Federal Program Analyst - Boise, United States - SANS Institute

Description

About SANS

SANS Institute (SANS) launched in 1989 as a cooperative for information security thought leadership, it is SANS' ongoing mission to empower cyber security professionals with the practical skills and knowledge they need to make our world a safer place.

We fuel this effort with high quality training, certifications, scholarship academies, degree programs, cyber ranges, and resources to meet the needs of every cyber professional.

Our data, research, and the top minds in cybersecurity collectively ensure that individuals and organizations have the actionable education and support they need.

Join the SANS Team
At SANS, our culture is defined by Mission, Brand, People.

Our goal is to hire people who understand the importance of continuing to fight against the cyber security threats (Mission) while delivering the highest quality training (Brand) to our students.

We want employees whose personal values align well with our culture of fairness, honesty, customer focus, and pragmatic approach (People).

Position Summary
We are seeking a Federal Program Analyst to join the SANS Federal team. The primary goal of the position is to support the Federal Team with financial related requirements. This position will report to and take day to day direction from the Director of Federal Programs. There will also be general oversight by the Director of Registration. We are looking for an individual who has integrity, tenacity, and desires to pursue excellence.

The right individual is a self-starter who is adaptable, has excellent communication skills, can be relied on, is detailed oriented, and can work well individually or as part of a team.

Position Essential duties & Responsibilities

• Analyze financial status of Federal programs by collecting, monitoring, and studying data; recommending actions to management.
• Provide strategic direction, set priorities, and resolve day-to-day government customer financial issues.
• Draft and submit invoice requests; tracking the timeliness of invoice generation and submittal.
• Draft and submit voucher debit requests; tracking the timeliness.
• Communicate both internally and externally the status of invoicing and payment and contacting government customers and prime contractors when payment is delinquent.
• Research and resolve government customer invoicing, payment, and voucher concerns.
• Produce internal weekly and monthly financial status reports.
• Construct, populate, and deliver customer specific financial reports.
• Track total spend under each government contract and notify PM when within 20% of the ceiling.
• Track CLIN usage and student assignment.
• Participate in both internal and external weekly/monthly/quarterly calls/meetings addressing customer ceiling, spend down, forecast, invoices, payments, etc.
• Work with sales, business units, operations, accounting, and other cross-functional areas to ensure accurate financial reconciliation of government contracts.
• Reconcile transactions by comparing and correcting data.
• Collect billable hours from contract employees.
• Provide customer service support/guidance specific to voucher and registration.
• Adjust commercial list price to contracted price on registrations.
• Add products to registrations.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Position Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, time management, problem-solving, and math skills.
• Ability to quickly comprehend complex financial concepts and effectively communicate them.
• Ability to communicate comfortably and confidently to government personnel.
• General understanding of financial reporting.
• General knowledge of Federal Government contracting and Federal Acquisition Regulations.
• High level of accountability, accuracy, and efficiency.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business or related field. Government Contracting and/or Financial experience may substitute for degree in unrelated field.
• 3-5 years' experience in Government Contracting and/or Finance.
• Intermediate Excel (pivot tables, vlookup, macros, etc.) and Microsoft Office suite experience preferred.
• SalesForce experience preferred.

Work Environment:
The duties of this position are primarily performed remotely. Travel may be required 1-10% of the year.

Equal Opportunity Employer

SANS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact SANS Human Resources.

California residents for SANS privacy notice for California job applicants
The base salary range for this position is between $68,000and $72,000. Base salary ranges may vary by geographic location and relevant experience, education, certifications, and years of experience.

There is no guarantee an offer will be at the top of the posted range based on the salary analysis.

In addition, SANS provides the following benefits:
Medical
Dental
Vision
Short-Term Disability
401(k) with company match
Employee Assistance Program
Supplemental Life Insurance and AD&D
Paid Time Off
Company Paid Holidays
Volunteer Paid Time Off
Department
Business Development - Federal Sales, PMO
Employment Type
US Employee | Full-Time
Minimum Experience
Mid-level
Compensation
$68,000 - $72,000