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Associate Program Finance AnalystMITRE • Falls Church, VA, US
Associate Program Finance Analyst

Associate Program Finance Analyst

MITRE • Falls Church, VA, US
1 day ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

MITRE Early Career Program (ECP)

Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challengesand we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every dayworking for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth, and a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us.

The MITRE Early Career Program (ECP) is a dynamic, immersive initiative designed to nurture future leaders by providing tailored on-the-job training and experiential learning. Targeting professionals with 0-3 years of experience, ECP guides participants from entry-level Associate roles to Senior Analyst positions, emphasizing personal and professional growth within a single department.

Core Values

  • Empower : ECP encourages participants to ask questions, take initiative, propose new ideas, and take ownership of their work.
  • Culture : The program cultivates a collaborative, inclusive, and value-driven environment, enabling ECP members to introduce fresh perspectives and help shape MITRE's organizational culture.
  • Proactive : Participants are expected to anticipate challenges, seek improvements, and actively engage in their development alongside managers and senior leadership.

Foundations

  • Cohort-Based Model : Participants join as a cohort, benefiting from shared experiences, peer mentorship, and team-building opportunities.
  • Initial Placements : Cohort members are placed across different centers (e.g., CIT, Intel, CECOM), focusing on core departmental responsibilities.
  • Curated Training : Managers develop training modules complemented by hands-on examples to accelerate learning.
  • Year 1 Group Project : Within the first six months, cohorts collaborate on a group project to identify and address inefficiencies, delivering actionable solutions.
  • ECP is designed to empower emerging professionals, strengthen departmental teams, and build a foundation for sustained organizational success.

    What you will do :

  • Contract Management : Produce financial contractual deliverable requirement reports and invoices for the government. Ensure completion within established deadlines. Understand the key steps to produce deliverables and reports and recommend areas that could benefit from process improvement. Work with the Billing department to review and reconcile bi-weekly invoices. Review invoice backup reports and pull all necessary receipts.
  • Project Management & Compliance : Support the full lifecycle financial management of direct work programs, including budgeting, resource management, execution, collections, and contract closeout. Assist in pricing and estimating activities as needed for new projects, or potential change orders. Ensure strong operating financial controls and adherence to FAR, CAS, and MITRE finance policies. Maintain accurate financial reporting and transactions, meeting established quality and efficiency standards. Work with Project Leader & Contracts to ensure all Contractual Financial requirements are met.
  • Relationship Management & Stakeholder Engagement : Develop and maintain vertical and horizontal relationships within Program Finance & Business Leadership (including PMOs) to bolster a solid support system for Project Leaders and Department Managers. Coordinate across functional areas to ensure monthly contractual deliverables are met timely and accurately. Coordinate with the Accounts Receivable / Treasury group to maintain timely accounts receivable and sustain positive cashflow. Collect Project Leader feedback on tools / reporting requirements & share insights with Enterprise Business Systems teams.
  • Best Practice (Process & Tools) : Utilize and apply best practices regarding tools, technology, and standard financial processes. Drive operational improvements in the day-to-day execution of the Program finance function. Support Business Transformation & Process Reengineering Efforts including requirements analysis, testing of tools, & assigning in OCM efforts. Provide continuous proactive service & support to Project Leaders and Department Managers.
  • Financial Analysis : Prepare and deliver analytics to support leadership decision-making. Assist in financial performance management and ad-hoc projects. Interface with internal sector business customers to identify critical financial needs and provide accurate and timely information. Assist in monthly, quarterly, and annual closing and reporting of internal and external financial information. Assist in developing reports of aggregate data to focus on exception-based project metrics & historical trends. Assist in evaluating impact of updated Indirect Rates on Project Financial Performance.
  • Basic Qualifications :

  • Typically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a related Bachelor's degree, or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
  • Must have 1 year of professional finance and / or accounting experience.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel (i.e. Pivot tables & Core functions)
  • Strong attention to detail resourceful self-starter who executes on commitments.
  • Mindset of continuous improvement with the capacity to drive change.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, presentation, and influencing skills.
  • Applicants selected for this position may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet government suitability requirements.

    This position requires a minimum of 4 days a week on-site.

    Preferred Qualifications :

  • Academic excellence with financial or quantitative interest / competence
  • Experience with Data Visualization tools, such as Tableau or Power BI
  • Salary compensation range and midpoint : $59,000 - $74,000 - $89,000 Annual

    Work Location Type : Onsite

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