Financial Management - Senior

Applied Research Solutions•Bedford, MA

3d•$140,000 - $155,000•Onsite

About The Position

Applied Research Solutions (ARS) is seeking seasoned candidates for a Senior Financial Management position. This exciting opportunity is located at Hansom, AFB in Bedford, Massachusetts. ARS is a world-class provider of technically integrated solutions, delivering premier talent and technology across focused markets for continuous mission support. Awarded a Best Places to Work nominee since 2020, ARS prioritizes its employees, recognizing that loyal professionals are key to delivering state-of-the-art results. The company fosters a culture where employees are challenged to meet career goals and aspirations while maintaining work/life balance, motivated by a competitive benefits package, an awards and recognition program, and personalized attention from ARS Senior Managers.

Requirements

Must be a US citizen
Active Secret Clearance
Knowledge of the policies, concepts, procedures, techniques, and methodologies pertaining to analysis of financial data.
Knowledge of DoD acquisition requirements, development, and approval processes.
Knowledge of DoD contracting types, contract structure, contract line-item financing, and funding clauses relevant to spend plan formulation and forecasting.
Skill in formulating, justifying, and/or analyzing financial requirements of an acquisition or sustainment program.
Ability to communicate, plan, and organize work and meet deadlines.
Ability to work in teams under short deadlines.
Ability to gather, assemble, and analyze data using financial systems to prepare budget estimates, develop alternatives, and make recommendations to resolve budget/funding problems.

Responsibilities

Assist, prepare, develop, and deliver support for acquisition-related financial management processes governed by AF and DoD comptroller policy.
Provide financial management support across multiple programs in their acquisition life cycle, including pre-engineering development, engineering development, testing, fielding, and sustainment.
Apply knowledge of financial management and accounting functions, processes, and analytical methods to gather, analyze, evaluate, and present information required by program or project managers and customers.
Provide financial management support for program budgets, reports, and financial documentation; draw conclusions and draft solutions to funding/budgeting requirements and problems relating to improvement of financial management effectiveness, work methods, financial systems, and procedure efficiency.
Perform budget forecasting tasks, variance identification and analysis, program or financial execution reporting and reviews, schedule analysis, earned value management (EVM) analysis, and provide recommendations to the program office on all matters relating to budget, schedule, or EVM.
Identify accounting discrepancies and take appropriate corrective actions.
Use automated management information systems in performing fact-finding, analytical, and advisory functions.
Other duties as assigned.