Government Pricing Analyst

Role Snapshot

Our Government Pricing Analyst will support key strategic business opportunities through pricing and costing analyses for WPS's new and existing federal government contracts and the Data Logistics line of business. The role assists in pricing negotiations with government agencies and monitors contract modifications to ensure that pricing adjustments are accurately implemented. This position is part of the finance team and reports to the Director of Government Pricing. The Government Pricing Analyst will regularly collaborate both the federal and data logistics lines of business, as well as other shared service functions such as accounting, contracts, FP&A, etc.
Salary Range

$65,000 ~ $90,000
The base pay offered for this position may vary within the posted range based on your job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and may fall outside of this range.

Work Location

Our first consideration will be to have this new employee live in the state of Wisconsin to take advantage of Hybrid work and collaboration. Employees within 45 miles of WPS Headquarters (1717 W. Broadway in Madison, WI) will be expected to be able to be able to work Hybrid, onsite 2 days a week on a regular basis.

*As a secondary consideration, we do offer remote work in the following approved states:
Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin
How do I know this opportunity is right for me? If you:

• Have strong financial modeling skills, including the ability to develop supported assumptions, draw conclusions from financial projections and communicate conclusions to management.
• Are adaptable and eager to learn the financial aspects within government contracting, pricing and costing.
• Like to take ownership of deliverables, striving to create value-added analysis rather than merely preparing a mechanical update.
• Can develop subject matter expertise in federal contracting (FAR - Federal Acquisition Regulation) / (CAS - Cost Accounting Standards)) and help train others.
• Exhibit growing decision strength - goes beyond identifying issues or decision points by providing potential options and bringing recommendations with supporting rationale to management.
• Have excellent organizational and interpersonal skills with a strong attention to detail and quality.
• Have an analytical mindset, including the ability to successfully perform independent, in-depth analysis and generate concise conclusions.
• Have abilities to manage time and competing priorities to meet strict deadlines.

What will I gain from this role?

• Knowledge and experience in financial analysis as well as a foundational understanding of performing business with the US Federal Government.
• Experience supporting new business proposal activity within our federal and Data Logistics lines of business.
• Establishing direct relationships with key leaders throughout the organization, including senior leadership.
• Presenting and leading discussions on various proposal activities.
• Playing an integral part in WPS's growth strategy and seeing the fruits of your labor be actualized.
• Working in an environment that serves our Nation's military, veterans, Guard and Reserves along with their families.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business or equivalent work experience.
• 3 or more years of experience in government pricing, FP&A, cost analysis, or contracts management.
• Proficient in analyzing financial statements (income, balance sheet, cash flow) to support pricing and profitability analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills for building pricing models, analyzing data, and presenting insights clearly.
• Strong analytical and reading comprehension skills to extract key data from contracts and reports.
• Detail-oriented with a track record of ensuring accuracy and identifying discrepancies in data and reports.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with government contract and proposals and FAR/CAS compliance.
• Understanding of federal government specific contracting (e.g., Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), DoD Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)).
• Deltek Cost Accounting system knowledge.

Remote Work Requirements

• High speed cable or fiber internet
• Minimum of 10 Mbps downstream and at least 1 Mbps upstream internet connection (can be checked at https://speedtest.net)
• Please review Remote Worker FAQs for additional information

Benefits

• Remote and hybrid work options available
• Performance bonus and/or merit increase opportunities
• 401(k) with a 100% match for the first 3% of your salary and a 50% match for the next 2% of your salary (100% vested immediately)
• Competitive paid time off
• Health insurance, dental insurance, and telehealth services start DAY 1
• Professional and Leadership Development Programs
• Review additional benefits: (https://www.wpshealthsolutions.com/careers/fulltime_benefits.shtml)

Who We Are

WPS, a health solutions company, is a leading not-for-profit health insurer and federal government contractor headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. WPS offers health insurance plans for individuals, families, seniors and group health plans for small to large businesses. We process claims and provide customer support for beneficiaries of the Medicare program and manage benefits for millions of active-duty and retired military personnel across the U.S. and abroad. WPS has been making healthcare easier for the people we serve for nearly 80 years. Proud to be military and veteran ready.

Culture Drives Our Success

WPS' culture is where the great work and innovations of our people are seen, fueled and rewarded. We accomplish this by creating an open and empowering employee experience. We recognize the benefits of employee engagement as an investment in our workforce-both current and future-to effectively seek, leverage, and include differing and unique perspectives that fuel agility and innovation on high-performing teams. This results in people bringing their authentic selves to work every day in an organization that successfully adapts to business changes and new opportunities.

We are proud of the recognition we have received from local and national organization regarding our culture and workplace: WPS Newsroom - Awards and Recognition.

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