Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ANSER enhances national and homeland security by strengthening public institutions through independent analysis and practical solutions. The Senior Financial Analyst will support the DoD Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program by leading financial management, budget formulation, budget execution, financial analysis, reporting, and executive-level advisory activities. The role will also support compliance and decision-making throughout the DoD PPBE process.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and process budget execution documentation, including Purchase Requests (PRs) and Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPRs)
- Manage and monitor program budget execution, including commitments, obligations, expenditures, and funding status
- Lead the development, execution, and maintenance of monthly spend plans and expenditure plans aligned with program priorities
- Analyze execution trends, identify funding risks, develop mitigation strategies, and provide recommendations to senior leadership to optimize budget execution
- Develop executive-level financial reports, dashboards, briefings, and other decision-support products that communicate funding status and execution performance
- Develop and maintain financial models, budget spreadsheets, and reporting tools to support program analysis and decision-making
- Lead financial meetings to review execution data, funding status, and resource requirements
- Perform reconciliations of assigned funds and projects and support Dormant Account Quarterly Reviews (DAR-Q)
- Apply DoD financial management regulations, policies, procedures, and budget principles to ensure compliant financial execution
- Lead Mid-Year Reviews and other financial assessments, providing executive-level analyses and recommendations
- Support funding forecasting, budget execution, funds reconciliation, and financial reporting for senior leadership
- Lead budget formulation activities supporting the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process
- Develop, review, and coordinate budget exhibits, R-2 narratives, justification materials, congressional budget documentation, Program Objective Memorandum (POM) submissions, Budget Estimate Submissions (BES), and President's Budget (PB) materials
- Prepare responses to financial taskings from the Comptroller and other DoD financial management organizations
Skills
- Active Secret security clearance
- Master's degree with ten (10) or more years of relevant financial management experience, or a bachelor's degree with an additional four (4) or more years of relevant experience
- Five (5) or more years of experience supporting DoD financial systems and processes
- Experience initiating and processing Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPRs)
- Experience conducting Unliquidated Obligation (ULO) research
- Experience supporting Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) two-year appropriation accounts
- Two (2) or more years of experience with 7600A/7600B Support Agreements
- Experience supporting DoD budget formulation and budget execution activities within the PPBE process
- Knowledge of DoD Financial Management Regulations and budget execution policies
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced Microsoft Excel (complex formulas, pivot tables, and financial analysis)
- Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and provide financial guidance to senior leadership
- Must reside within a reasonable commutable distance to the National Capital Region (50 miles)
- Experience using DoD budget and resource analysis tools, techniques, and processes
- Experience supporting financial audits
- Experience with G-Invoicing, Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI), and Advana
Benefits
- Telework within the National Capital Region
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