Full Job Description
The Senior BFM Analyst helps lead financial planning, execution oversight, and strategic resource management for Navy acquisition program offices. In this role, you will create senior level deliverables and guide program teams across the full PPBE cycle, develop authoritative spend plans and budgets, support efficient program utilization of resources, inform long-range planning, and provide decision-ready financial insights that shape program strategy. Work may be performed both on-site side by side with key clients or as hybrid, depending on program needs.
You'll serve as a senior financial advisor to Government leadership, lead execution and planning activities, mentor junior and mid-level analysts, and help align resources with program priorities across the acquisition lifecycle.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and oversight of spend plans, ensuring alignment between budget controls, requirements, performers, and program strategy
- Ensure efficient financial execution tracking using Navy ERP and supporting tools; review commitments, obligations, expenditures, and phasing for accuracy and health
- Conduct advanced analysis in Excel, Power BI, Jupiter/WDP (ADVANA), and other FM systems and business tools to inform program decisions and resource tradeoffs
- Guide and contribute to PPBE activities, including POM planning, budget exhibits, and long-range resource projections
- Prepare senior-level financial briefings, program reviews, dashboards, and decision-support products for Government leadership
- Advise PMs, BFMs, contracting, logistics, cost estimating, and other functional roles on acquisition financial workflows, planning considerations, and risk implications
- Lead responses to financial data calls and interpret complex financial data to deliver clear, actionable guidance
- Ensure quality, consistency, and reconciliation of financial data across Government systems and reporting environments
- Mentor and support junior and mid-level BFMs in execution tasks, analysis methods, and acquisition financial processes
Required Qualifications
- Significant experience in financial management or financial analysis supporting federal or acquisition programs
- Experience using Navy ERP or comparable federal FM systems for planning, funds execution, tracking and financial oversight
- Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel and familiarity with modern analytics tools
- Demonstrated ability to produce senior-level financial insights, briefings, and decision-support materials
- Proven ability to collaborate across Government program offices and functional teams
- Strong understanding of execution data (commitments, obligations, expenditures) and financial planning concepts
- Active Secret clearance (required)
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience supporting Navy acquisition program offices at the senior level
- Familiarity with the full PPBE process, including POM planning, budget formulation, and resource strategy development
- Experience with Jupiter/WDP (ADVANA), Power BI, Excel, PBIS/PBIS-IR, or similar DoN analytics and budget tools
- Experience preparing program reviews, budget exhibits, and other senior-level planning deliverables
- Ability to advise and mentor analysts and support enterprise financial process improvements
- CDFM or similar financial management certification (desired, not required)
- Top Secret clearance
Location: Charleston, SC or San Diego, CA
Schedule: 5 days on site
Salary: 100k+ to align with experience and education
Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
