Senior Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) {W}

ARKA Group L.P. ("ARKA") is an advanced technologies company serving the U.S. military, intelligence community, and commercial space industry delivering next-generation solutions to support the national security space enterprise. Built on more than six decades of excellence, ARKA brings modern approaches and a culture of innovation to the challenges of today.

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Position Overview:

Reporting to the CFO, the Senior FP&A Analyst will be primarily responsible for analyzing and reporting the consolidated forecast, budget, and actual cash flow package to senior management. The ideal candidate will become involved in global cash flow planning and analysis, supporting executive level presentations, supporting M&A analysis, cash and treasury forecasting to include covenant analysis and performing ad hoc projects. This position provides a candidate with the unique opportunity to become a key member in an exciting blue-chip private equity-backed firm focused on the Defense and National Security community.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee FP&A operations of the organization and its subsidiaries in a hands-on manner
• Lead all reporting requirements including monthly close, monthly forecasts, annual and long-range plans including production and maintenance of forecast for key performance indicators (KPI's) including spend and resource requirements for business groups
• Consolidation of multiple business units
• Work with Business Unit heads to build their annual budgets and forecasts
• Produce models to project long-term growth and determine the impacting business factors
• Analyze financial and operational results to better understand company performance
• Communicate to senior management the reasons behind the product/department performance and results
• Providing detailed analysis and commentary on cost and spending centers
• Review operations and recommend new productivity or cost saving initiatives
• Preparing business cases to support new investment, strategic and other business decisions
• Evaluate previous budgets, expenditures to develop and implement future budgets
• Communicating results and recommendations to senior management for improvements that will lead to cost reduction, revenue generation and streamlining operations
• Partner with the local finance teams to improve liquidity, over deliver budget targets, and actively manage working capital
• Lead efforts to monitor liquidity and provide variance analysis for changes in cash balance versus weekly forecast
• Manage capital spending analysis and estimates across the organization
• Support and work closely with project finance and proposals to ensure proper maintenance of incurred and program costs/profits as well as required support in bids and proposals
• Work with senior management on actively managing the M&A pipeline and elements of the execution to include required financial analysis
• ERP/CPM (Corporate Performance Management; OneStream) integration and oversight

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics or related field; MBA preferred
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, applied business statistics, and strong modeling experience
• 5+ years with relevant analytical and commercial experience
• Experience acting as a finance subject matter expert in the optimization of various enterprise resource planning (ERP) business tools and applications
• Experience with a CPM tool such as OneStream
• Knowledge of reporting, visualization, intelligence and analysis tools
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to regularly interface with executive management
• Strong leadership skills, high level of responsibility and ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with presenting analytical results in verbal and written form across a multi-disciplinary organization
• Ability to frame unstructured and complex analytical problems to a broad audience
• Able to solve complex problems
• Excellent communication skills with ability to build relationships
• Strong influencing and interpersonal skills
• Occasional long hours and/or weekend work required

Location: Danbury, CT

Located in beautiful Fairfield County, Danbury offers a diverse economy, wonderful parks, cultural attractions, an impressive mix of private and public educational institutions and a vibrant arts scene. Our facility is nestled among a remarkable selection of communities to call home all with varying price points to fit many different budgets. We're close to New York City, Boston, and other major cities - great for day trips and weekend getaways. Our lovely seasons along with award-winning institutions, colleges, cultural events, and a genuine sense of community brings a diverse population to the beautiful state of Connecticut!

What We Offer:

• Comprehensive medical/vision/dental insurance packages
• Company contributions to qualified HSA accounts
• 401k retirement plan with industry leading company contributions
• 3 weeks of vacation accrual per year plus time off for sick leave and unscheduled life events
• 13 paid holidays
• Upfront tuition assistance for approved degree programs
• Annual bonus program based on company and employee performance
• Company paid life insurance, AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term disability insurance
• 4 weeks paid Parental Leave
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

EHS/Environmental Requirements:

This job operates in a professional office environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to use hands to keyboard, communicate, listen to, and interpret instructions and remain stationary for extended periods of the time. This would require the ability to move around the campus and occasionally move/lift items weighing up to 25 lbs. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Applicants are invited to apply for a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential duties of the job. To apply, send a request to staffing@arka.org or contact 203-797-5000 and press 2 for Human Resources.

ITC & Security Clearance Requirements:

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI U.S. Government Security Clearance.

This position also requires U.S. citizenship in support of contract requirements. Additionally, if you are a dual citizen (a citizen of the U.S. and another country), the Company must obtain approval for you to have access to the information required for this position. You will not be able to begin employment until such approval is obtained and this may take several months.

Visa Restrictions:

No visa sponsorship is available for this position.

Pre-employment Screenings:

Employment with any ARKA companies in the U.S. is contingent upon satisfactory completion of several pre-employment requirements to include a credit check, background check, and drug screen.