10+ years relevant experience with Master's degree
Proven financial support experience
Advanced MS Excel skills including complex formulas and Pivot Tables
Skilled in creating financial presentations using MS PowerPoint
Strong research abilities for complex budget analysis
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Responsibilities
Lead internal program build activities including budget analysis and documentation
Justify and defend programs and budgets to oversight bodies
Support development of budget testimony and briefing materials
Analyze complex financial data and identify multi-year trends
Generate detailed reports using automated tools and databases
Provide expert recommendations for fiscal execution spend plans
Assist in strategies for managing funding shortfalls
Benefits
Opportunities for professional development and training
Access to advanced financial analysis tools
Collaborative work environment with government stakeholders
Potential for involvement in high-impact government initiatives
Networking opportunities within defense and intelligence communities
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)
