Financial Analyst (remote)

at  Raytheon

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, or related field and 2 years financial experience OR an Advanced degree and less than 2 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel
• Experience with one ore more of the following project/task financial management support items: Analyzing budgets, Monitoring actual cost data, Developing forecasts, and/or Providing variance analysis
• Experience using other Microsoft Office tools (including Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Able to meet critical deadlines and develop and apply process improvements
• Experience performing qualitative or comparative analysis with an emphasis on variance explanation
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, geographically disperse team environment with multiple tasks going on simultaneously, with overlapping responsibilities and firm due dates
• Extremely organized with an emphasis on tracking multiple revisions
• Inquisitive with strong analytical and mathematical skills
• Comfortable making decisions with imperfect information
• Desires constructive feedback to become a stronger analyst
• A drive for leading process change, willing and able to partner with cross business teams to improve forecast accuracy
• Experience using the financial software systems SAP R/3
• Strong communication, comfortable speaking in groups while confidently and professionally sharing opinions with every level of management.

POSITION ROLE TYPE:

Remote
At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.
The Raytheon Finance Organization’s Digital Technology Budgets group has an opportunity for a strong Financial Analyst (P2) to join our growing team. We are looking for someone who values collaboration & inclusion to assist with Digital Technology financial management & analysis. This is a role on a small team, which will provide a great variety of growth opportunities and have significant interaction with various layers of management within and outside of the finance organization. This position is currently designated as fully remote. However, the successful candidate will be required to work from one of the 50 U.S. states (excluding U.S. Territories).

RESPONSIBILITIES TO ANTICIPATE:

• Serve as the financial analyst for the Digital Technologies organization.
• Analyze expense drivers within the respective directorates being supported and produce actionable next steps to drive costs efficiencies and/or process improvements.
• Obtain a breadth of knowledge of all RTX financial metrics with an emphasis on overhead expenses, PRISM and APEX, and gain a full understanding of all the intricacies of Overhead Budget development and maintenance (to include detailed analysis, trends, what-if’s, etc.).
• Provide process and analytical leadership for Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and Quarterly forecast updates.
• Analyze monthly overhead performance and forecasts and communicate to the Digital Technology directorates as well as to Finance peers and leadership.
• Perform quick-turn ad hoc financial analysis as needed
• Become knowledgeable in both internal and external controls, such as Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), and RTX Disclosure Statement
• Develop financial models and reporting tools related to management of overhead budgets (labor, hardware, contractor labor, software and other critical areas of the business)