Position Summary

GEOST seeks a Pricing Analyst with experience developing detailed cost and price proposals to standardize pricing processes in GEOST and lead process improvements in this area. GEOST is a small business founded in 2004 with our main office on the northwest side of Tucson, AZ and other offices in Reston, VA. GEOST specializes in active and passive optical remote-sensing and provides expertise in all phases of project development for electro-optics and sensors.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead cost/price proposal strategy, planning, and volume preparation in accordance with customer specifications, company policy, and legal and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate with proposal managers, technical staff, potential suppliers and subcontractor, and others to ensure required cost data are thorough, accurate, and submitted on schedule.
• Provide interactive support during customer price negotiations.
• Evaluate requests for proposal (RFPs), substantiate pricing, perform risk and financial analyses, and provide recommendations in support of pricing.
• Incorporate data into and maintain structured systems to develop comprehensive pricing database.
• Maintain and periodically audit compliance process for proposals.
• Drive process improvements and standardize pricing processes across the company.
• Support government and customer requests and support external proposal audits.

Required Skills/Knowledge/Education

• Active U.S. Government Security Clearance is preferred (current SSBI).
• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, mathematics, or related field with a minimum of three years of relevant experience.
• Extensive knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations and Cost Accounting Standards.
• Familiarity with a variety of contract types, including firm fixed price (FFP), cost plus (CP), time and materials (T&M), and indefinite duration indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracting efforts.
• Experience with Intelligence Community and Department of Defense acquisition efforts and a variety of customers including commercial and defense entities.
• Demonstrated experience working on multiple proposals at a time.
• Flexibility to work as needed during the proposal process to meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Self-motivated and able to perform tasks with minimal oversight.
• Excellent oral and written communication and problem-solving skills.
• High degree of professionalism and attention to detail.