial analysis, strong business judgment, and compliance across complex contract types, while supporting negotiations, proposal strategy, acquisition planning, and audit readiness. You’ll drive key program finance activities such as BOE, EVMS/EAC, forecasting, cash and ROI management, and contractual reporting, and you’ll help develop the team by mentoring junior staff.
Job Responsibilities
- Provide leadership for the financial and program analysis management functions of the company
- Ensure soundness of analysis, good business judgment, compliance with policies and procedures, adequacy of results and that all costs and reasonable fees have been provided for
- Establish, develop and maintain effective business relationships with internal and external customers
- Support negotiations with the government, industry prime contractors and foreign customers
- Conduct difficult analytical studies, monitor trends and be able to accurately interpret the results
- Support of government compliance and audit activities
- Understand standards of conduct to include: conflicts of interests; improper practices; liability and fraud
- Understand 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
- Strong grasp of generally accepted accounting principles and an in-depth working knowledge of the cost accounting standards (CAS) and IFRS
- Participate in acquisition planning strategies including: the definition of contract requirements and risks, and, market research
- Support proposal preparations including: bid/no-bid requirements; cost estimating; pricing; RFP review; risk mitigation; and negotiation
- Understand 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
- Maximize IT utilization through electronic commerce and ERP and OneStream forecasting tool
- Provide claims and litigation support involving ASBCA and USCFC
- General 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
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting or related field and at least seven years of progressive experience in a government-manufacturing environment.
- MA, MS and/or professional certification is highly desirable.
- In-depth knowledge of the FAR, DFAR, CAS, and SOX
- Contract compliance knowledge
- Developing leadership skills
- Understand financial analysis principles and have financial analysis skills
- Ability to mentor junior staff members
- Working knowledge of IR&D/B&P/direct sell and allowable vs. unallowable cost
- Strong computer skills (MS Office Suite, MS Project, Visio, Costpoint, Pro Pricer)
- Some employees are eligible for limited benefits only