Government Finance Analyst

Government Finance Analyst

Requirements

• Associates degree in Accounting, Finance or Business with 3+ years of experience in an accounting, business or finance role OR
• A Bachelor`s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business with 1+ years of experience in an accounting, business or finance role OR
• A Master`s degree in Accounting, Finance OR
• A JD/PhD in an accounting, business or finance role OR
• In lieu of a degree, 5 years of experience in an accounting, business or finance role
• In order to be considered for this opportunity, you must be a US Citizen

Responsibilities

• Ensuring prompt and accurate responses to the requests from the Government Agencies in support of the Business and Financial audits and reviews
• Retrieve and reconcile supporting documentation to substantiate proposed or claimed costs on government contracts in an organized manner, maintaining support files
• Ability to work with other departments with people with differing levels of experience and knowledge and communicate effectively
• Liaising with the Government auditors to clarify requests and explain processes/supporting documentation
• Participating in reviews of expenses for adherence to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 31 for allowable cost determination
• Performing SAP downloads; data mining, creating pivot tables and analyzing data to support government requests

Preferred Qualifications

• A fundamental understanding of accounting principles and processes and be familiar with audit testing and substantiation requirements
• Prior exposure to Government Cost Principles and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) would be beneficial: FAR; DFARS and CAS
• Advanced Microsoft Excel experience
• SAP experience