Budget Financial Analyst DoD at SAIC Arlington, TX

Budget Financial Analyst – DoD Job at SAIC (Arlington, VA)

SAIC is hiring a Financial Analyst to support our customer within the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E)) by providing resource analysis, budget execution, and financial management. The contractor will provide financial budgetary support to include but not limited to funding, forecasting, programming, budget documentation, execution status, and funds reconciliation. The contractor will follow the planning, programming, budget, and execution (PPBE) process and guidance;

monitor and report on approved, deferred, and released funds; maintain cognizance of program funds; and provide financial information and obligation/expenditure performance graphs for senior leadership. This position is onsite in Arlington, VA.

• Develop and maintain organizational financial databases.
• Coordinate financial issues, tasks, and requests for senior leader decision and information briefings.
• Record program commitments, obligations, and expenditures in accordance with DoD benchmarks and provide quarterly reports.
• Assist the Business Financial Manager to manage contract actions.
• Reconcile accounts and resolve discrepancies.
• Coordinate and attend financial management meetings, training sessions, database briefings, and software changes or updates.
• Participate in budget queries.
• Prepare financial status reports.
• Perform budget execution and administration work involving monitoring current year and prior year obligations incurred and the actual expenditures of budgets.
• Perform budget formulation work involving preparation of detailed analyses and estimates of funding needs for one or more budget years.

• Education & Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, or accounting.
  • 15 years of related experience.
  • Experience in the DoW Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process and the DoD Planning, Programming, and Budgeting Systems (PPBS).
  • Knowledge of Program Objective Memorandum (POM), Future Year Defense Plan (FYDP) Defense Guidance, and Joint Strategic Planning Systems.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Advanced skills with MS Office tools, particularly MS Excel.
  • Knowledge of commonly used budgetary methods, practices, procedures, regulations, policies, and processes.
  • Skill in gathering, assembling, and analyzing factual information, such as accounting reports, payroll records, work reports, or inventory and supply data.
• Clearance:
  Active TS/SCI
• Desired
  
  Qualifications:
  • Familiarity with Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) and Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPRs).
  • Experience working in DoW or government science and technology organizations.
  • CDFM, CDFM-A, CGFM or other certification.

EEO AA M/F/Vet/Disability