Financial Analyst

Prescient Edge is seeking a Financial Analyst for our headquarters office in McLean, Virginia to support our Finance team as well as our Intelligence team. As a Financial Analyst, you will:

• Monitor revenue and expenses for departmental or unit accounts
• Ensure expenditure control and compliance with funding and reporting requirements as well as accounting procedures
• Construct routine spreadsheet applications, prepare financial data for input into finance and human resources systems, and generate reports
• Performs calculations that may include interest and depreciation
• Coordinate the preparation of regularly scheduled and special billings, costs reports, analyses, studies, inventories, and preliminary financial statements
• Review and approve expenditure, personnel, and purchasing documents for availability of funding, correctness, and compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements
• Analyze, reconcile, balance, and maintain accounting records
• Develop budgets and special financial reports
• Prepare, review, and process budget, revenue, expense, payroll, and related correcting entries and may prepare bank reconciliations of intermediate complexity
• Serve as a liaison with clients, vendors, and employees
• Coordinate and monitor data processing batches, including suspense control, cash counts, and balancing
• Assist with and prepare materials for audits
• Contributing to strategic initiatives by engaging in the cost analysis process, establishing and enforcing policies and procedures, providing trends and forecasts, explaining processes and techniques, and recommending future actions
• Identifying financial status by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

• A competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and orthodontia coverage
• A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule
• Career development opportunities, including on-the-job training, tuition reimbursement, and networking
• A positive work environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, etc.)
• Experience with accounts payable
• Experience performing data analysis and interpreting results
• Ability to track trends over time
• Ability to schedule and budget
• Computer software skills (e.g., Microsoft Office suite)
• Ability to manage multiple projects while also achieving the stated goals and requirements
• Ability to effectively make decisions and solve problems
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and in writing