Principal Specialist, FP&A

Role Overview

• Develop and maintain financial models, variance analyses, and performance dashboards to inform business decisions and resource allocations using data aggregation and dashboarding tools, including Power Query and Power BI
• Drive process improvements and reporting enhancements, increasing forecast accuracy, transparency, and operational efficiency.
• Serve as the financial analyst for the ES Digital portfolio, managing overhead cost center expenses across service lines (FTEs, software, hardware, contractor labor, etc.).
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual forecast and planning activities, ensuring compliance with government regulations (CAS/FAR) and alignment with AOP and Long-Range Plan (LRP) targets.
• Partner directly with ES functional leadership to understand financial drivers, evaluate trade-offs, and present insights that guide strategic execution.
• Assist in the preparation of executive-level financial briefings summarizing key performance drivers, risks, and recommendations.

Requirements

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent finance experience including FP&A, overhead budgeting, or project support
• minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or an advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience
• Experience with large data sets and data manipulation techniques
• Experience with financial modeling and scenario analysis
• Experience with project or task financial management and support including analyzing budgets, monitoring actual cost data, developing forecasts, and providing variance analysis

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• short-term disability
• long-term disability
• 401(k) match
• flexible spending accounts
• flexible work schedules
• employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program
• parental leave
• paid time off
• holidays