Financial Analyst

Aston Carter•Washington, DC

6d•$165,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

This senior-level role provides comprehensive financial, acquisition, and program support to Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) and Government Furnished Material (GFM) management activities within complex Navy shipbuilding and modernization programs. The analyst leads planning, budgeting, execution, acquisition tracking, and data analysis, with a focus on Navy ERP and Department of the Navy financial processes. The role requires substantial experience in the Navy financial environment, the ability to operate in a complex acquisition setting, and leadership capability to build and manage a high-performing financial and acquisition support team. The position supports Government Financial Managers and Program Managers through budget development, POM support, spend planning, execution tracking, financial-document processing, contract close-out, acquisition documentation, delivery tracking, configuration management, analysis, and reporting. The analyst regularly coordinates with NAVSEA program offices, shipyards, Program Managers, and Warfare Center activities, and leads approximately 10 financial and acquisition professionals. The role is based in the Navy Yard in Washington, DC, and is described as fully onsite. The work environment includes frequent coordination meetings, briefings, and reviews with senior stakeholders. A dedicated Navy Yard parking space is available. The listed pay range is $165,000–$200,000 per year. Benefits are described as including full healthcare, dental, vision, paid time off, and holidays.

Requirements

20+ years of senior-level experience supporting Department of Defense or Navy financial, acquisition, or program management roles.
Proven experience working in the Navy financial environment, with direct exposure to Navy Yard operations and relationships.
Hands-on experience with Navy ERP, including financial execution, requisitions, and line-of-accounting validation.
Demonstrated ability to support Program Objective Memorandum (POM) development and related budget processes.
Experience analyzing PARM 7300 submissions and other Navy financial documentation.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, and financial modeling.
Proficiency in Microsoft Access for data management, reconciliation, and financial data modeling.
Ability to interpret and analyze complex financial data and provide clear, actionable recommendations.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing briefs, documentation, and stakeholder communications for senior leadership.
Proven experience managing and leading a team of 10 or more professionals in a financial or acquisition environment.
Active Secret Clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, Economics, a technical discipline, or another field combined with relevant Navy financial experience.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Department of Defense Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) processes, including SCN, OPN, and other appropriations; described as preferred but strongly valued.

Responsibilities

Provide end-to-end financial support to Government Financial Managers and Program Managers, including budget development, Program Objective Memorandum (POM) support, spend plan creation, and ongoing execution tracking.
Analyze PARM 7300 submissions for accuracy, completeness, and reasonableness, and identify issues or discrepancies requiring correction or clarification.
Execute, extract, and interpret financial data from Navy ERP, Microsoft Access, and Excel to support reporting, reconciliation, and management reviews.
Support development and processing of Purchase Requests (PRs), Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPRs), and other funding documents needed to obligate and align financial resources.
Assist with contract close-out, including researching unliquidated obligations (ULOs) and negative unliquidated obligations (NULOs), and perform obligation validation.
Participate in or support development of acquisition documentation, including key acquisition milestone artifacts and GFE/GFM-related documentation for major programs.
Support acquisition milestone planning by coordinating key events, deliverables, and documentation timelines related to GFE and GFM.
Track and manage GFE delivery by coordinating Best Estimated Delivery Dates (BEDDs), Shipyard Preferred Dates (SYPDs), Required Delivery Dates (RDDs), and Schedule AE updates.
Identify schedule risks, delivery delays, and cost impacts associated with GFE and GFM, and develop and present recommended mitigation strategies.
Support GFE configuration management by analyzing Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) impacts on cost, schedule, quantities, and technical baselines.
Use and maintain financial and acquisition databases, including Navy ERP for financial execution, requisitions, and line-of-accounting validation.
Use NEPS for Task Planning Sheets, FINMOD for financial modules used by NSWC activities, and GEMIS for GFE delivery, production, and configuration tracking.
Develop, maintain, and reconcile data models in Microsoft Access and Excel, including pivot tables and complex formulas, for financial analysis and reporting.
Prepare professional PowerPoint briefings and reports for leadership, including PARM reviews, SCN Execution Reviews, budget cycles, and other senior-level forums.
Coordinate with NAVSEA program offices, shipyards, Program Managers, and Warfare Center activities to align financial and acquisition data with program objectives.
Conduct detailed financial studies, sensitivity analyses, and cost impact assessments related to technical changes, new baselines, or industrial base issues.
Provide clear, actionable recommendations based on financial analysis to support decision-making by senior leadership and stakeholders.
Lead, build, and manage a team of approximately 10 financial and acquisition professionals, providing direction, mentorship, and oversight of daily activities.
Foster working relationships within the Navy Yard and broader Navy financial community to support collaboration, problem-solving, and effective GFE/GFM execution.