Navy Budgeting and Contracts SME

Job Title:

Navy Budgeting and Contracts SME

Job Category:
Finance and Accounting

Time Type:
Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:
Secret

Employee Type:
Regular

Percentage of

Travel Required:

None

Type of Travel:
None

CACI is looking for experienced, innovative, and motivated candidate skilled in providing program management support directly to a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) while also serving as a NAVSEA Enterprise Planning System (NEPS) subject matter expert.

This individual will provide strategic leadership, governance, planning, execution oversight, stakeholder engagement, and continuous process improvement to support enterprise level resource planning, portfolio management, and decision-making across the organization.

• Serve as the principal analyst and advisor reporting directly to the CFO on strategic objectives and portfolio financial management initiatives.
• Develop and maintain governance frameworks, business processes, organizational performance metrics, and reporting mechanisms.
• Monitor and analyze budget execution performance, funding utilization, obligation and expenditure trends, and financial risks.
• Support leadership decision making through development of executive briefings, dashboards, reports, and data-driven recommendations.
• Facilitate coordination among deputy organizations and support PAE and non-PAE activities.
• Serve as a NAVSEA Enterprise Planning System (NEPS) SME and manager for implementation in support of the NEPS advisory group (NAG).
• Foster NEPS stakeholder relationships to define unique business requirements and prioritize system improvements.
• Ensure NEPS capabilities support task planning and reporting requirements.
• Support integration of NEPS with PPBE processes, budget formulation, execution tracking, financial reporting, and portfolio management activities.
• Lead special projects, organizational transformation initiatives, and process improvement efforts supporting organizational objectives.
• Monitor system performance, user feedback, and enhancement opportunities to drive continuous improvement.
• Analyze task plans, phasing plans, spend plans, resource forecasts, and performance metrics to support financial decision making and organizational transparency.
• Monitor program and portfolio performance against established goals, milestones, and resource constraints.
• Identify opportunities for automation, process standardization, and data driven management practices.
• Serve as the primary liaison between executive leadership, functional organizations, technical teams, and external stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain relationships with stakeholders across organizations.
• Prepare executive correspondence, strategic communications, and decision memorandums.
• Maintain effective communication with senior leadership regarding program status, risks, opportunities, and recommendations.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance Management, Information Systems, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in program management, financial management, contract management, business operations, or enterprise systems.
• Experience supporting DOD, Navy, NAVSEA, or related federal organizations.
• Experience leading cross functional teams and managing complex initiatives involving multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic planning, governance, process improvement, and performance management.
• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level briefing experience.
• Secret Clearance

• Knowledge of NAVSEA financial management processes, budget execution, and enterprise planning activities.
• Experience with Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) processes.
• Experience supporting CFO organizations, resource management, or financial operations.
• Experience with Microsoft Power BI/Apps/Automate, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Advana / Jupiter, and data analytics tools.
• PMP, Agile, Scrum, DAWIA, or DoD Financial Management Certification preferred.

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