Finance Manager

What you will be doing!

• Role will report to the Finance Lead.
• Leads Program Finance team of Finance analysts supporting two business areas and portfolio of programs
• Oversees all financial planning and reporting activities, including the annual planning cycles and building accurate forecasts.
• Continuously seeks out opportunities for customer experience improvements and cost reduction, and partnering with operations leadership to implement the opportunities.
• Manages and develops financial models for planning, forecasting, and reporting costs and efficiency.
• Performs root cause analysis and uncovers core issues using data; assisting the Operations on improving and creating new measures.
• Responsible for budget planning and supporting the TSS leadership team by offering insights and financial advice that will allow them to make the best business decisions for the company
• Collaborate across organizations/functions including sales, operations, line of business and project management
• Manage billing of rated services, ensuring accuracy and review of proper backup information
• Provide financial leadership to the business, helping drive profitable growth
• Ensures compliance with internal policies and procedures, as well as other government regulations
• Maintains current knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, policies, and procedures
• People development, cross-training and career coaching
• Responsible for business area monthly reporting requirements
• Other duties as necessary

Supervisory Responsibility

Manages the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the Program Finance Department. Provides guidance and direction in procedures and systems necessary to maintain proper records and to afford adequate accounting controls and services. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the company policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, planning, assigning, directing work, rewarding, disciplining employees, performance reviews, and addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:Bachelor Degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; Master’s preferred; ten or more years related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience, plus five years of experience in a leadership role. CPA license is preferred but not required.

Other Required Skills:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, or governmental regulations; ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries and complaints. Effective communication and presentation skills on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups and/or board of directors
• Must be able to calculate figures and amounts for all bookkeeping, payroll, budgets, statistical analysis and probability statements. Must use the utmost discretion in all presentations/correspondence and communication for staff, Executives, and Managing Directors
• Strong financial, analytical, communication and management skills
• Experience in Government Contracting and knowledge of Cost Accounting Standards required.
• Proficient in Deltek Costpoint and MS Office.

Clearance:Current TS/SCI with appropriate level polygraph preferred. Ability to obtain/maintain aforementioned clearance is required.

Who are we?Praxis Engineering* was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Annapolis Junction MD - with growing offices in Chantilly VA and Aberdeen MD.

Praxis Engineering is a consulting, product, and solutions firm dedicated to the practical application of software and system engineering technologies to solve complex problems.With over 300 employees supporting more than 50 contracts, Praxis brings together world class engineers with proven engineering best practices, domain expertise, commercial technologies and proven agile management approachesto create high value solutions aimed at helping our customers meet their most critical business and mission objectives.

*Praxis Engineering is a wholly owned subsidiary ofGeneral Dynamics IT.Why Praxis?We are focused on continual learning and evolution. We don’t do things because “that’s the way we’ve always done things”; we listen to our employees and adapt to the changing marketplace. We look at the big picture and encourage our engineers to get training and certifications in emerging technologies that will help shape our customer’s mission. We've been profitable year after year. We're always on the lookout for great engineers to join the team and we recognize that our employees are the heart and soul of what we do.We focus on recruiting talented people, treating them right, and then allowing them to do what they do best. No red tape. No micromanagement. Smart people want to work with smart people, and we love people who are passionate about what they do, and finding ways to do it better.

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Benefits

• Attractivetotal compensation package to include competitive salary and medical benefits with an option for FREE employee HSA medical plan!
• Office perks such as free soft drinks and snacks (both healthy and not-so-healthy)
• Praxis swag (annual gift certificate to purchase top brand Praxis apparel)
• 401k contribution/match: combination of profit share/contribution (3.5%) and employer match (up to 4.5%) for a total of 8%.
• Annual bonus plan
• 4 weeks Paid Time Off 10 holidays comp time eligibility. (30 days of leave to start!)
  • We reward longevity! On your 5th work anniversary– you will receivean additional week of PTO to 5 weeks of PTO. Making it 35 days of leave altogether!
  • On your 10thworkanniversary– you will receive an additional week of PTO to 6 weeks of PTO. Making it 40 days of leave altogether!
  • At any time, your unused PTO can be traded in for $$$!
• Carryover a max of 380hoursof leave from year to year. You can choose to have a sabbatical one year or trade in your unused PTO for something nice!
• Student loan repayment Assistance – COMING SOON!
• Training is a priority!Take advantage of our endlessin-house training opportunities - or seek out vendor offered (paid) training opportunities like conferences, certification courses and seminars.
  • Conferences(recently attended by Praxis employees): AWS Summit, IoT World, Black Hat and DefCon.
  • Training & Certifications:Splunk, AWS, Big Data/Cloudera, VMWare, Scrum Master...the list of certifications goes on and on!
  • Praxis University:Cyber Research, Data Analytics, IoT, AWS and RedHat course offerings and hands-on training.
• We truly believe the right work-life balance can exist, and it's here at Praxis. Our work is extremely important, but your job is just a part of who you are. When you enjoy your life outside of our walls, you're at your best the next time you walk through our doors. We do all we can to assure that happens every day.

Praxis Engineering provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,sexual orientation,gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, or any other protected class.