What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Systems and Optimization Analyst position at Vigor Marine Group?
Description
Who We Are
Founded in 1995, Vigor Marine Group is an established, innovative and integrated partner with a national footprint in the marine maintenance and modernization, marine fabrication and marine services. Evolving over decades from a collection of the best-in-class companies with unique and complementary capabilities on the East and West coasts, our spirit of innovation and legacy of performance make Vigor Marine Group a preferred, full-service prime contractor in the defense and maritime sectors. Today we offer advanced services and complete solutions for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, Military Sealift Command, state ferry systems, the cruise industry, the commercial fishing industry and more.
With four shipyards for maintenance and modernization and one for fabrication, including the largest floating dry dock in the western hemisphere, our more than 2,500 dedicated employees across four states – from the Pacific Northwest to San Diego to Norfolk – personify the values of our company. Vigor Marine Group takes pride in being the employer of choice for our employees, who in turn take great pride in their contributions to the communities where they live and work, and to their nation – through their living wage jobs supporting their local economies, and through the word-class maritime and industrial services they provide to further our defense readiness and national security.
SALARY RANGE: $110,000 – 125,000
Position Summary
The Finance Optimization & Systems Analyst will support strategic projects focused on improving financial processes, systems, reporting, and data governance across the organization.
The ideal candidate combines a strong foundation in accounting and financial consolidation with systems aptitude, analytical capability, and project-management discipline. This is a hands-on role for someone who can understand the accounting implications of a process or system change, analyze complex data, and drive projects from problem identification through implementation.
Essential Functions And Major Responsibilities
(This list is not intended to detail all aspects of the assigned work but is representative of the job’s overall responsibilities.)
Finance Systems and Reporting
CITIZENSHIP: Pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires US citizenship.
Vigor Industrial LLC and its wholly owned subsidiaries are drug, smoke and vape-free workplaces. Prospective employees must pass a drug and alcohol test and background check as pre-employment screening.
Vigor Values
Vigor expects all employees to enhance the atmosphere in which they work by living the Vigor Values every day.
Truth:We seek the truth, and we speak the truth
Responsibility:We act on what we know is right
Evolution: We seek mastery, and adapt to a changing world
Love:We care about the people we work with, and the world we live in
At Vigor we offer a generous benefits package that includes:
Medical
RX
Dental
Vision
Life
AD&D
LTD
STD
EAP
Discretionary bonus
Tuition Reimbursement
FSA (Medical, Childcare, Transportation)
10 paid holidays
PTO
401(k)
Vigor and its wholly owned subsidiaries are committed to inclusion and diversity by providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veterans, age, genetics, the presence of a physical or mental condition or disability that can be reasonably accommodated, or any other protected class under relevant laws in the locations we operate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and can be requested with Vigor’s Human Resources Department.
In addition to federal law requirements, Vigor complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination and non-retaliation in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, benefits, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Who We Are
Founded in 1995, Vigor Marine Group is an established, innovative and integrated partner with a national footprint in the marine maintenance and modernization, marine fabrication and marine services. Evolving over decades from a collection of the best-in-class companies with unique and complementary capabilities on the East and West coasts, our spirit of innovation and legacy of performance make Vigor Marine Group a preferred, full-service prime contractor in the defense and maritime sectors. Today we offer advanced services and complete solutions for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, Military Sealift Command, state ferry systems, the cruise industry, the commercial fishing industry and more.
With four shipyards for maintenance and modernization and one for fabrication, including the largest floating dry dock in the western hemisphere, our more than 2,500 dedicated employees across four states – from the Pacific Northwest to San Diego to Norfolk – personify the values of our company. Vigor Marine Group takes pride in being the employer of choice for our employees, who in turn take great pride in their contributions to the communities where they live and work, and to their nation – through their living wage jobs supporting their local economies, and through the word-class maritime and industrial services they provide to further our defense readiness and national security.
SALARY RANGE: $110,000 – 125,000
Position Summary
The Finance Optimization & Systems Analyst will support strategic projects focused on improving financial processes, systems, reporting, and data governance across the organization.
