Akima is looking for a Finance Director to work in Herndon, VA. This key FP&A position will support the corporate budgeting and forecast process under the direction of the VP of Financial Planning and Analysis for Akima, LLC and its over 50 subsidiaries. This key role will maintain an environment of sound financial and system controls in support of the annual budgeting, cost pool set-up and maintenance, and the monthly financial reporting process. Working largely without supervision, this person is expected to be able to present to senior leadership on complex financial topics and cost structures. To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today!

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Finance, Accounting or a related discipline; Master’s degree preferred.
• 10 plus yrs. work experience in FP&A, Project Control, or Accounting.
• 7 plus yrs. experience using Cognos Query Studio and Report Studio.
• 7 plus yrs. experience working with Deltek Costpoint Core modules.
• In depth understanding of cost pools and allocations, specifically in the Deltek Costpoint Cost Pools screen.
• Advanced Excel skills; Experience working with Power BI preferred.

A successful candidate will have proven expertise with CostPoint and Cognos and the ability to communicate and demonstrate their technical and functional experiences relative to the best methods for reporting and analysis of financial data to many users across the enterprise.

• Strong knowledge of Deltek Costpoint and Cognos.
• Working knowledge in the following areas: Indirect Rates, Pools and Bases, and allocation of costs from Home Office Segments and Intermediate Cost Pools.
• Experience forecasting and budgeting financial statements for companies, divisions, or lines of business.
• Working experience and knowledge of Cost Accounting Standards and FAR.
• Experience in Government Services market and contract structures.
• Advanced Excel skills including the use of pivot tables and charts, vlookups, conditional statements, linking, advanced formulas, data queries and macros.
• Excellent data management skills, including data mining, queries and knowledge of report writing.
• Significant experience with developing financial and operational models to support planning process, cost allocation metrics and financial results.
• Analytical ability to interpret financial data, solve complex accounting problems, and advance the development and use of analytical tools and methodologies for cost/profitability analysis.
• Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Must be a self-starter with high levels of motivation who can independently develop ways to troubleshoot and reconcile various financial metrics from Cognos and Costpoint data

• Monthly/Quarterly Financial Reporting to Executive Team.
• Annual Plan Consolidation.
• Monthly Indirect cost forecasting for Akima Shared Services.
• Monthly Reconciliation of Cost pool allocations, including comparing the SIE to the Trial Balance.
• Maintenance/configuration of CostPoint financial structures (General ledger accounts, Orgs, Pool Allocations and Financial Statements).
• Ad hoc financial reporting for senior leadership.

A successful candidate will have proven expertise with CostPoint and Cognos and the ability to communicate and demonstrate their technical and functional experiences relative to the best methods for reporting and analysis of financial data to many users across the enterprise.

• Strong knowledge of Deltek Costpoint and Cognos.
• Working knowledge in the following areas: Indirect Rates, Pools and Bases, and allocation of costs from Home Office Segments and Intermediate Cost Pools.
• Experience forecasting and budgeting financial statements for companies, divisions, or lines of business.
• Working experience and knowledge of Cost Accounting Standards and FAR.
• Experience in Government Services market and contract structures.
• Advanced Excel skills including the use of pivot tables and charts, vlookups, conditional statements, linking, advanced formulas, data queries and macros.
• Excellent data management skills, including data mining, queries and knowledge of report writing.
• Significant experience with developing financial and operational models to support planning process, cost allocation metrics and financial results.
• Analytical ability to interpret financial data, solve complex accounting problems, and advance the development and use of analytical tools and methodologies for cost/profitability analysis.
• Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Must be a self-starter with high levels of motivation who can independently develop ways to troubleshoot and reconcile various financial metrics from Cognos and Costpoint data.