Lead Analyst, Finance/Accounting - United States - 27294 - Maximus

General information

Job Posting Title

Lead Analyst, Finance/Accounting

Date

Thursday, January 2, 2025

City

Remote

Country

United States

Working time

Full-time

Description & Requirements

Maximus is seeking a Lead Analyst, Finance/Accounting. This position is responsible to deliver and/or oversee various indirect expense pools within the Federal Group. This position reports to the Vice President of Finance and will work closely with Federal Leadership, Operational Leadership, and other finance/accounting members.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Prepare Profit and Loss analysis, including analysis of actual variances to forecasts. Assist with division level P&L responsibilities.

- Review Earned/Unbilled Reconciliations for accuracy and completeness; work with finance staff to make necessary corrections.

- Review monthly project billing submissions for adequate supporting documentation and proper approvals.

- Track outstanding Accounts Receivable reports for management review.

- Prepare any quarterly revenue adjustments required to correct revenue for impact of billed indirect rates exceeding expected actual rates.

- In conjunction with Financial Analyst, track costs, billing/invoice adjustments, contract-to-date expenditures for sub-contractors and temporary labor.

- Prepare Contract Information Form (CIF) for review by management.

- Oversee/review monthly accruals.

- Responsible for ad hoc reporting requests.

- Review of supporting documentation that accompanies invoice package.

- Prepare or assist in preparation of pricing and other cost estimates, including those related to contract amendments/task orders as needed.

- Participate in internal and external audits and maintain reports and data related to and necessary for audits.

- Mentor and train junior financial analysts.

- Perform other duties as assigned by management.

- Performs all indirect finance functions in accordance with company policy and manuals.

- Manages indirect pool structures and various allocation methodologies.

- Directly responsible for reporting and forecasting of all Federal G&A departments, Non-SCA and SCA fringe, various facility and employee support service centers, sector overhead.

- Preparation of various inputs to the quarterly indirect rate true-up adjustments for cost reimbursable programs.

- Develops and manages reporting for senior leadership utilizing Costpoint, Cognos reports, Excel, and other sources.

- Prepares and/or reviews financial forecasts and budgets with senior leadership.

- Coordinates with senior leadership to develop operational analysis and modeling.

- Act as a liaison between Finance and Operations

- Works closely to track performance and provides timely variance and Risk & Opportunity analysis.

- Performs monthly reconciliation on accrued expenses to ensure completeness of reporting.

- Prepares and/or monitors vendor & expense report transaction processing to ensure expenses are coded correctly.

- Review and ensure system accuracy.

- Provide monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting for financial and business planning.

- Prepares routine and ad-hoc financial reports and analysis using Maximus proprietary tools, Enterprise solutions, and Excel.

- Responsible for identifying and resolving issues, problems, and concerns.

- Receives assignments in the form of objectives and determines how to use resources to meet schedules and recommends changes to policies and establishes procedures.

- Develop, administer, and implement process improvements in financial analysis, annual operating plan development and forecasting, as well as consolidating, analyzing, reviewing, and reporting on all financial matters.

- Provide financial leadership and support.

- Interacts with different levels of internal customers.

- Ensures the confidentiality and security of all corporate information.

- Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in related field.

- 7-10 years of relevant professional experience.

-Additional years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of Bachelor's degree. Master’s Degree or CPA preferred.

- Knowledge of FAR, CAS, federal audits, allowable/unallowable costs.

- Knowledge of indirect pool structures and various allocation methodologies

- Proficient in Microsoft Office (strong Excel and Word skills)

- Familiarity with Deltek, Cognos, Costpoint or TM1.

- Demonstrated hands-on work experience and knowledge to forecast, budget, report, analyze data and ability to enhance ongoing financial processes while working well with others.

- Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with and present to executive management.

- Ability to coach, develop and mentor team members.

Desired Skills Experience:

- Experience to execute multiple tasks simultaneously working in a team or independently.

- Ability to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment.

- Ability to successfully execute many complex tasks simultaneously.

- Ability to work as a team member, as well as independently.

- Ability to be a self-starter.

- Strong organizational, verbal, and written communication, problem solving, and ability to perform quantitative and qualitative analyses of existing business processes.

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EEO Statement

Active military service members, their spouses, and veteran candidates often embody the core competencies Maximus deems essential, and bring a resiliency and dependability that greatly enhances our workforce. We recognize your unique skills and experiences, and want to provide you with a career path that allows you to continue making a difference for our country. We’re proud of our connections to organizations dedicated to serving veterans and their families. If you are transitioning from military to civilian life, have prior service, are a retired veteran or a member of the National Guard or Reserves, or a spouse of an active military service member, we have challenging and rewarding career opportunities available for you. A committed and diverse workforce is our most important resource. Maximus is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Maximus provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disabled status.

Pay Transparency

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.