Finance Analyst - Caribou Thunder

Finance Analyst

Caribou Thunder

Location: Chantilly, VA

Requisition#: CS39332

Date Posted: 7/28/2023

Security Clearance: TS/SCI

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Business discipline with significant course work in financial management, accounting, and/or auditing

Experience: 2 years

Position Summary

Caribou Thunder is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Finance Analyst to provide financial support to 11 Divisions. The FA will be responsible for managing and executing the office's budget, offering budgetary guidance to officers, and fostering positive relationships within the team. This role requires excellent multitasking abilities and the capacity to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

As a member of the Finance Resource Team, the FA will play a critical role in delivering mission value and providing superior customer service to both internal and external stakeholders.

Complete Description

The primary responsibility of the FA will be to manage, maintain, and execute the office's overall budget, providing financial and budgetary guidance to officers.

The FA will need to demonstrate flexibility, collaboration, and integration skills while working with other contractors and personnel. Building and maintaining positive and cooperative relationships will be crucial to the success of the FA in this role. Meeting schedules within budget constraints is also a key aspect of the job. The core hours for this role are 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.

• Responsible for addressing the financial and budgetary needs of potential candidates/applicants.
• Work under pressure, facing short deadlines and competing priorities.
• Maintaining a calm and professional demeanor is essential.
• Monitor the execution of the budget and maintain spend plans, providing status updates on expense rates to ensure budget compliance.
• Lead efforts in identifying opportunities for financial efficiencies and process improvements.
• Examine and update existing SOPs, handbooks, and guides to meet constant process changes within the organization.
• Assist officers in creating requests using financial systems with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Prepare and update spend plans using COGNOS Trend reports with high accuracy and attention to detail.
• Provide intermediate to expert-level support in financial systems, including funding, SLAs, and price estimates.
• Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills in daily interactions with officers and mission partners, addressing their financial needs effectively.

Minimum Requirements

• Intermediate to expert level of experience with financial systems (funding, SLAs, price estimates).
• Basic to intermediate experience in the preparation of financial documents (vouchers, travel, funding, SLAs, etc.).
• Basic to intermediate experience and knowledge of finance policies/regulations.
• Superior customer service and the delivery of mission value.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, energetic, and mission-focused, with proven problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Preferred Requirements

• Prior experience with systems and customer service.
• Familiarity with COGNOS and other budget and finance tools.
• Proven ability to identify opportunities for financial efficiencies and process improvements.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Company Description

Caribou Thunder, LLC is a Woman Owned, HUBZone Certified, Native American Owned, SBA and SDB Certified global engineering services company, incorporated in 2006.

Caribou Thunder is a Global Service Provider supporting a wide variety of DoD, Space, and Intelligence programs with consistent growth since inception to over 100 associates and $10M in annual sales with solid performance in 35 states across the U.S. and 22 countries around the world. Caribou Thunder, LLC is an established Defense contractor with nearly 20 years of experience delivering engineering services worldwide.  We offer industry leading salaries, flexible work life balance, full range of benefits (career development and mentoring, PTO, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401k match). 

Caribou Thunder, LLC offers meaningful career opportunities within a true team-based environment, where each and every employee matters, contributing to a higher goal supporting National Security programs. Caribou Thunder, LLC is committed to hiring and maintaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. United States citizenship is a requirement for all positions.

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