USMC Budget Execution Specialist (Future Opportunity)

Redwood Strategy Group, Inc.•Arlington, VA

3d•$100,000 - $135,000•Onsite

About The Position

The USMC Budget Execution Specialist will support current- and prior-year Marine Corps budget execution through detailed transaction analysis, funds monitoring, and reconciliation. The role transforms financial-system data into accurate status reports and proactively identifies discrepancies requiring correction or leadership action. It requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and clear communication of findings to support sound financial decision-making. The position requires physical stationing within 50 miles of the Pentagon and availability for onsite support. The candidate must meet Government background investigation, CAC, and system access requirements.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in a relevant field.
At least six years supporting Federal financial management.
Advanced expertise in Marine Corps financial systems coding, data structures and standardization, USSGL posting logic, and technical closeout processes and their accounting effects.
In-depth knowledge of PBIS, DAI, ADVANA, and WYPC or its successor, including how budget controls and execution data relate across systems.
Demonstrated ability to reconcile budget and accounting data, research transaction errors, and analyze current- and prior-year execution.
Advanced Excel, Power BI, Power Query, and data analysis skills.
Ability to prepare financial requirements analyses, cost estimates, and status reports.
Must be physically stationed within 50 miles of the Pentagon and available for onsite support.
Must meet Government background investigation, CAC, and system access requirements.

Nice To Haves

Relevant certifications as proposed for the position.

Responsibilities

Track commitments, obligations, and expenditures by fiscal year, appropriation, program, and other management reporting categories.
Reconcile PBIS budget data with DAI execution monthly; review HQMC budget controls by Program Element and Budget Line Item weekly and identify discrepancies.
Analyze financial hierarchies, DAI project and task structures, and funds distribution mappings to identify coding or reporting inconsistencies.
Review spending errors, abnormal balances, and prior-year account activity; research causes, document findings, and recommend corrections.
Prepare status of funds reports, variance analyses, cost estimates, and leadership briefing inputs using DAI reports, OBIEE/OAS outputs, Excel, and ADVANA data.
Support preparation of the monthly draft AR(M) 1002 reconciliation against PBIS and DAI, retaining workpapers and explanations for unresolved differences.
Support midyear review and annual closeout analysis to identify underexecution, overexecution, excess funds, and reporting risks; coordinate follow-up with HQMC and field stakeholders.