Business Operations Associate Analyst Jobs in Minnesota

JOB TITLE: Business Operations Analyst 

DEPARTMENT: Medium Cannon Caliber Manufacturing

REPORTS TO: MCC Sr Director, Manufacturing

POSITION DESCRIPTION: 

The Business Operations & Finance Analyst supports budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis across government programs and production operations. This position that sits at the intersection of program finance and operations, supporting the build-out and scaling of production operations, government reporting requirements, and the successful execution of self-investment initiatives. It is responsible for developing and tracking program budgets, performing variance analysis, and building financial models to support forecasting, cost analysis, investment decisions, and program reporting. It will contribute to integrating financial and planning data from supply chain and engineering into ERP/MRP and Quality Management Systems (QMS). This role will be located in our Plymouth Program Management and Engineering office. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Support budget development, tracking, and reporting for government programs (e.g., IDIQ/CLIN structures) 

· Perform variance analysis and provide insights to program and operations leadership 

· Build and maintain financial models for forecasting, cost analysis, and internal investment decisions 

· Assist in proposal preparation and basis of estimate assumptions

· Develop and update schedules in support of program execution and projects related to business systems implementation. 

· Support procure-to-pay (P2P) processes and cost tracking across materials, labor, and overhead 

· Partner cross-functionally with engineering, supply chain, and quality assurance to map and proceduralize the critical business processes and systems that will enhance product quality and process efficiency.

· Contribute to integration of financial data into ERP/MRP and Quality Management Systems (QMS) 

· Be the communications focal for infrastructure projects and/or issue resolution for the Plymouth MN offices

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

· This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

POSITION TYPE:

· This is a Salary Exempt full-time position. 

TRAVEL:

· Minimal < 5%.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE:

• 5+ experience in government contracting as it applies to finance and FAR requirements: rates, concepts of allowable and unallowable, certified pricing data, Basis of Estimate (BoE) development, etc. 
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance 
• Strong skills in Excel, MS Project  and financial modeling 
• Experience with ERP/MRP  systems (Costpoint, Epicor, SAP, or similar) 
• General understanding of cost  accounting, budgeting, and forecasting

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Background  in manufacturing or industrial environments 
• Experience      with cost modeling, production analytics, or pricing 
• Some      experience with quality systems (QMS) and operational data      integration 
• Lean/Six      Sigma certification or demonstratable continuous improvement      experience

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

2. This is an office position; however, some physical labor may be required, when performing responsibilities during production related and ballistic testing activities. This would require the ability to lift, bend or stoop as necessary.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.