Financial Analyst in Plymouth, Minnesota at Rely Innovations

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Financial Analyst serves as a financial partner to Program Management, Manufacturing Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain. The position is responsible for developing and tracking operating and program budgets, analyzing financial performance and variances, maintaining forward-looking forecasts, supporting proposal development, and providing financial oversight of U.S. Government contracts.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead development and maintenance of operating, program, and project budgets in partnership with functional and program leadership.
• Track actual financial performance against budgets, forecasts, program baselines, and contract requirements; identify and explain material variances.
• Develop and maintain forward-looking forecasts and financial models for revenue, cost, margin, cash flow, Estimate at Completion (EAC), and Estimate to Complete (ETC).
• Analyze manufacturing and program costs, including direct material, labor, overhead, outside processing, purchased services, and other direct and indirect costs.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Program Management to investigate cost variances, identify root causes, assess financial impacts, and recommend corrective actions.
• Prepare recurring financial reporting and provide leadership with visibility into financial performance, forecast changes, cash requirements, risks, and opportunities.
• Provide financial planning, analysis, and tracking for capital equipment, facility, and infrastructure investments.
• Develop and support proposal cost models, pricing analyses, Basis of Estimate (BoE) documentation, and applicable labor, overhead, G&A, and other pricing rates.
• Provide financial support for U.S. Government contracts from award through completion, including contract budgets, cost tracking, funding, revenue, expenditures, margin, and remaining financial requirements.
• Prepare and support government contract invoicing, contract modifications, funding changes, customer financial reviews, audits, and cost-documentation requests.
• Apply applicable FAR, DFARS, CAS, and DCAA requirements to proposal pricing, cost accounting, billing, and government contract financial activities.
• Based on the work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.
• Must be able to obtain BATFE (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives) approval.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

· This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

POSITION TYPE:

· This is a Salary Exempt full-time position.

TRAVEL:

· Travel (less than 10% work time).

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible financial analysis, program finance, or cost analysis experience in a manufacturing environment. Aerospace and Defense manufacturing or U.S. Government contracting experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing budgets, forecasts, variance analyses, and program financial models.
• Experience supporting government proposals, including BoEs, indirect rates, direct cost estimates, and cost/pricing models.
• Experience with government contract cost tracking, funding, billing/invoice preparation, and financial reporting.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing cost structures, program finance, and government contract accounting.
• Working knowledge of FAR, DFARS, CAS, and DCAA requirements and their application to cost, pricing, and billing.
• Strong financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and variance-analysis skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience with ERP/project accounting and financial reporting systems
• Ability to independently investigate financial results, challenge assumptions, and translate operational information into credible financial forecasts.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Contracts, Program Management, and Finance.
• Strong analytical, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.