Financial Analyst Mid Level

ENGINEERING SERVICES NETWORK, Inc.•Washington, DC

2d•$100,000 - $115,000•Onsite

About The Position

ESN is seeking a mid-level Financial Analyst for an on-site role at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, DC. The analyst will provide financial budgeting, programmatic coordination, analysis, and technical support for NAVSEA 05 and related Navy organizations. Work includes supporting budget formulation and execution across the Department of the Navy, Office of the Secretary of Defense, and President’s Budget cycles; monitoring obligations and commitments; analyzing financial data; and helping develop budget recommendations, spend plans, and program materials. The role requires at least five years of finance budget experience and in-depth knowledge of financial principles and procedures, as well as comprehensive understanding of the Programming phase of the PPBE process. N-ERP experience and an active DoD SECRET personnel security clearance are required. Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, or a related field, or at least six years of professional experience supporting the DoD. A graduate degree is considered optimum.

Requirements

At least five years of finance budget experience and competencies providing in-depth knowledge of financial principles and procedures.
Comprehensive understanding of the principles and concepts of the Programming phase of the Program, Planning, Budget, and Execution (PPBE) process.
N-ERP experience.
Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, or a related field from an accredited college or university, or at least six years of professional experience supporting the DoD.
Active Department of Defense (DoD) SECRET personnel security clearance.
Experience with project work schedules and cost management.
Experience with financial funding documents and statements of work (SOWs).
Ability to conduct customer requirements analysis and assessments on operational and contingency support issues and translate findings into plans.
Ability to monitor budget execution and negotiate program requirements for an enterprise-level organization.
Ability to integrate financial management and performance objectives and monitor business plan execution against targeted goals.
Ability to collaborate with team members, multitask, and adapt to change.
Ability to learn and use DoD and Navy financial processes and programs.
Ability to communicate comfortably with senior-level Government employees and communicate clearly and effectively.
Ability to work independently.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Experience gathering and analyzing data, recommending program strategies, determining requirements, and providing financial budgeting and programmatic coordination.
Ability to interpret guidance and instructions for DoN, OSD, and President’s Budget cycles and Mid-Year Review exhibits.
Ability to formulate and justify budget requests using historical costs up to five years, current execution, and multi-year procurement effects.

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree from an accredited civilian academic college or an equivalent professional military education school.

Responsibilities

Provide financial technical assistance to identify and resolve Unliquidated Obligations and Outstanding Commitments affecting funding reconciliation.
Liaise with other Program Offices and points of contact to monitor obligation status.
Assist NAVSEA 05 with Program Objective Memorandum (POM) recommendations for the Programming phase of the PPBE process, converting planning decisions, programming guidance, and congressional guidance into detailed resource allocations.
Respond to inquiries from NAVSEA 00, OPNAV, and the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management & Comptroller) Financial Management Branch (FMB).
Provide financial management assistance during FMB’s annual mid-year review.
Assist with drafting and compiling responses to FMB follow-up questions related to mid-year exhibits.
Assist NAVSEA 05 with coordination of the semi-annual Program Support Data (PSD) update.
Provide quality assurance recommendations for PSD sheets, including direct interaction with PEOs, PMs, and Participating Managers (PARMs).
Support the three budget cycles as required for NAVSEA 05-managed appropriations.
Provide financial review and ministerial support for NAVSEA 05 financial requirements, data calls, program reviews, conferences, and meetings across its appropriations.
Support the drafting of white papers, point papers, reclamas, program presentations, and program highlights or summaries.
Respond to NAVSEA and higher-level data calls and budget drills as required.
Check budget controls and issues in the Program Budget Information System (PBIS).
Execute funding documents and track benchmarks using Navy Enterprise Resource Planning (Navy ERP).
Complete quarterly Dormant Account Review-Quarterly (DAR-Q) in Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW).
Develop budgets in Computer Optimized Batch Reconciliation Application (COBRA) and Procurement Documents (PDOCS), and develop spend plans.
Analyze financial data from NEPS, BPS, PARTS, PBIS, JMS, and other financial systems and websites.
Gather and analyze data, recommend program strategies, determine requirements, and provide financial budgeting and programmatic coordination.
Interpret guidance and instructions for the DoN, OSD, and President’s Budget annual cycles and Mid-Year Review exhibits.
Formulate and justify organizational budget requests using historical costs, current execution, and multi-year procurement considerations.
Conduct special studies and selective reviews of budgetary programs and procedures.
Serve as a financial liaison and representative in business and financial matters.
Assist in developing, maintaining, and replacing NAVSEA 05 financial metrics and measures of effectiveness.
Monitor budget execution, negotiate program requirements, and support integration of financial management and performance objectives against business plan goals.