Financial Analyst, Senior (US Citizenship Required)

<strong>Company<br><br></strong>Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.<br><br><strong>Job Area<br><br></strong>Finance & Accounting Group, Finance & Accounting Group > Finance<br><br><strong>General Summary<br><br></strong>Exciting opportunity to join Qualcomm’s QGOV Finance organization. Qualcomm Government Technologies (QGOV) provides transformative, trustworthy, mission-focused wireless solutions and services designed to improve our government’s capabilities. QGOV is currently seeking candidates with a minimum of 5 years of hands-on professional proposal experience who are looking for a unique opportunity to join our pricing team. Candidate experience should include:<br><br><ul><li>Reviewing RFPs and working with cross-functional proposal teams to develop proposals for both the government and commercial customers</li><li>Developing cost and price estimates for complex engineering development efforts</li><li>Working with supply chain to develop Bill of Materials</li><li>Providing financial support and advice to the proposal team members</li><li>Developing cost and price volumes in support of proposal submittals</li><li>Presenting all financial elements of each proposal to different levels of management</li><li>Supporting all financial post-proposal submittal activities, including customer fact finding and inquires, and negotiations</li><li>Provide project financial management support as needed for USG contracts, including budget and forecast development, EAC tracking, scenario analysis, and identification of project-level financial risks and opportunities in coordination with program management and cross‑functional teams.</li><li>Support project-based financial analysis and deliverables as needed, leveraging financial systems and tools to assist with active projects and ad hoc initiatives across the project lifecycle.<br><br><br></li></ul><strong>A Successful Candidate Will Possess The Following Characteristics<br><br></strong><ul><li>Strong attention to detail and analytical skills</li><li>Excellent communication skills </li><li>Ability to meet deadlines and handle multiple priorities</li><li>Independent critical thinking skills</li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills</li><li>Effective team player</li><li>Experience with process improvements</li><li>Proactive, engaged, self-starter and motivated to succeed<br><br><br></li></ul>***Applicants selected must be a U.S. citizen and must meet eligibility requirements for a U.S. Government security clearance***<br><br><strong>Please Click Below For Eligibility Requirements For Security Clearance<br><br></strong> role requires full-time onsite work in San Diego, CA (5 days per week). <br><br></strong><strong>Minimum Qualifications<br><br></strong><ul><li> Bachelor's degree.</li><li> 3+ years of Finance, Accounting, or related work experience.</li><li>Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.<br><br><br></li></ul><strong>Qualifications<br><br></strong><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree</li><li>5+ years of Finance, Accounting, or related work experience</li><li>Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience<br><br><br></li></ul><strong>Preferred Qualifications<br><br></strong><ul><li>Working knowledge of FAR</li><li>Proven business maturity and creativity</li><li>Strong knowledge of business and estimating systems</li><li>Experience with government auditors</li><li>Good understanding of the mechanics of direct, overhead, and sell rates </li><li>Strong communication and presentation skills</li><li>Experience with interpreting and responding to customer Request for Proposals (RFPs)</li><li>Experience with NDC proposal and agreements</li><li>Experience with creating RFPs, conducting price reasonableness, and analyzing subcontractor proposals</li><li>Previous success in dynamically changing team environment managing multiple and diverse high priority deliverables</li><li>Ability to present complex financial topics in a clear and concise manner, both verbal and written</li><li>Working knowledge of MS Project</li><li>Knowledge of Tech Industry</li><li>Master’s degree in Accounting/Finance or CPA a plus</li><li>Aptitude for financial systems and reporting, including Oracle, HFM, TM1, -Costpoint, SharePoint, Tableau, in addition to Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint</li><li>Adaptable and flexible to changing business environments, experience working in a matrixed global organization<br><br><br></li></ul>Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).<br><br><strong>To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies</strong>: Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.<br><br><strong>EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.<br><br></strong>Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.<br><br><strong>Pay Range And Other Compensation & Benefits<br><br></strong>$88,000.00 - $132,000.00<br><br>The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.<br><br>If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

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