The ideal candidate combines a strong foundation in accounting and financial consolidation with systems aptitude, analytical capability, and project-management discipline. This is a hands-on role for someone who can understand the accounting implications of a process or system change, analyze complex data, and drive projects from problem identification through implementation.
Essential Functions And Major Responsibilities
(This list is not intended to detail all aspects of the assigned work but is representative of the job’s overall responsibilities.)
Finance Systems and Reporting
- Support the design, implementation, testing, and ongoing improvement of financial systems, reporting tools, and related integrations.
- Translate accounting and finance requirements into clear functional and technical requirements.
- Evaluate system functionality and recommend improvements that strengthen efficiency, scalability, accuracy, and internal controls.
- Participate in ERP upgrades, system implementations, data conversions, and user acceptance testing.
- Develop and maintain financial reports, dashboards, reconciliations, and analytical tools.
- Troubleshoot financial system and reporting issues in coordination with Finance and IT.
- Help ensure financial systems appropriately support the general ledger, consolidations, intercompany activity, and management reporting.
- Lead or support cross-functional projects involving financial processes, systems, reporting, and organizational change.
- Document current-state processes, identify gaps and inefficiencies, and design practical future-state solutions.
- Develop project plans, track milestones and dependencies, and communicate progress, risks, and decisions.
- Standardize and automate manual processes where appropriate.
- Develop policies, procedures, process documentation, and training materials that support sustainable adoption.
- Assist Finance leadership with strategic initiatives and other special projects as needed.
- Apply strong accounting knowledge to evaluate the financial reporting and control implications of proposed changes.
- Support improvements to monthly close, consolidation, intercompany elimination, account reconciliation, and management reporting processes.
- Analyze financial information across business units and legal entities to identify inconsistencies, errors, and improvement opportunities.
- Help ensure system configurations and reporting logic align with accounting policies and reporting requirements.
- Partner with Accounting teams to improve the accuracy, consistency, and timeliness of financial information.
- Support finance data governance standards, including data ownership, definitions, hierarchies, approval protocols, and change controls.
- Perform data-quality assessments and coordinate resolution of identified issues.
- Maintain documentation of data lineage, reporting logic, key controls, and system dependencies.
- Ensure process and system improvements incorporate appropriate internal controls, auditability, security, and segregation of duties.
- Serve as a liaison among Finance, Accounting, IT, and business stakeholders regarding financial data and reporting requirements.
- Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP, general-ledger accounting, financial close, intercompany accounting, and multi-entity consolidations.
- Demonstrated ability to understand financial data flows from source systems through the general ledger, consolidation, and reporting.
- Experience working with ERP, consolidation, financial reporting, or business-intelligence systems.
- Working knowledge of data governance, master data, data quality, and internal-control concepts.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, project-management, and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and drive cross-functional work to completion.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical or accounting matters to varied audiences.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Power BI, SQL, data visualization, or automation tools is preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field is required.
- Five or more years of relevant experience in accounting, financial systems, finance transformation, audit, consulting, or process improvement.
CITIZENSHIP: Pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires US citizenship.
Vigor Industrial LLC and its wholly owned subsidiaries are drug, smoke and vape-free workplaces. Prospective employees must pass a drug and alcohol test and background check as pre-employment screening.
Vigor Values
Vigor expects all employees to enhance the atmosphere in which they work by living the Vigor Values every day.
Truth:We seek the truth, and we speak the truth
Responsibility:We act on what we know is right
Evolution: We seek mastery, and adapt to a changing world
Love:We care about the people we work with, and the world we live in
At Vigor we offer a generous benefits package that includes:
Medical
RX
Dental
Vision
Life
AD&D
LTD
STD
EAP
Discretionary bonus
Tuition Reimbursement
FSA (Medical, Childcare, Transportation)
10 paid holidays
PTO
401(k)
Vigor and its wholly owned subsidiaries are committed to inclusion and diversity by providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veterans, age, genetics, the presence of a physical or mental condition or disability that can be reasonably accommodated, or any other protected class under relevant laws in the locations we operate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and can be requested with Vigor’s Human Resources Department.
In addition to federal law requirements, Vigor complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination and non-retaliation in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, benefits, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Salary : $110,000 - $125,000