Business Financial Manager

Booz Allen Hamilton•Washington, DC

2d•$53,000 - $108,000•Remote

About The Position

The Opportunity: To achieve an organization’s mission, leaders need strong team members who can create processes, communicate requirements, and develop innovative solutions throughout the execution of the mission. Whether completing an immediate task, recognizing a process gap, recommending a solution, or flexing to support an immerging requirement, our clients need someone who can help manage operations while managing responses to external inquiries in a timely manner. That is why we need you, an experienced Business Financial Manager who can oversee financial planning and analysis, budget management, and financial compliance to support the agency's mission-driven initiatives and projects and provide high-quality support. As part of our team, you'll serve as a strategic technical advisor to the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), helping conceptualize, create, and execute advanced government-funded research and development programs to accelerate better health outcomes for everyone. You will work with world-class scientists and engineers to support the development of high-impact solutions to society's most challenging health problems. You’ll leverage technical expertise to provide strategic assessments of new technologies in support to senior ARPA-H decision makers. You’ll maintain responsibility for producing and presenting findings and recommendations to a team of colleagues and clients on the feasibility and potential impact of future research programs, assisting with the management of current programs, and facilitating commercialization of successfully developed technologies. You'll serve as a Business Financial Manager helping clients to develop stakeholder management strategies, establish new business processes, and complete research and analysis to determine viable solutions. You will be responsible for managing incoming requirements, facilitating engagements within offices and across the Agency, and be readily available to shift your focus to fulfill emerging client requests. Your attention to detail, flexibility, communication skills, understanding of the client's mission, and problem-solving will enable the mission's success. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

Experience serving in a financial management role such as Business Financial Manager (BFM) within a government, research, or innovation-focused organization
Experience planning, organizing, and facilitating stakeholder engagements such as meetings or workshops
Experience providing financial, budgetary, and administrative support within a government environment
Experience developing, forecasting, managing, and maintaining budgets, including tracking technical and financial milestones
Experience preparing, coordinating, and managing budget and acquisition funding documentation
Knowledge of federal budgeting, appropriations, acquisition processes, and government contracting
Ability to conduct financial and programmatic analyses
Public Trust determination is required.
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting ARPA-H, DARPA, or similar research and development organizations
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment while exercising sound judgment, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
Ability to produce high-quality work products that are accurate, well-organized, and responsive to leadership requirements
Ability to remain adaptable and effective in dynamic, high-visibility, and rapidly changing environments
Ability to display integrity, professionalism, accountability, and attention to detail
Ability to pay strict attention to detail and manage multiple priorities simultaneously
Possession of excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills
Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field
Professional Certifications such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), or Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) Certification

Responsibilities

Oversee financial planning and analysis, budget management, and financial compliance to support the agency's mission-driven initiatives and projects and provide high-quality support.
Serve as a strategic technical advisor to the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), helping conceptualize, create, and execute advanced government-funded research and development programs to accelerate better health outcomes for everyone.
Work with world-class scientists and engineers to support the development of high-impact solutions to society's most challenging health problems.
Leverage technical expertise to provide strategic assessments of new technologies in support to senior ARPA-H decision makers.
Maintain responsibility for producing and presenting findings and recommendations to a team of colleagues and clients on the feasibility and potential impact of future research programs.
Assist with the management of current programs.
Facilitate commercialization of successfully developed technologies.
Help clients to develop stakeholder management strategies, establish new business processes, and complete research and analysis to determine viable solutions.
Manage incoming requirements.
Facilitate engagements within offices and across the Agency.
Be readily available to shift your focus to fulfill emerging client requests.