Contract Specialist - Finance

Apogee Integration, Llc

$110K — $125K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI Security Clearance with willingness for CI Polygraph
  • Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of relevant experience
  • Strong understanding of Government finance
  • Experience with programmatic review and analysis of Contract Data List Requirements (CDRLs)
  • Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and prioritize within large organizations

Responsibilities

  • Provide advice and document support in the post-award phase of acquisition
  • Administer contracts, including modifications and task orders
  • Track funds throughout the acquisition lifecycle using NRO tools
  • Offer contractual expertise in all aspects of contract management
  • Analyze and report on contract performance metrics
  • Ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and policies related to contracts
  • Correspond with government officials and developers on contract status and information
  • Support project accounting functions and maintain contract files

Benefits

  • Engaging work supporting the US Intel Community
  • Access to the ApogeePlex facility
  • Encouragement of new ideas and risk-taking
  • Professional Development Assistance
  • Collaborative and intelligent coworker environment
  • Frequent interaction with company leadership
  • Company-matched 401(k) plan
  • Generous Paid Time Off and Floating Holidays
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
  • Life Insurance and Disability coverage
  • Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
  • Health Savings Accounts and Dependent Care FSA options
Full Job Description
Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI with willingness to take a CI Polygraph required

Position

  • The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is the U.S. Government agency in charge of designing, building, launching, and maintaining America's intelligence satellites.
    Develop. Acquire. Launch. Operate.
  • Apogee's ideal candidate is a motivated, self-starting Contracts Professional who is comfortable working independently within a dynamic team and interacting with junior to senior level professionals. This professional will support contracts/and related business processes throughout all stages of the contract management life cycle, with focus on financial management. The candidate should be comfortable with performing programmatic review and analysis of Contract Data List Requirements (CDRLs). This individual should have experience meeting deadlines, and prioritizing contracts related items across large organizations. If you thrive providing Contracts support to the government, then you'll love Apogee and this position!


What You'll Do

  • Post-Award Acquisition Support: Provide advice, recommendations, and document support to multiple disciplined offices in all areas of the acquisition post-award phase
  • Acquisition post-award support includes: Contract Administration, Contract Modification Support, Delivery/Task Order Support, financial tracking, attending PMRs/BMRs and providing analysis of progress, and Award Fee management
  • Track the commitment, obligation and expenditure of funds throughout the life cycle of an acquisition/appropriation using NRO execution tools and practices, as well as develop unique tools and program practices for sensitive SAP data.
  • Provide contractual domain expertise in implementation, execution and administration for all aspects of contract management
  • Champion financial management activities such as collecting, running, and analyzing contract performance metrics and invoices
  • Understand the business cases and have an appreciation of financial/analytical issues
  • Analyze significant, and/or unique contract requirements, special provisions, terms and conditions to ensure compliance with appropriate laws, regulations, and policies
  • Correspond with Government and developers regarding contract status, requests for additional information, etc.
  • Support project accounting functions regarding maintenance of contract files
  • May prepare complex requests for proposals
  • May mentor and train less experienced professionals


Required

  • Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of relative experience
  • Strong understanding of Government finance


Strongly Desired Skills

  • Certification DAWIA Level I OR II desired


Strongly Desired Skills

  • Certification DAWIA Level I OR II desired


Pay

  • Target Salary Range: $110,000 to $125,000. The salary range listed represents the anticipated compensation for this position. Actual compensation will be determined based on the selected candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, and other relevant factors


What You'll Love About Apogee

  • Challenging work in support of US Intel Community - a Mission that Matters!
  • Access to our cool ApogeePlex facility.
  • Support for new ideas & encouragement to take risks
  • Professional Development Assistance (PDA)
  • Wicked smart and collaborative coworkers
  • Regular interfacing with company leadership
  • 401(k) with huge company match
  • Paid Time Off / Floating Holidays
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability (Short and Long Term)
  • Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)
  • Health Savings Accounts / Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts


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