Lead Financial Strategist

1 week ago

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Draper Full time

Overview:

Draper is a distinguished, nonprofit research and development organization based in Cambridge, MA. With over 2,000 dedicated employees, Draper addresses significant national challenges, ensuring the delivery of effective and practical solutions. Our work spans various fields, including military defense, space exploration, and biomedical engineering, where the solutions we provide can be critical to saving lives.

Our diverse teams of engineers and scientists collaborate in an environment that fosters the exchange of ideas essential for genuine innovation.



Job Description Summary:


The Principal Finance Analyst plays a vital role in financial planning, budgeting, and analysis, acting as a financial business partner to multiple internal departments.

This role involves supporting departments with complex indirect spending and/or full P&L responsibilities.

Frequent collaboration with internal stakeholders, executive and senior leadership, as well as FP&A management, is essential during budget formulation, variance analysis, forecasting, and operational reporting.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Serve as a dedicated finance business partner to internal departments, facilitating the development of budgets, forecasts, variance analyses, and expense monitoring.
  • Offer actionable insights that align with the organization's objectives, enhancing departmental reporting and financial analysis under the guidance of FP&A management.
  • Solicit capital budget requests from supported departments, analyze ROI, prioritize requests, and present findings to FP&A management. Once approved, monitor actual expenditures and adjust forecasts as necessary.
  • Develop, maintain, and continuously enhance recurring financial reports for senior and executive leadership.
  • Ensure data integrity and validation during month-end close, including transactional research from financial systems and source documents.
  • Mentor less experienced analysts in completing recurring tasks.
  • Identify, initiate, and support various ad hoc analyses and projects as required.
  • Collect and analyze data from various sources, formulate hypotheses and conclusions, and present analytical findings to both FP&A and operational management.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned.
Skills and Abilities:

  • Exceptional proficiency in Excel for analysis and modeling, alongside financial tools (e.g., Adaptive, Tableau, PeopleSoft, Datawarehouse, etc.).
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Able to engage with all organizational levels.
  • Capable of working efficiently and independently within a team-oriented environment.
  • High accuracy, productivity, and adaptability to manage multiple projects within a deadline-driven context.
  • Familiarity with DOD and other relevant government regulations.
Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field is required.
  • A Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred.
Experience:

  • 7-10 years of prior experience in financial planning, budgeting, and analysis is required.
  • Experience as a finance business partner is essential.
Additional Information:

Applicants selected for this position may be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.


Draper is committed to fostering a diverse environment and is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

We recognize the importance of diversity and its contribution to a high-performance culture.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

Draper is dedicated to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.

To request reasonable accommodation, please contact.

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