Senior R&D Financial Analyst

At Noblis and Noblis ESI, we have excellent teams of smart, collaborative, proactive experts and professionals. We are actively seeking to identify personnel to join our team of talented professionals who possess the experience, vision, commitment, and integrity to successfully support the strategic goals of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA).

DHS S&Twas established by Congress to provide innovative scientific and technical solutions to the nation's homeland security challenges. Within S&T, HSARPA executes Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) to transition solution approaches, technologies, and knowledge products in support of DHS Component customers including U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Secret Service, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal, State, Local Tribal and Territorial (FSLTT) first responders, and the larger Homeland Security Enterprise (HSE).

HSARPA covers all DHS mission areas and serves 13 discrete customer portfolios.

This position will primarily support the Finance and Budget team within the HSARPA Front Office and work closely with assigned R&D Divisions within HSARPA.

This is currently a hybrid position requiring staff to be in-person at the DHS S&T client site in Washington, DC as needed in accordance with the requirements of the contract.

• Provide preparation, analysis, and entry into relevant systems of budget and financial data.
• Develop financial reports leveraging visualization and analysis tools.
• Prepare pertinent briefing materials, business resources and financial reports, and provide business and programmatic support.
• Present and communicate information to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
• Provide verification and assessment of budget and financial data, evaluation of compliance with applicable policies and procedures, and support for independent business and financial analysis and reviews.
• Contribute to budget strategy and develop and maintain financial spreadsheets and databases, including budgets and spend plans.
• Monitor and track funding, obligations, and schedules; utilize financial databases and reports; provide financial analysis and presentations; support cost proposals and document financial processes. This includes monthly collection and analysis of technical and cost reports from funded contracts.
• Consult clients on adjustments to the overall budget in response to budget cuts and shortfalls, opportunities for unplanned funds, and mitigation strategies for schedule changes affecting finances.
• Provide leadership on financial team projects in consultation with the HSARPA Financial and Budget Team contractor and Task Order management.
• Serve as the primary HSARPA Financial and Budget Team point of contact for an HSARPA technical division providing relevant updates regarding the status of funding, guidance related to execution of funds, and assistance completing budget and finance related taskers including Resource Allocation Planning (RAP), Spend Plan development, and Congressional and Office of Management and Budget Justifications (CJ and OMBJ respectively).
• Gather and consolidate project related financial data from multiple DHS systems (STATS, FFMS, SharePoint, etc.).
• Interact with and maintain rapport with other DHS and S&T entities, including the S&T Finance and Budget Division (FBD), Contract Acquisition Program Support (CAPS) and Office of Procurement Operations (OPO).
• Provide professional/technical services in support of acquisition planning through solicitation, award, performance, final payment, and preparation for close-out for the full range of contractual instruments used by Government.
• Advise, develop, and review procurement requests (PRs), contract, and other acquisition packages, including Acquisition Plans (APs), Acquisition Strategies (AS), Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs), Justification and Approvals (J&As), Determination and Finding (D&F), etc., ensuring adequate, consistency, and compliance with administrative, regulatory, and procedural requirements.
• Provide professional/technical services in support of acquisition planning through solicitation, award, performance, final payment, and preparation…