Minimum 10 years of relevant financial management experience with a Master's degree.
Proven financial support experience in complex environments.
Advanced proficiency in MS Excel for budget analysis and reconciliation.
Skilled in creating financial reports and briefings in MS PowerPoint.
Strong verbal and written communication skills for stakeholder engagement.
Integrity in handling confidential financial data.
Responsibilities
Lead budget analysis and internal program build activities.
Justify and defend budgets to oversight bodies.
Support budget testimony and formal inquiries preparation.
Analyze complex financial data and identify trends for reporting.
Provide expert recommendations for fiscal execution and funding strategies.
Benefits
Opportunities for professional development and certifications.
Work with high-level governmental agencies and stakeholders.
Engagement in complex financial management activities.
Chance to influence significant financial decisions.
Contribution to national programs with strategic importance.
Full Job Description
Overall Assignment Description:
As a senior analyst, this individual leads key financial management activities for a program or group of programs. The role requires providing in-depth analysis of budgets, justifying resource allocations to external stakeholders, and defending program financial health. They serve as a key financial expert to the government Program Manager. Work at this level involves a wide range of complex assignments and non-routine situations that require extensive knowledge in the specialty discipline.
Duties may include: • Leading internal program build activities, including budget analysis, planning events, and the creation of detailed documentation packages. • Leading the effort to justify and defend programs and budgets to oversight bodies. • Supporting the development and preparation of budget testimony, briefing materials, and formal responses to inquiries from ODNI, OSD, OMB, and Congress. • Conducting complex financial data analysis, identifying multi-year trends, and generating detailed reports using automated tools and databases. • Providing expert support and recommendations to Program Managers in the development and implementation of fiscal execution spend plans, including strategies for handling funding shortfalls.
Requirements
Required: • TS/SCI • At least 10 years of relevant experience with a Master's, compliant with GSA standards. • Demonstrated experience providing financial support. • Demonstrated proficiency using MS Excel to include creating and utilizing advanced formulas, functions and Pivot Tables to analyze and reconcile budgetary data. • Proficiency building financial charts and briefings in MS PowerPoint. • Experience researching, maintaining, and presenting complex budget analysis to all levels of management. • Excellent verbal and written communication for professional correspondence and stakeholder interactions, ability to handle confidential information with the utmost integrity and tact.
Desired: • Three years of experience with DoW/IC financial processes and software. • Certified Defense Financial Manager certification (CDFM)
