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Are you ready to apply your financial and analytical skills in a dynamic environment? Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to grow as a strategic business advisor to firm leadership in pursuit of new business opportunities? If so, Deloitte could be the place for you! If you are seeking a challenging role that promotes personal development and the opportunity to contribute to organizational success, consider a career with the Deloitte GPS Pricing and Estimating Group.

Recruiting for this role ends on 08/01/2026.

Work you'll do

As a Services Associate, Finance Services on the GPS Enterprise Solutions team, you will be responsible for supporting pricing activities for large-scale contracts and strategic business opportunities.

• Support proposal pricing development for new business opportunities, including cost build-ups, pricing models, and financial analyses
• Analyze labor, material, subcontractor, and indirect cost inputs to help develop compliant and competitive pricing submissions
• Prepare pricing for internal stakeholders and business leadership, and proposal submission documents to include price schedules and/or price narratives
• Coordinate with proposal, finance, contracts, and business teams to gather inputs, validate assumptions, and meet submission deadlines
• Maintain pricing files, documentation, and audit trails in accordance with internal processes and requirements

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to provide clear guidance to others

The team

Transparency, innovation, collaboration, sustainability: these are the characteristic attributes shaping Federal, State and Local Government, and Higher Education initiatives today. Deloitte's GPS practice is passionate about making an impact with lasting change. Carrying out missions in the GPS practice requires fresh thinking and a creative approach. We collaborate with teams from across our organization to bring the full breadth of Deloitte - commercial, Federal, and public-sector expertise - to best support our GPS clients. Our aspiration is to be the premier integrated solutions provider in helping to transform the Public Sector marketplace.

The GPS Enterprise Solutions team provides specialized support such as proposal pricing to Deloitte's internal business units by developing new products and services to sustain our competitive advantage, while consistently improving our existing collection of systems, processes, and functions.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or another quantitative field
• 1+ years of experience in pricing, project control, finance, accounting, or business analysis
• 1+ years of experience developing budgets, forecasts, cost estimates, or pricing models in Microsoft Excel
• 1+ years of experience supporting proposals, contracts, or engagement financial activities
• Experience analyzing labor, material, subcontractor, and indirect cost inputs
• Ability to travel 10-15%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Preferred:

• 1+ years of experience supporting proposal pricing for Federal, State, Local Government, or Higher Education proposals
• Experience with Federal Acquisition Regulation pricing principles
• Experience building pricing models for fixed-price, time-and-materials, or cost-reimbursable contracts
• Experience preparing financial analyses for leadership review

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $54,500 to $100,300.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Are you ready to apply your financial and analytical skills in a dynamic environment? Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to grow as a strategic business advisor to firm leadership in pursuit of new business opportunities? If so, Deloitte could be the place for you! If you are seeking a challenging role that promotes personal development and the opportunity to contribute to organizational success, consider a career with the Deloitte GPS Pricing and Estimating Group.

Recruiting for this role ends on 08/01/2026.

Work you'll do

As a Services Associate, Finance Services on the GPS Enterprise Solutions team, you will be responsible for supporting pricing activities for large-scale contracts and strategic business opportunities.

• Support proposal pricing development for new business opportunities, including cost build-ups, pricing models, and financial analyses
• Analyze labor, material, subcontractor, and indirect cost inputs to help develop compliant and competitive pricing submissions
• Prepare pricing for internal stakeholders and business leadership, and proposal submission documents to include price schedules and/or price narratives
• Coordinate with proposal, finance, contracts, and business teams to gather inputs, validate assumptions, and meet submission deadlines
• Maintain pricing files, documentation, and audit trails in accordance with internal processes and requirements

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to provide clear guidance to others

The team

Transparency, innovation, collaboration, sustainability: these are the characteristic attributes shaping Federal, State and Local Government, and Higher Education initiatives today. Deloitte's GPS practice is passionate about making an impact with lasting change. Carrying out missions in the GPS practice requires fresh thinking and a creative approach. We collaborate with teams from across our organization to bring the full breadth of Deloitte - commercial, Federal, and public-sector expertise - to best support our GPS clients. Our aspiration is to be the premier integrated solutions provider in helping to transform the Public Sector marketplace.

The GPS Enterprise Solutions team provides specialized support such as proposal pricing to Deloitte's internal business units by developing new products and services to sustain our competitive advantage, while consistently improving our existing collection of systems, processes, and functions.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or another quantitative field
• 1+ years of experience in pricing, project control, finance, accounting, or business analysis
• 1+ years of experience developing budgets, forecasts, cost estimates, or pricing models in Microsoft Excel
• 1+ years of experience supporting proposals, contracts, or engagement financial activities
• Experience analyzing labor, material, subcontractor, and indirect cost inputs
• Ability to travel 10-15%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Preferred:

• 1+ years of experience supporting proposal pricing for Federal, State, Local Government, or Higher Education proposals
• Experience with Federal Acquisition Regulation pricing principles
• Experience building pricing models for fixed-price, time-and-materials, or cost-reimbursable contracts
• Experience preparing financial analyses for leadership review

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $54,500 to $100,300.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.