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MATERIAL PROGRAM FINANCIAL SPECIALIST III - SDCA IN SAN DIEGO, CA AT AUSTAL
AUTHORITIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for financial planning, analysis and projection of program material and subcontract costs
- Explore current and historical financial data and predict future results
- Identify trends in financial performance and provide recommendations for improvement; help drive process and policy improvements
- Prepare reports and projections based on this analysis
- Forecast future expenditures and create rent versus buy analysis to support program capital expenditure requests
- Coordinate with other members of the program office and finance team to review financial information and forecasts
- Generate financial models and forecasting
- Establish a ship’s budget and work with buyers and production management to create spend plans
- Create and continually monitor material spending versus the budget, researching variances and generating variance analysis reports and budget adjustment requests as needed
- Work regularly with various levels of Austal’s management team
- Work with Cost Accountants to ensure accurate costs or accruals are taken on all material purchases
- Calculate accurate earned value progress for material control (cost) accounts and Estimates at Completion (EAC) for multiple vessels
- Manage assigned Control Accounts
- Support EVMS Accountants in the submittal of accurate CPR reports as needed
- Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS / KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Statistics, Economics or another related field and 4 years’ purchasing, accounting, or financial experience required OR candidates without a degree may be considered with at least 8 years’ of purchasing, accounting, or financial experience.
- Expert-level analytical and financial modeling skills
- Advanced skills with Excel spreadsheets using SUMIF and VLOOKUP formulas
- Strategic thinking and very detail oriented
- Good presentation skills
- Ability to influence and persuade
- Excellent time management and organizational ability
- Ability to multitask and meet constant deadlines
- Able to work long hours when necessary
- Working knowledge of and experience in EVMS reporting and analysis preferred
- Ability to analyze data and communicate analysis to Austal management
- Knowledge of ERP Systems and data tables; ODBC experience a plus
- Active learner interested in career growth and development
