Financial Analyst

ASRC Federal Agile Decision Sciences LLC is looking for a Financial Analyst to support the areas of budget planning, formulation, and execution for the NASA program. This is a great opportunity to support a dynamic office at the forefront of Agency initiatives.Work Location: Washington, DC. This position is anticipated to be hybrid; onsite 3 days a week at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC, or NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD depending on customer needs.Responsibilities:Provide accurate estimates for the cost of a project by analyzing and collecting information about labor, materials, and schedule.Identifying gaps in budget process and creating efficient solutions to support the program.Create and utilize cost estimation and modeling tools to better assess performance and costs.Monitor contracts and task orders for cost trend analysis; in some cases, developing a framework to monitor budget and coordinate with project team members to review planned vs. actual variances and create monthly status reports.Prepare financial reports for management and Resources staff to document projected budgets, funds received, direct and reimbursable cost expenditures, and remaining funds available.Suggest efficiencies and process improvements for the organization.Provide project management support role by generating presentations, charts, graphs, correspondence, spreadsheets, and other similar documents related to technical development activities.Serves as interface with center project leads and NASA HQ managers. Provide regular communication with major stakeholders of upcoming milestones and deliverables.Plans, schedules, and coordinates activities and processes to support key activities and meetings such as project and program reviews (attending meetings as appropriate).Coordinates meetings on behalf of the customer, taking notes, and disseminating minutes and actions. Tracking and following up on actions of responsible parties.Support efforts to integrate cost, risk, and schedule data, and assist with coordination between stakeholders at NASA HQ and the field centers.Requirements:Bachelor’s degree with 8 or more years of relevant work experience.Be proficient in advanced use of Excel including lookup functions, pivot tables, and similar features. Ability to use and create macros is very beneficial.Should possess strong analytical and interpersonal skills.Strong verbal and written communications.Team player with a positive, can-do attitude and a willingness to learn new processes.Ability to prioritize work and know how to communicate time estimates when there are competing priorities; can status assignment progress.Proficient with Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel).Travel may be necessary -- locally and in US, anticipated to be approximately 2 domestic trips per year.Must be U.S. Citizen and be able to obtain a government issued Secret clearance. Candidates with Secret, Top Secret, or TS/SCI clearances preferred.Federal Government (NASA) background/experience strongly preferredJobFamilyFinance & AccountingJobFunctionFinancial Planning & AnalysisPayTypeSalaryHiringMinRate133532HiringMaxRate200297