Financial Specialist

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Job Description:

Parsons is recruiting a skilled and detail-oriented Financial Specialist to join our team! In this role, you will work closely with the Finance Manager to support complex infrastructure and technology projects that make a meaningful impact on the world around us. This position offers more than just a finance role-it provides the opportunity to collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, project management, and operations teams to help ensure projects remain on schedule, within budget, and aligned with strategic business objectives.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Assist in the development, tracking, and analysis of project budgets and forecasts

• Collaborate with project teams to monitor financial performance, track expenditures, and help mitigate financial risks

• Prepare and review financial reports, ensuring accuracy and compliance with internal and external requirements

• Support month-end and year-end close processes

• Analyze financial data and provide insights to support project and business decision-making

• Assist in the preparation of financial forecasts and variance analysis, while supporting management reporting, revenue tracking, and cost reconciliation

• Maintain financial records and ensure compliance with company policies, contractual requirements, and financial procedures

• Recommend and support process improvements to enhance reporting accuracy and financial efficiency

• Assist with audits, cost proposals, and other financial documents as needed

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field; MBA a plus

• 5+ years of experience in financial analysis or project accounting, preferably within an engineering or contracting environment

• Advance proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, logical functions, and data manipulation

• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Power BI

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret and present financial data effectively

• Excellent written and verbal communication to collaborate across multiple teams

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, and collaborative environment

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Experience working with a variety of contract types, including firm-fixed-price, cost reimbursement, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and time and materials contracts

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and continuously evolving environment

• Strong attention to detail with the ability to ensure accuracy in financial data and reporting

• Experience with online reporting systems and workflow development

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively

• Familiarity with project -based accounting or engineering/construction industry financial processes is a plus

Security Clearance Requirement:

None

This position is part of our Corporate team.

For over 80 years, Parsons Corporation, has shaped the future of the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. Our employees work in a close-knit team environment to find new, innovative ways to deliver smart solutions that are used and valued by customers around the world. By combining unique technologies with deep domain expertise across cybersecurity, missile defense, space, connected infrastructure, transportation, smart cities, and more, we're providing tomorrow's solutions today.

Salary Range: $74,800.00 - $130,900.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

We truly invest and care about our employee's wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest-APPLY TODAY!

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About Us

Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. With nearly 75 years of experience, Parsons is uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide.

Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQ+.

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