Financial Project Investment Analyst

  Veracity Engineering is seeking a Financial Investment Analyst for FAA project. 

 

Minimum Required QualificationsA Bachelors degree in engineering, economics, finance, business or mathematics.A Very Strong Ability to use Excel, including the ability to; (1) Logically organize cost and benefit estimates and design self checking mechanisms to avoid making mistakes, and (2) Compute the Present Value of a series of costs and benefits over time, and (3) Compute other financial parameters such as NPV, IRR, and Payback Period.Ability to work both independently and in teams of all sizes.Must be able to obtain technical information needed for cost and benefit estimates from engineer team members, even if the applicant is not an engineer.Must be able to perform risk adjustments to cost and benefit estimates, either by: (1) Using a software package such as Crystal Ball or, (2) A personal knowledge of probability and statistics applied in Excel, or (3) The ability to program software simulations in a computer language of the applicant’s choice. Ability to write concise paragraphs describing and comparing project alternatives, the results of the applicant’s financial analyses, and why, in the analyst’s opinion, the alternative selected is the best, considering both qualitative and quantitative factors.Must be able to orally present and defend the results of your analyses.

 

Desirable Qualifications A Masters degree in Finance, Business Administration or EconomicsThe ability to formulate the best set of project alternatives to be analyzed, by discerning what the project life cycle benefits will be, and by gaining insight into the tradeoffs.Engineering experience.Be able to perform statistical analyses of fluctuations of equipment failure rates over time, to determine whether the changes are to be considered random or statistically significant. This should include the ability to perform and interpret linear regressions and an understanding of the Normal, Student-t and Weibull probability distributions.Be able to analyze the corporate financial statements of bidder companies, rank the companies for risk of project non-completion based on their corporate financial position, and write a paper describing the results in a sufficiently objective manner so that it will withstand a legal challenge for fairness.Understand the Federal Aviation Administration’s acquisition management process (AMS).Familiarity with US Federal OMB-300 reports, especially the Alternatives Analysis section The ability to write computer programs in VBA for ExcelKnowledge about aviation, electronics, radio and spectrum engineering, air traffic control