Defense Mission Financial Analyst

As a defense mission professional, you ask questions others don’t. You understand the nuances of complex situations. You use your skills to think bigger and push further, solving complex problems. We’re looking for an expert like you to create solutions for missions that keep our nation safe.

As a Defense Mission Financial Analyst, you’ll bring your strategic and analytical financial and resource management expertise to work on projects for our client. You’ll be responsible for assisting with strategic budget planning, advice, recommendations, and execution of resources to assist the client in achieving their priorities and executing their mission. You’ll be a trusted advisor to our clients, and we’ll look to you to identify, analyze, and evaluate complex systems, policies, and processes supporting the PPBE process for Department of Defense clients.

• 7+ years of experience with financial management and assisting with budget supporting Joint Staff or Component headquarters, including developing strategies, decision briefs, and information papers, and analyzing policy
• Experience with the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) processes
• Experience with creating spend plans in collaboration with senior leadership to meet client priorities within established funding levels
• Experience assisting with writing and editing budget justification materials, mid-year reviews, congressional budget briefings, POM fiscal guidance, and ad hoc budget tasks requiring coordination with senior leadership
• Experience with processing different types of funding documents in the Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) toolsets according to established spend plans and tracking commitments, obligations, and expenditures, and assisting in providing regular budget execution status reports showing progress against the spend plan and established benchmarks
• Knowledge of the process of placing funds onto government contracts, contract types, and CLIN structures
• Ability to anticipate client and stakeholder requirements, perform proactively while paying strict attention to detail, and work with minimum oversight
• Ability to work independently, creatively, and analytically in a problem‑solving environment

• Experience working as part of a cross‑functional delivery team, incorporating detailed technical data from multiple team members into executive‑level decision‑making products, and communicating the recommendations to senior‑level clients effectively
• Experience in preparing and coordinating correspondence requests directed to senior DoD leadership
• Experience reviewing the annual Defense Authorization and Appropriations Acts for provisions and their impacts on the client’s mission or budget
• Experience writing and synthesizing budget justification data from multiple sources into comprehensive responses that are easy to comprehend

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information;
Secret clearance is required.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.