Management Analyst (Finance Team)-Junior

Amewas•Patuxent River, MD

9d•Onsite

About The Position

AMEWAS is seeking a highly motivated, talented junior Management Analyst to support Battlespace Modeling & Simulation on the Finance Team. The role supports the Simulation Support Branch, a government organization with teams focused on warfighter training through platform engineering, systems integration, testing and evaluation, data analysis, live, virtual and constructive activities, and research and development. The branch’s processes and deliverables are government-owned, developed, and managed. The position is on-site in California, Maryland and Patuxent River, Maryland, and is not eligible for remote work. The analyst supports financial data management, reporting, resource planning, and decision support. Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance and any additional access required by the contract. U.S. citizenship is required for clearances, and applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without employment-based visa sponsorship.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical, scientific, or business discipline; qualifying substitutions include an associate degree plus four additional years of work experience (five years total), or a high school diploma/equivalent plus six additional years of work experience (seven years total).
Degree must be from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, where applicable.
At least one year of experience in financial analysis, data management, and reporting supporting budget execution and resource planning.
Proficiency with Excel functions and advanced data manipulation techniques.
Experience using artificial intelligence tools to write, debug, and optimize complex Excel formulas, VBA macros, and Power Queries.
Experience navigating Department of Defense and Department of the Navy enterprise data environments, including Navy ERP, SDW, and IBST models.
Experience with financial auditing, legacy funding reconciliation, de-obligation management, and Spend Plan tracking.
Ability to communicate with higher leadership such as BFM, TPOCs, the Division Director, and COR.
Ability to conduct basic research and compile information from multiple sources.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
Strong problem-solving and customer service skills.
Ability to work on site at the Patuxent River and California, Maryland office locations.
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance and any contract-required security eligibility or additional access; U.S. citizenship is required for clearances.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; employment-based visa sponsorship is not available.
Demonstrate a customer-focused mindset, professionalism, discretion, collaboration, attention to detail, and a positive, team-oriented approach.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.
Experience working with a software development team.
Experience with Microsoft Project, Microsoft SharePoint, Cost Distribution Accounts (CDA), Direct Product Accounts (DPA), and Atlassian tools including Confluence and Jira.
Experience maintaining document management tools.
Experience supporting DoD, Navy, or government programs.

Responsibilities

Assist with Power BI data refreshes, reconcile database metrics against Spend Plans, troubleshoot feed errors, and create stakeholder views.
Pull and synchronize transaction records across Navy ERP and BMS models multiple times per week; support tracking, data cleaning, and error resolution.
Ingest and aggregate monthly contractor expenditure data across active task orders and standardize vendor inputs.
Synthesize ERP, SDW, Spend Plan, and technical inputs into briefing decks and draft Sponsor Monthly Status Reports; coordinate monthly direct obligations and expenditures with TPOCs.
Coordinate quarterly personnel rate adjustments and validate resource allocations with the Division Director and TPOCs.
Audit expired and prior-fiscal-year funding lines monthly, identify dormant funds, coordinate de-obligations, and compile WNR metrics for Sponsor Monthly Status Reports.
Help develop and deploy standardized vendor reporting templates, automated burn-rate analytics, and digital obligations-and-expenditures request workflows.
Support periodic cost and software data calls for CADE/CSDR compliance and provide timely financial analysis and decision support for leadership.
Communicate with leadership and stakeholders, including BFM, TPOCs, the Division Director, and COR.
Conduct basic research and compile information from multiple sources while working independently and collaboratively.