Abacus Technology

Financial Manager

Abacus Technology$95K — $115K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years in financial management, with 3 years in a DoD environment.
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • Familiar with DoD acquisition phases and relevant financial management regulations.
  • Knowledge in controls for budget authority limits and legal compliance.
  • Experienced in financial management across acquisition life cycles including testing and sustainment.
  • Excellent analytical skills for financial data presentation.
  • Must be a US citizen with a current Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Assist with financial management processes under AF and DoD policies.
  • Prepare budgets, financial reports, and documentation while identifying solutions for financial challenges.
  • Conduct budget forecasting and variance analysis, providing recommendations on budget-related matters.
  • Compile financial materials for audits and reporting, ensuring compliance with FIAR standards.
  • Develop program-specific funds management documentation and assist with decision-making models.
  • Prepare financial briefings and documents for key acquisition events and reviews.
  • Maintain an independent audit trail for funding documents and track funding status.

Benefits

  • Full-time position within a supportive environment at Hanscom AFB.
  • Opportunity to work on significant projects under the C3I&N Directorate.
  • Engagement with critical financial management processes for acquisition and engineering tasks.
Full Job Description
Overview

Abacus Technology is seeking a Financial Manager to support acquisition and engineering tasks under the Command, Control, Communication, Intelligence and Networks (C3I&N) Directorate at Hanscom AFB.  This is a full-time position.

Responsibilities
  • Assist, prepare, develop, and deliver support for acquisition-related financial management processes governed by AF and DoD comptroller policy.
  • Prepare program budgets, reports and financial documentation; draw conclusions and draft solutions to funding/budgeting requirements and problems relating to improvement of financial management effectiveness, work methods, financial systems, and procedure efficiency.
  • Perform budget forecasting tasks, variance identification and analysis, program or financial execution reporting and reviews, schedule analysis, EVM analysis, and/or provide recommendations to the program office on all matters relating to budget, schedule, or EVM.
  • Compile division level financial material from a variety of sources in support of various tasks and requirements for financial metrics, Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) compliant audits, management internal control program, self-assessment program, and routine reporting.
  • Advise or assist with the development of program specific funds management documentation, and/or assist in the execution of automated models and control techniques to aid decision making.
  • Prepare, develop, and/or assist with financial papers, briefings, or other inputs to support various events, such as, but not limited to Budget Execution Review (BER), Integrated Baseline Review (IBR), Milestone Decision Review, Monthly Acquisition Report (MAR), Program Management Review (PMR), Acquisition Strategy Plan, or Integrated Product Team (IPT) risk assessments.
  • Generate, maintain, and document an independent audit trail to track, record, and report the status of each funding document to ensure proper use of all funds.
  • Support AF or DoD exercises and simulations designed to assess the unit’s ability to support real-world scenarios in a compliant and timely manner.
  • Monitor, report, and maintain reimbursable budget program.
  • Perform research and analysis for accounting related issues using a variety of online query systems and tools. For example, CCaRS, CRIS, WAWF, FM Suite and classified Financial Management systems.  
Qualifications

3+ years experience in financial management including at least 3 years in a DoD environment.  Bachelor’s degree in a related field.  Additional years of experience may be substituted for degree requirements.   Must be familiar with DoD acquisition phases and knowledgeable of the relevant DoD financial management regulations associated with budgeting and financing acquisition and sustainment programs.  Familiar with and proficient in DoD fiscal policy controls regarding the purpose of each appropriation, availability of the appropriation for new obligations or prior year obligation adjustments, and budget authority limits for ensuring compliance with legal limitation controls.  Must have requisite FM experience and knowledge to support financial management across multiple programs in their acquisition life cycle to include pre-engineering development, engineering development, testing, fielding and sustainment.  Familiar with multiple DoD funds control and governance processes such as, but not limited to, investment Budget Authority, O&M Budget Authority, reimbursable Budget Authority, annual authority, quarterly authority, reprogramming authority, legal limitations, and statutory floors or ceilings.  Knowledge of financial management and accounting functions, processes, and analytical methods and techniques to gather, analyze, evaluate and present information required by program or project managers and customers.  Knowledge of the policies, concepts, procedures, techniques, and methodologies pertaining to analysis of financial data.  Knowledge of DoD acquisition requirements, development, and approval processes.  Knowledge of DoD contracting types, contract structure, contract line item financing, and funding clauses relevant to spend plan formulation and forecasting.  Able to communicate, plan, and organize work and meet deadlines.  Able to gather, assemble, and analyze data using financial systems to prepare budget estimates, develop alternatives, and make recommendations to resolve budget/funding problems.  Experience providing financial management support for FMS programs.  Must be a US citizen and hold a current Secret clearance.

 

Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

 

About Abacus Technology

Abacus Technology is a provider of information technology services and solutions to government agencies and the private sector. The company offers a range of services, including cloud computing, cybersecurity, software development, and program management. Abacus Technology was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
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