Sr Analyst - Finance & Accounting

Description & Requirements

This role serves as a key financial partner to program and senior leadership, responsible for ensuring accurate forecasting, financial compliance, and clear visibility into project performance.

The position oversees project financial forecasts, revenue adjustments, accruals, and variance analysis while coordinating closely with analysts, subcontractors, and management to track costs and billing activity.

The ideal candidate brings strong analytical judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to respond effectively to audits, client inquiries, and ad-hoc reporting needs, all while safeguarding the integrity and confidentiality of financial data.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for preparation of project financial forecast including loading labor data into corporate model; validating ODC forecast and that overall forecast values are consistent; reviewing with management to finalize and submit forecast.
- Prepare any quarterly revenue adjustments required to correct revenue for impact of billed indirect rates exceeding expected actual rates.
- In conjunction with Financial Analyst, track costs, billing/invoice adjustments, contract-to-date expenditures for sub-contractors and temporary labor.
- Oversee and review monthly accruals.
- Prepare monthly variance analysis for management review.
- Responsible for ad-hoc reporting requests from the management.
- Support management to respond to ad-hoc client requests for supporting documentation, cost allocations/analysis, etc.
- Participate in all internal and external audits and maintain reports and data related to and necessary for audits.
- Ensure the security and privacy of financial information.

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study and 5+ years of relevant professional experience required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

EEO Statement

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer.

We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Pay Transparency

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment.

Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package.

Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards.

Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off.

Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience.

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