Senior Military Financial Analyst; req

We are seeking a highly skilled, adaptable Senior Financial Analyst to join our team supporting the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Personnel and Readiness (OUSW(P&R)). This position is central to the OUSW(P&R) Executive Director, Resource and Program Integration (RPI), Financial and Resource Management (F&RM) team. In this pivotal role, you will operate in a fast-paced environment providing critical financial analysis, internal controls management, and comprehensive system support across multiple Department of War (DoW) financial systems to the F&RM team.

This position is located on-site at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA, and directly contributes to OUSW(P&R)'s strategic compliance with Department of War (DoW) mandates.

The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Conduct deep financial analysis and produce daily Status of Funds (SoF) reports to support real-time visibility into budget execution across the F&RM portfolio
• Support the development of executive-level financial metrics, dashboards, and visual charts that communicate budget execution status and trends to senior leadership
• Support the building, coordinating, and submitting spend plans aligned to OSW benchmarks, ensuring accurate execution tracking throughout the fiscal year
• Support the design and maintain financial forecasting and trend analysis models to improve long-range funding visibility and inform strategic resource decisions
• Analyze prior-year execution data — including unliquidated obligations (ULOs), unsubmitted vouchers, and reversions — and assist in resolving outstanding balances
• Support the design, implementation and maintenance of executive-level Power BI dashboards that incorporate variance narratives and key performance indicators to enable data-driven decision-making
• Assist in the development, build and management of an interactive SharePoint intranet portal for the F&RM team, including custom pages, document libraries, and role-based permissions
• Serve as the primary POC for the MP2
  
  BET system, overseeing data input, supporting One Stream development, and leading user acceptance testing (UAT) for future years programming
• Initiate, manage, and track Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPRs), Purchase Requisition s (PRs), and interagency agreements (7600B) using DAI and G-Invoicing
• Produce current-year execution reports covering unsubmitted vouchers and travel claims, ensuring timely identification and resolution of outstanding items
• Serve as the DAR-Q (Departmental Accountable Officials – Quarterly) tester, conducting verification and validation for all quarterly financial reporting requirements
• Process taskers and action items within CATMS, ensuring timely response and documentation across the P&R Finance portfolio
• Maintain all financial data in a structured, audit-ready electronic format accessible to senior leadership on demand
• Assist leadership in identifying material weaknesses, developing mitigation strategies, and recommending process improvements or internal control enhancements
• Support the Risk Management Internal Controls (RMIC) program, including the preparation of the Annual Statement of Assurance (SoA) and Risk Management Assessments for OUSW (P&R)
• Advance Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) initiatives to maintain OUSW(P&R) compliance with Department of War mandates and audit standards
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of F&RM mission priorities

• Must be a United States Citizen with an active Secret Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related budgetary field (Master’s degree preferred)
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant professional financial work experience
  
  Minimum of 3 years of DoW/Military Budget, Accounting and Finance experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel skill and Pivot Tables
• Proficient in developing visualization dashboards using tools like Power BI
• Proficient working in and managing knowledge in Share Point
• Experience with Federal ERP (DAI, GFEBS, G-Invoicing or similar)
• Ability to work responsibly and independently with minimal direct supervision
• Demonstrated…