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Washington, Dc, Us

Falls Church, Va, Us

Business Manager supporting Secure Processing OU Development programs and ASIC Sustainment Rate• Coordinate and lead business management functions including proposal development, contracts, pricing, financial planning & control, accounting, and program scheduling.• Interface with customer leadership on contract execution (CDRL submittals, funding requirements, invoicing, etc.)• Provide direct management for a team of Business Management professionals.• Ensure effective compliance with EVMS level 1 requirements on various programs including a ~$500M CPFF contract.• Manage risks with multiple contract types from both an execution and financial perspective.• Develop proposals from draft RFP to award, including review of RFP, FAR clauses, coordination with subcontractor flow-downs, basis of estimates, indirect rates, pricing strategies, cash management, negotiation strategy and oversight.• Provide financial business analysis and reporting with the ability to clearly communicate with senior management as it relates to financial program status and analyses.• Coordinate and develop business strategy with leadership to enable accurate forecasting while developing the Annual Operation Plan (AOP) and Indicated Finals (IF).• Support Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs), Joint Surveillance Reviews (JSRs), Internal and External Audits, and other financial assurance engagements.• Oversee financial key-line forecasting, work authorization, contractual reporting, program budgeting, and financial estimate at complete (EAC) development.

Falls Church, Va, Us

Financial analyst balance sheet lead for the Maritime/Land Systems & Sensors and Mission Systems Europe Divisions with a volume of ~$3B revenue annually• Lead monthly and quarterly closing activities including actuals reporting, variance analysis, and other key SOX deliverables• Lead monthly forecast process, consolidation, submission, and reviews with executive management• Lead the development of AOP/LRSP/Resource Plan/Budgets and Capital Plans for the division in conjunction with program directors, functional managers, and program analysts

Falls Church, Va, Us

• Perform analyses and prepare reports to ensure program contracts are within negotiated, agreed-upon parameters, government cost control guidelines, and accounting guidelines• Perform Earned Value Metric (EVM) tasks including: Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development, budget baseline, cost risk analysis, visibility reports, development and analysis of Estimates at Complete (EAC) and Estimates to Complete (ETC).• Coordinate and prepare program financial forecasting and reporting, the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), and the Labor Resource Plan.• Examine estimates of material, equipment services, production costs, performance requirements, and delivery schedules to ensure accuracy and completeness.• Facilitate, monitor, and forecast program financing mechanisms including Accounts Receivable, Advanced Payments, and Performance Based Payments.• Perform cost and schedule risk assessments to identify and mitigate program cost and scheduling risks.• Prepare and present complex financial analysis to executive level management and external customers.• Provide proposal support including taking an active role in creating contract proposal volumes, supporting fact finding and the negotiation process.

Haslet, Texas, Us

• Provide pricing for proposal efforts to customers in military and commercial capacities.• Work with program managers, account managers, and engineers to gather forecasted labor and material estimates-to-complete, to forecast total estimated costs at program completion.• Prepare financial analysis for proposal estimates to brief senior management; including cash flow, margin analysis of different scenarios, and headcounts• Work with proposal managers, business development, procurement, and contract managers to develop proposals and forecast risks if contracts are awarded. • Analyze basis of estimates and price travel, while checking for completeness and accuracy.

Providence, Ri, Us

• Performed Financial, IT, and Compliance audits throughout the Textron enterprise to provide assurance and improve business controls• Used Concur Technologies to perform Travel and Expense report audits on sales personnel to prevent fraudulent use• Worked closely with Operations, Accounting, and Finance teams while performing audits within different Textron business units

Sandusky, Ohio, Us

Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, the $1B publicly traded partnership and one of the largest regional amusement-resort operators in the world. • Tested the design and operational effectiveness of certain internal controls related to financial reporting and park operations• Utilized process-level S-OX controls in conjunction with the external audit firm Deloitte and Touché, including work paper preparation with tic-mark references and IPE testing• Supported the Company’s enterprise risk management platform by testing various risk-mitigating policies and procedures• Assisted the Company’s loss prevention efforts by data-mining the park’s POS system for suspicious transaction typically used to conceal cash theft• Worked closely with park-level and corporate management concerning audit results

Bachelor’S Degree, Finance

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance

High School