Financial Project Manager

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USNO

United States Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C.

Director of Strategic, Compliance and Technology

Full Time;
Exempt

The Financial Project Manager Support position will provide financial analyst support to the United States Naval Observatory (USNO) Resources Management Department (N01F).

This position will support N-ERP processing, financial reporting, contract preparation, closeout, audit readiness, procurement package processing, budget reconciliation, financial system research, and related financial management activities.

• Create, release, and track procurement packages for USNO projects while ensuring required business rules are followed.
• Ensure Key Supporting Documentation (KSD) is complete and accurate in N-ERP.
• Maintain redundant copies of required documentation in SharePoint.
• Input financial transactions into N-ERP.
• Identify system issues that impede procurement processing or reconciliation between financial systems.
• Seek resolution of financial system and procurement-related issues.
• Recommend and support implementation of policies and standard operating procedures that address procurement issues.
• Develop desk guides when applicable.
• Gain access to, retrieve, and analyze information from various Government reporting systems.
• Support budget reconciliation activities.
• Recapture unobligated funds in N-ERP.
• Clear unliquidated obligations (ULOs).
• Resolve ledger variances.
• Research, analyze, and implement new policies and procedures governing applicable financial and procurement activities.
• Support audit-readiness efforts.
• Appropriately retain Key Supporting Documentation.
• Ensure financial movements in N-ERP are fully documented.
• Maintain audit-ready pathways and appropriate authorization trails.
• Prepare reports and supporting artifacts for financial briefs and dashboards, as required.
• Support contract preparation and closeout activities.
• Provide monthly progress reports to USNO.

• Minimum of 6 years of senior-level experience supporting Department of the Navy budget execution and reconciliation across various financial systems.
• Proven working knowledge of Department of Defense and Department of the Navy financial management regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Working knowledge of the DoD Financial Management Regulation (DoD FMR).
• Knowledge of Navy audit standards.
• Experience utilizing N-ERP in support of Department of the Navy budget execution.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including:
  Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Share Point

United States Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C.

• Work is performed in a standard office setting with prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.
• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

(The right is reserved under provisions PL 93-638 Section (b), (f), (g), (i), 20 USD
450 Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1974 to give PREFERENCE AND OPPORTUNITY for employment, training, and contracts to Indians)