Army Senior Program Associate-Financial Management

Dcode•Tacoma, WA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Dcode is seeking mission-driven, detail-oriented Senior Program Associates to support high-priority initiatives for a defense sector client. This role is ideal for professionals with 2-3 years of experience who can independently own defined workstreams, produce high-quality, decision-ready deliverables, and coordinate effectively across complex government, military, civilian, and industry stakeholder environments. The Financial Management specialty involves working closely with the Government business manager and program leadership to execute resource alignment, modernize financial planning, manage budget and performance information, and translate complex spend data into actionable mission insights. Support will also be provided to a structured action cell using Dcode's RAIC methodology to streamline acquisition and improve decision-making. An acquisition or defense contracting background is preferred; prior military service is not required. The duty station is Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA.

Requirements

2-3 years of relevant professional experience in consulting, government, defense, operations, finance, program delivery, or a related field.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to structure ambiguous problems and develop practical next steps.
Experience producing high-quality, client-ready deliverables using PowerPoint, Excel, and written reports.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the judgment to tailor information for working teams and senior leaders.
Ability to manage multiple tasks, priorities, stakeholders, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Familiarity with or interest in government acquisition, innovation, technology integration, and mission delivery.
Comfort working in agile, iterative delivery environments with evolving requirements.
Demonstrated ownership, attention to detail, follow-through, and a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues.
Demonstrated proficiency in financial management, budget tracking, spend analysis, performance measurement, and data analysis that supports resource alignment and ROI modeling.
Ability to bridge technical finance teams, a Government business manager, and program leadership by translating complex financial data into actionable mission insights.
Experience developing or maintaining financial trackers, resource-allocation views, forecasts, decision-support analyses, or related management products.
Eligibility for Top Secret clearance is required.

Nice To Haves

An acquisition or defense contracting background is preferred.
Familiarity with government acquisition and defense contracting, including an understanding of how funding, requirements, and contract actions interact.
Top Secret clearance is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Execute defined workstreams with appropriate guidance, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of outputs.
Develop clear, structured deliverables - including briefings, analyses, frameworks, reports, and program artifacts - that support client decision-making and program progress.
Support day-to-day client interactions through meeting preparation, note-taking, action tracking, stakeholder follow-up, and synthesis of inputs.
Build a strong understanding of client mission priorities and connect day-to-day activities to broader organizational goals.
Contribute to agile, sprint-based execution cycles while managing multiple tasks, changing priorities, and dependencies.
Anticipate potential issues, recommend practical solutions or process improvements, capture lessons learned, and help refine tools, frameworks, and methodologies.
Work with the Government business manager and program stakeholders to execute resource alignment and ensure fiscal activities directly support mission objectives.
Track and analyze budgets, spend, performance metrics, cycle time, throughput, and decision velocity to improve leadership visibility and resource decisions.
Translate complex financial and spend data into clear, actionable insights for program leadership and other non-finance stakeholders.
Conduct discovery and analysis across acquisition, funding, and requirements processes to identify bottlenecks, gaps, risks, and opportunities.
Support development of ROI and impact models, risk assessments, down-select frameworks, transition-readiness assessments, and future investment strategies.
Support the design, documentation, and validation of financial operating models, workflows, governance structures, decision frameworks, and repeatable playbooks.
Coordinate inputs among finance, acquisition, contracting, program, and mission stakeholders to maintain accurate status, resolve issues, and keep actions moving.