Financial Analyst - Remote
Our client, an IT solutions provider servicing commercial and government clients, is seeking a Financial Analyst to support a DoD contract to apply financial operational research methodology to economic analysis, benefit, cost, and risk studies. Responsibilities: - Identifies and analyzes problems in areas such as business, logistics, healthcare, or other fields. - Collects and organizes information from various sources, including databases, sales histories, and customer feedback. - Gathers input from team members or subject-matter experts. - Analyzes collected data and extracts relevant information to address the problem. - Develops and test quantitative models, support software, and analytical tools. - Writes memos, reports, and documents explaining findings and recommendations for managers, executives, and other officials. - Assists in resource allocation, production scheduling, supply chain management, and pricing decisions. - Breaks down problems using statistical and database software and analytical techniques such as forecasting and data mining. - Studies the impact of changes and circumstances on different parts of the problem. - Provides alternatives for different actions and assists in achieving consensus on how to proceed. - Weighs costs and benefits of alternative solutions or approaches in recommendations to managers. Required Skills - Must be US Citizen and eligible to obtain a U.S. Government SECRET / TOP SECRET Clearance. - Must have an IAM III Certification: CISM, CISSP, GSLC - Must currently have or be willing to obtain one of the following certifications: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Foundations 2020 Certified Associate, Oracle Certified Associate (OCA), Oracle WebLogic Server 12c Administrator, Oracle Java SE 8 Programmer I, Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c Essentials (OEM 12c), Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher (BIP) 12c R1: Fundamentals, Oracle Planning 202x Certified Implementation Specialist (CIS), and Oracle Identity Governance 12c: Essentials. - Previous experience in cost analysis principles, including statistical, financial, and cost-accounting concepts. - Knowledge of cost modeling principles. - Must be capable of developing models that can utilize simulation. - Must be capable of applying operations research methodology to defining and formulating economic analysis and related benefit, cost, and risk studies - Must have deep experience in the principles, theories, procedures, and techniques of cost analysis, including statistical concepts (standard deviation, confidence limits, and expected value), financial analysis concepts (present value analysis, Return on Investment (ROI), discounting, and inflation), and cost-accounting concepts (depreciation, amortization, overhead identification, and distribution). - Must be willing and able to travel to the client site in Washington, DC approximately 25% annually. Apply tot his job