Finance Advisor, Financial Rotation Program (Cohort 8)

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MITRE’s Finance organization is seeking entry-level business professionals who are graduating in the 2023-2024 academic year to participate in Cohort 8 of their Finance Rotation Program. The rotational program aims to develop individual’s corporate finance knowledge and analytical/problem solving skills through rotational assignments spanning MITRE’s Finance divisions – consisting of MITRE Public Sector Finance Business Management, MITRE National Security Finance Business Management, MITRE Labs Finance Business Management, Treasury and Corporate Finance, Accounting and Financial Reporting, Enterprise Analytics, Strategic Finance and Information Systems, Finance Transformation & Enablement, as well as Corporate Operations and Business Systems. As a cohort member, you will play a key role in managing the business functions that maximize MITRE’s value to our government sponsors. The variety and breadth of these rotational experiences will provide candidates with a rich learning environment to grow their business acumen and advance their career at MITRE.

This is an onsite position. The work can be located in either our Bedford, MA or McLean, VA office.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate activities and information sharing with Business Partners, Sponsors and Leadership
• Communicate financial results effectively with powerful visual narratives and storytelling
• Identify problems and then source and collaborate to solve them
• Produce accurate and timely financial statements and manage recurring accounting processes
• Define and interpret corporate policy as related to contract commitments and performance
• Partner with Leadership to facilitate data-driven decision making
• Analyze and diagnose business drivers and variances to budget using various financial systems
• Develop financial projections using various methods and techniques
• Prepare and maintain direct and indirect budgets at various organizational levels

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a relative degree in Business (Finance, Accounting, Analytics, etc.) or Economics
• Proficient in Excel
• Prior internship experience in a business role

Preferred Qualifications:

• Mindset of continuous improvement
• Academic excellence with financial or quantitative interest/competence
• Flexible team player with ability to work in cross-functional teams
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Resourceful self-starter
• Demonstrated ability to work across varying groups and organizational levels
• Creative problem-solver
• Proficient in Tableau
• Passion for learning

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

None

Work Location Type:

Onsite

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