Early Career Financial Analyst

November 21, 2024
$91500 / year

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Description

About Lockheed Martin:

Lockheed Martin is a company that focuses on purposeful innovation to ensure people’s safety and solve complex global challenges. They pride themselves on employing some of the best minds in the industry, creating a positive work environment. Employee well-being is a priority, offering diverse career opportunities, flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits to support a healthy work-life balance. The company emphasizes employee empowerment through fostering innovation, integrity, and corporate responsibility.

Description: Early Career Financial Analyst

Lockheed Martin Space in Englewood, CO, is seeking a full-time Early Career Financial Analyst. This role involves a variety of responsibilities throughout the project lifecycle, requiring strong analytical and communication skills.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Baselining and Forecasting: Establish baselines for projects throughout their lifecycle and accurately forecast Earned Value Metrics on a monthly basis.
Long-Range Planning: Develop and monitor long-range plans, including sales forecasting.
Performance Metrics and Reporting: Create and track performance metrics, preparing associated reports for internal and government stakeholders.
Guidance and Support: Provide guidance to control account managers.
Variance Analysis and Corrective Actions: Analyze variances between planned and actual performance and develop corrective action plans.
Review Material Development: Assist in creating review materials for internal and government audiences.
Ad-hoc Analysis: Conduct other cost and performance analyses as needed.

Required Currently pursuings:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Demonstrated experience with detailed data analysis, showcasing high analytical ability and accuracy with numerical data.
U.S. Citizenship is required due to special access requirements for the program.

Desired Skills:

• Advanced Excel skills.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Team-oriented work style.
• Proactive approach to identifying and implementing process improvements.
• Strong organizational, analytical, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to advocate for change and continuous improvement.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with multiple partners.
• Dedication to strategic operational improvement for the assigned team.

Work Arrangement: The position offers a part-time remote telework option, with the specific schedule determined during the hiring process. Lockheed Martin also provides various alternative work schedules, including 9×80 (every other Friday off).

Security Clearance: A government security clearance is required; U.S. citizenship is mandatory. The clearance level is Secret.