Financial Analyst

UIC Alaska•Aberdeen, MD

10h•Onsite

About The Position

Bowhead seeks a Financial Analyst to perform a variety of program support functions for the CECOM Security Management Directorate (SAMD). The Analyst will provide financial and records management support on the Business Management Team. This role involves utilizing DoD Financial Systems and other tools to develop, manage, and analyze budget and financial execution, including obligations, expenditure forecasting, monitoring, reporting, and reviewing travel and budget reports. The position requires supporting annual, multi-year, and expiring operating budgets in accordance with DoD policies, reviewing and tracking budget information for errors or variances, and resolving funding and programmatic issues. The Analyst will also perform budget execution tasks, prepare financial reports, review and monitor budget information in the Defense Travel System (DTS), and analyze spend plans prior to the execution of funding documents. Additional duties include preparing and tracking financial documents like MIPRs and PWDs, tracking future and present appropriations, monitoring allocations and forecasting, providing financial execution analysis during PMRs and financial management reviews, analyzing detailed plans for budget implementation, and conducting special assignments involving financial research.

Requirements

Two to five (5+) years of relevant experience.
Proficient in using and navigating Excel, with the ability to efficiently manage data, create formulas, and generate reports.
Experience in providing financial analyst/budget analyst support.
An understanding of how to conduct financial research to determine what data is missing or inaccurate.
Strong critical thinking skills, self-starter.
Must currently hold a security clearance at the Secret level.
US Citizenship is a requirement for Secret clearance at this location.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree
Experience with active financial management, including tracking available and obligated funding, and reconciliation of un-liquidated obligations.
Experience with financial line reconciliation.
Experience working with DoD computer software and databases to track and manage financials, such as GFEBS, LMP, WAWF, EDA, DTS.
Experience with MIPR’s, PWD’s, ULO’s, NULO’s, and status of funds (SOF) report to track program finances.
Experience working with Acquisitions for contract Mods, MIPR adjustments, and funding adjustments.

Responsibilities

Utilize DoD Financial Systems and other tools to develop, manage, and analyze budget and financial execution.
Manage obligations, expenditure forecasting, monitoring, reporting, and reviewing travel and budget reports.
Support annual, multi-year and expiring operating budgets using DoD policies.
Review, track, and identify errors or variances in budgets.
Resolve funding and programmatic issues pertaining to the execution of the budget.
Perform budget execution tasks and prepare financial reports for reporting cycles.
Review and monitor budget information in the Defense Travel System (DTS).
Review and analyze spend plans prior to the execution of funding documents pertaining to the programs.
Prepare and track financial documents such as MIPRs and PWDs.
Track future and present appropriations.
Monitor the allocations and forecasting.
Provide financial execution analysis during PMRs, financial management reviews and data calls as required.
Analyze and evaluate detailed plans, goals, objectives and resolution for current and long-range implementation of planning, budgets and fiscal responsibilities.
Conduct special assignments which involve financial research and fact finding.