**Description:** Lockheed Martin is seeking a Finance Analyst Associate for a position in Grand Prairie, TX\. Duties include: Sets up cost control systems, monitors and controls costs and schedules on contracts requiring validated cost schedule control system\. Performs analysis and prepares reports in order to ensure that contracts are within negotiated and agreed\-upon parameters and government cost control guidelines\. Prepares budgets and schedules for contract work and performs and/or assists in financial analysis such as funding profiles, sales outlook, and variance analysis\. Prepares program plans to ensure program requirements and statement of work are captured and scheduled\. Performs schedule risk assessments to identify and mitigate program cost and scheduling risks\. Ensures adequate funding availability by maintaining accurate records of expenditures, directing preparation of expenditure projections, and submitting timely requests for additional funding to the government\. Incorporates contractual changes into control systems by staying aware of outstanding work against each contract in order to maintain realistic contract and schedule baselines\. \*Must be able to begin employment in March\* **Basic Qualifications:** \-Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering, Finance, Accounting or Business related field \-Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint **Desired Skills:** \-Experience with SAP or other ERP system \-Advanced Excel skills\. \-Experience working with cost data \-Experience preparing financial statements/report **Security Clearance Statement:** This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration\. **Clearance Level:** Secret **Other Important Information You Should Know** **Expression of Interest:** By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match\. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings\. **Ability to Work Remotely:** Onsite Full\-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility\. **Work Schedules:** Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees\. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed\. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits\. **Schedule for this Position:** 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week **Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer\. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status\.** **The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 \- 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration\.** Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours\. Our customers tackle the hardest missions\. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision\. They’re dangerous\. Critical\. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives\. Those are the missions we care about\. As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges\. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U\.S\., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories\. **Experience Level:** 4 yr and up College **Business Unit:** MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL **Relocation Available:** Possible **Career Area:** Finance **Type:** Full\-Time **Shift:** First