Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst to work in Fairfax, VA.
The Senior Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst is responsible for providing financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, analysis, and strategic decision support for a portfolio of government contracts and corporate operations. This position partners closely with Program Management, Business Development, Contracts, Accounting, and Executive Leadership to develop financial insights that improve operational performance, maximize profitability, and ensure compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical capabilities, a deep understanding of government contracting financial practices, and experience supporting cost-plus, fixed-price, time-and-materials, and IDIQ contract environments.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Financial Planning & Forecasting
- Support the annual operating plan (AOP), rolling forecasts, and long-range financial planning processes.
- Develop monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue, backlog, EBITDA, and cash flow forecasts.
- Analyze actual financial performance versus budget, forecast, and prior periods.
- Prepare executive-level financial presentations and business performance reports.
- Analyze contract profitability, indirect cost allocations, labor utilization, funding status, and burn rates.
- Identify financial risks and recommend corrective actions.
- Prepare monthly financial packages for senior leadership and parent company.
- Develop dashboards and KPIs for business performance.
- Analyze:
- Revenue
- Gross margin
- Direct labor utilization
- Indirect expenses
- Contract profitability
- Cash flow
- Recommend actions to improve financial performance.
- Build financial models using Excel and business intelligence tools.
- Automate recurring reports and financial analyses.
- Improve forecasting accuracy through trend analysis and predictive modeling.
- Identify opportunities to streamline FP&A processes.
- Ensure compliance with:
- FAR
- CAS
- DCAA requirements
- Corporate accounting policies
- Support internal and external financial audits.
- Maintain strong internal controls over financial reporting.
Salary Range: $130,000 - $150,000
General Description of Benefits
Preferred QualificationsEducation- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field.
- 7–10 years of progressive FP&A or government contracting finance experience.
- Experience supporting federal government contracts.
- Experience supporting executive financial reporting.
- MBA, CPA, CMA, or CFA designation.
- Experience with Deltek Costpoint.
- Experience with Deltek Cognos
- Experience supporting DCAA audits.
- Experience with mergers and acquisitions or integration activities is a plus.
- Strong understanding of FAR, CAS, and DCAA compliance.
- Advanced financial modeling and forecasting skills.
- Expertise in Excel, including:
- Pivot Tables
- Power Query
- Advanced formulas
- Financial modeling
Skills Required
- Strong understanding of FAR, CAS, and DCAA compliance.
- Advanced financial modeling and forecasting skills.
- Expertise in Excel (Pivot Tables, Power Query, advanced formulas).
- Build and automate financial models and recurring reports using Excel and business intelligence tools.
- Support internal and external financial audits and maintain internal controls over financial reporting.
- Prepare executive-level financial presentations and business performance reports.
- Analyze contract profitability, indirect cost allocations, labor utilization, funding status, and burn rates.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field.
- 7-10 years of progressive FP&A or government contracting finance experience.
- Experience supporting federal government contracts.
- Experience supporting executive financial reporting.
- MBA, CPA, CMA, or CFA designation.
- Experience with Deltek Costpoint.
- Experience with Deltek Cognos.
- Experience supporting DCAA audits.
- Experience with mergers and acquisitions or integration activities.
ECS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ECS and has not been reviewed or approved by ECS.
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Healthcare Strength — ECS advertises multiple national-network medical plan options with HSA eligibility alongside dental and vision coverage. Coverage generally begins quickly and is paired with company-paid short- and long-term disability, adding stability to the health package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with Safe Harbor and immediate vesting on employer contributions is emphasized, with an employer match available. Access to an employee stock purchase plan via the parent company provides an additional savings avenue.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave up to 30 days, adoption assistance, and other family-oriented leaves are highlighted. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful value beyond base pay for many roles.
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What We Do
ECS, a segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN), delivers advanced solutions and services in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and IT modernization, and science and engineering. The company solves critical, complex challenges for customers across the U.S. public sector, defense, intelligence and commercial industries. ECS maintains partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has more than 3,400 employees throughout the U.S. and has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for the last five years.
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