Financial Systems Analyst

Job Title: Financial Systems Analyst
Location: DC area (2 - 3 days/week Washington Navy Yard)
Required Clearance: Secret
Salary: Negotiable

Overview:
Financial analyst supporting the Planning, Programming, Budgeting & Execution (PPBE) process and financial management strategy for PEO USC program office. Work with project management, schedulers, and task leads to build an actionable plan for client to secure the funding needed to achieve their goals. Use knowledge of laws, regulations, and policies, to provide analytical support for the development of well-formed requirements. Once funding is in place, help manage the funding efficiently through consistent tracking and communication with project management and task leads.
 
Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum five years of experience supporting Department of Navy (DON) and/or Department of Defense (DoD) Financial Management (FM) and applying FM processes. Operational understanding of FM policies, regulations, and meeting financial management milestones that support organizational strategic goals. Works independently, performing analysis and providing recommendation with limited direct supervision.
• Knowledge of the PPBE process and the difference between the three budget cycles (DON, OSD, and PB)
• Knowledge of appropriations law, fiscal policy, and appropriated funds via Financial Management Regulations (FMR) and Financial Management Manual (FMM) for Naval Budget Policies 
• Ability to interpret information on a funding document/purchase requisition (PR) 
• Understand and support development and management of budget requests/spend plans
• Ability to manage the status of funds and recommend alternative solutions, tracking funding documents from obligations to expenditures
• Compile support documentation for PRs, such as Statements of Work, draft contract modifications, for reimbursable, direct cites and contracts.
• Working knowledge of financial transactions to ensure programmatic obligations and expenditures are within benchmarks 
• Experience performing financial analysis with mid-level budget analysts
• Experience developing content for program financial execution reviews and participation in those reviews, including answering questions from senior Navy staff at tri-annual, mid-year, and year-end closeout reviews
• Experience coordinating, composing, and processing PRs using the Navy Enterprise Planning Financial System (NEPS), to include proper documentation for processing PRs to execute in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) (i.e., reimbursable, contracts, direct cite, etc.)

Nice If You Have:

• Financial team leadership experience
• Experience with data visualization software and apps (e.g., Tableau)

Degree Minimum Requirement:

• Bachelor's degree in Management, Engineering or Scientific discipline or preferred experience. 
• Minimum Experience: 5 years’ experience in financial or management discipline
• Preferred Experience: 8 years’ experience in financial or management discipline