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MIT Lincoln Laboratory Financial Manager, Cost Analysis in Lexington, Massachusetts
Job Description
The Financial Services Department (F$D) is looking for a motivated individual to join the Planning and Analysis (P&A) Team. Planning and Analysis maintains, redefines, develops, and prepares meaningful financial reports, dashboards, and metrics for management decision making. The group identifies and implements financial planning and reporting processes, systems, and reporting tools, all the while coordinating with the Laboratory business community and MIT campus on budgeting and forecasting issues.
Reporting to and working with the Senior Financial Manager, P&A, the Finance Manager – Cost Analysis, initially as an individual contributor, will play a hands-on role in expanding the group’s financial analysis and cost analysis capabilities. The Finance Manager – Cost Analysis will be the point person working with the Enterprise Capabilities Board (ECB) for enterprise project lifecycle cost analysis. The role will take the lead in auditing expenses and identifying opportunities to drive efficiencies across the enterprise resulting in recommendations prepared and presented to senior management. To do this job well, this individual needs to be versed in data and financial analysis and have strong attention to detail. Ultimately, the Finance Manager – Cost Analysis will be an integral part of efforts to ensure maximum efficiencies and business success and work toward expanding this capability at the Laboratory.
Duties and Responsibilities
Be a standing member of the Enterprise Capabilities Board (ECB) and perform enterprise project cost analysis, develop yearly operation plans, budgets, and estimate new product costs, including economic analysis.
Gather and analyze financial data; prepare detailed reports, both periodically and ad-hoc
Help management make important decisions based on costs and benefits (e.g. investments, market growth, inflationary impacts, pricing changes)
Conduct audits on financial processes and transactions; Monitor changes in processes or methods to calculate effects on overall costs
Examine data to help with reducing costs in all operations.
Suggest cost-reducing or efficiency enhancing solutions
Requirements
*5-10 years p roven work experience as a Sr. financial analyst, preferably with a focus on cost analysis. Some direct experience as a cost specialist or similar cost role is strongly desired.
Must be ready for a hands-on managerial role. Experience managing a financial analysis or cost function is strongly desired
Experience in data, operational and financial analysis
Knowledge of accounting processes and software
Demonstrated analytical/problem solving skills and effective written and oral communication skills (including presentations)
Excellent customer service, verbal and written communication skills
Ability to analyze, discuss and present financial results/reports
Able to work independently, problem solve and drive positive change within an organization
U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.
*Proficient in MS Office (primarily Excel, Word & PowerPoint); Experience with SAP S/4, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP BW, Power BI a plus
*Bachelor’s degree is required (Degree in Finance, Accounting or similar field - MS or MBA preferred)
At MIT Lincoln Laboratory, our exceptional career opportunities include many outstanding benefits to help you stay healthy, feel supported, and enjoy a fulfilling work-life balance. Benefits offered to employees include: • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans • MIT-funded pension • Matching 401K • Paid leave (including vacation, sick, parental, military, etc.) • Tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs • Mentorship programs • A range of work-life balance options • ... and much more! Please visit our Benefits page for more information. As an employee of MIT, you can also take advantage of other voluntary benefits, discounts, and perks.
Selected candidates will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret-level DoD security clearance.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information; U.S. citizenship is required.
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