Pricing Analyst 4

S³, Inc. is a rapidly growing woman owned small business founded in 1991, headquartered in Huntsville, AL, that provides technical, programmatic, and logistic services to U.S. Department of Defense, other U.S. government agencies, and Partner Nation militaries, co-located with government requirements. The S³, Inc. staff is 70% veterans. The company operates under an ISO 9001/AS9100 certified Quality Management System.

S³, Inc. has wholly owned subsidiaries that expand the customer base and increase our annual growth rate: KBFS – provides aviation pilot training, heavy lift, aircraft maintenance, and related aircraft services to government and commercial requirements IAW multiple FAA certifications; S3I – provides OCONUS FMS technical services, maintenance, and aviation platform training;  S3 Arabia (S3A), a subsidiary of S3I operates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;  and GLSS – provides SCA/CBA contract aviation maintenance.

S³, Inc. and subsidiaries are recruiting to expand and develop Corporate Operations to staff for contract growth and are approaching 1000 employees. At S³, Inc. we're proud to offer above industry standard benefits and encourage our team members to build a fulfilling career with our mission-focused leadership. Come work with us and let's build something great together!

This is not a teleworking position.

S³ Inc. is seeking a Proposal Analyst 4 to join our Corporate Business Operations team at our corporate HQ in Cummings Research Park, Huntsville, AL.  This is not a teleworking position.

Description:

The Pricing Analyst reports to the Director of Finance and supports other Pricing and Proposal staff to develop pricing solutions (FPLOE, FFP, CPFF)  that respond to the requirements of a Government or Federal Prime Contractor’s  Request for Quote, Request for Pricing, or other pricing related solicitation.

Responsibilities: 

• Accumulate data and prepare the pricing response in MS Excel or solicitation designated forms and format both sanitized and unsanitized volumes.
• Develop cost narratives in MS Word that explain, define, quantify the pricing data to be cost reasonable, cost effective, and cost realistic.
• Respond to any other pricing requirements specified by the solicitation.
• Provide pricing experience and knowledge to the capture planning sessions for major procurements.
• Verify and validate that the final pricing product is in compliance with all solicitation requirements, company policy, and applicable laws.
• Coordinate accumulations of data from various program and functional areas, subcontractor and vendors.
• Identify potential financial risks associated with the pricing strategy.
• Ensure all cost proposals are submitted in accordance with company policies, Government oversight organization (e.g., DCAA) policies, and the requirements of the solicitation.
• Support submitted cost proposal audits as required to prime contractors, the Government, and/or DCAA/DCMA.
• Coordinate pricing actions with subcontractors to ensure their proposals are consistent with the company's proposal strategy.
• Support the Program team by assessing, evaluating and determining customer requirements from a pricing perspective.
• Coordinate proposal package with legal, program, and division management.
• Institute quality assurance and quality control procedures to ensure the quality of work performed meets regulatory, contract and Company requirements.
• Provide reports according to Company requirements.
• Support obtaining consent to subcontract by providing needed information to support the Contracting Officer's determination.
• Support PowerPoint briefings to company management in support of Bid Decisions.; Costpoint Experience Preferred.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors’ Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration and eight years of related experience.
• Bachelors’ degree and eight years of relevant experience developing pricing strategy for GSA, Army, T&M, CPFF, CPAF and FFP jobs, along with a  thorough knowledge of the FAR; experience with budgets and cost controls is preferred.
• Four years of experience in developing pricing strategies for a Federal Contractor responding to RFP pricing requirements.
• Four years of experience with all of the following types of RFPs or contracts:  CPFF, T&M, FPLOE, FFP.
• Perform at a level 4 out of 5 in Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

Systems Studies and Simulation, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.